French consumer watchdog fines Carrefour, Systeme U and Intermarche

PARIS (Reuters) - French consumer watchdog France's consumer and anti-fraud watchdog fined a total of around 4.3 mln euros on three French retailers for failing to meet a deadline for signing annual contracts with suppliers.The decision follows controls during 2019 negotiations with suppliers as part of a "field-to-fork" law promised by President Emmanuel Macron to appease farmers, a large and active constituency in France, who had long complained about low margins and retail price..