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10 years of Fake-Free Markets charter


The Real Deal ‘Fake-Free Markets’ charter celebrates its 10-year anniversary

Richard Young

Posted 02 December 2019 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Counterfeit Goods|National


UPDATES: More than a decade after its launch, the Real Deal Fake-Free Markets charter continues to help markets tackle counterfeit goods, demonstrating how voluntary partnerships between traders and trading standards protect consumers.

An initiative of the National Markets Group for IP Protection (NMG), the Real Deal ‘Fake-Free Markets’charter reassures consumers that they can expect to buy only genuine brands and quality goods when they shop at any local market, car boot sale or selling group displaying the ‘Real Deal’ logo. Since 2009, more than 500 local markets have signed up voluntarily to the charter via their local tra...

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