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Act on counteracting the unfair use of contractual advantage in marketing of agricultural and food products.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2017 Pos. 67
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Procedural matters Internal trade Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 12 July 2017.
Abstract

This Act prohibits the unfair use of contractual advantage by larger entrepreneurs in contracts with smaller business partners in marketing of agricultural and food products. Any breach of the Act on counteracting the unfair use of contractual advantage by the entrepreneur and the failure to draft contracts in a written form stipulating the relevant provisions are punishable by fines imposed by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection or by the Agricultural Market Agency. The present Act is composed of the following sections: (1) General provisions; (2) The unfair use of contractual advantage; (3) Proceedings regarding the unfair use of contractual advantage; (4) Fines; (5) Changes in valid provisions; (6) Final provision.

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl