On April 8, 2013 in Kiev the Joint Chamber Antimonopoly Working Group – Food & Beverage Committee Meeting took place. The main subject of the meeting was “Principles of Consistency and Reasonableness Which Should Govern the Practice of the AMCU Enforcement of Article 15-1 of the Law of Ukraine “On Protection from Unfair Competition”.

Within the framework of this subject the participants discussed issues related to the most common types of advertising laws violations, one of which is to spread information on foodstuffs area that misleads the consumer. The participants also brought up the legal aspect of this issue, in particular, the factors affecting the amount of sanctions for violation.