translate the news appeared on Vitisphere . Strange case in Quebec where SAQ, the state monopoly for wine and spirits is said to have invited several of its European suppliers who invoice in euro to raise their wholesale prices at last to avoid a lowering of retail prices of their products.
In fact, a fall in prices caused dall'aggiustamento exchange rate with the euro would have an impact on the turnover of the SAQ. The case, revealed by the Quebec newspaper La Presse Affaires, has startled the Quebec Association of the staff of wines, beers and spirits (AQAVBS), agents that are normally the interface between the suppliers and the SAQ. The president, Yves Michaud, reacted with communication sent to the PDG [Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ed] the SAQ: "We were informed that the SAQ has adopted practices to suppliers by ordering them to raise prices to values 'origin. In several cases the SAQ should enlist some of its leaders to a decrease of 2.5% for its benefit in return for higher prices. The board has asked me to inform you that such practices by a company of the state are against the public interest and those of consumers. "
addition, the Board questions the legality of the procedure adopted by the SAQ minutes with suppliers in reference to the Office Federal competition (price fixing) and the regulations of the Civil Code in connection with trade. For its part, the SAQ
he has not asked this price increase, as will be confirmed by some suppliers ... who wished to remain anonymous.
Some data (source: ICE on ISTAT data processing)
Canada is the fifth market for Italian wine exports behind the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. The export value in January-September 2005 amounted to 111,699 thousand euro.
In the picture a view of Montreal's Bryan Scott
In fact, a fall in prices caused dall'aggiustamento exchange rate with the euro would have an impact on the turnover of the SAQ. The case, revealed by the Quebec newspaper La Presse Affaires, has startled the Quebec Association of the staff of wines, beers and spirits (AQAVBS), agents that are normally the interface between the suppliers and the SAQ. The president, Yves Michaud, reacted with communication sent to the PDG [Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ed] the SAQ: "We were informed that the SAQ has adopted practices to suppliers by ordering them to raise prices to values 'origin. In several cases the SAQ should enlist some of its leaders to a decrease of 2.5% for its benefit in return for higher prices. The board has asked me to inform you that such practices by a company of the state are against the public interest and those of consumers. "
addition, the Board questions the legality of the procedure adopted by the SAQ minutes with suppliers in reference to the Office Federal competition (price fixing) and the regulations of the Civil Code in connection with trade. For its part, the SAQ
he has not asked this price increase, as will be confirmed by some suppliers ... who wished to remain anonymous.
Some data (source: ICE on ISTAT data processing)
Canada is the fifth market for Italian wine exports behind the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. The export value in January-September 2005 amounted to 111,699 thousand euro.
In the picture a view of Montreal's Bryan Scott
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