Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023 (No. 19 of 2023). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to give further effect to Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 20191 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to establish a body to be known as An Rialálaí Agraibhia and to define its functions (including price and market analysis and reporting, and enforcement); to prohibit unfair trading practices in business‑to‑ business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain; to confer on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the power to make regulations about unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply sector and connected matters (including enforcement); and to provide for related matters. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition Keyword Equity Farming Basic legislation Agricultural development Institution Governance Contract/agreement Business/industry/corporations Enforcement/compliance Internal trade Consumer protection Agricultural commodities Policy/planning Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract The provisions of this Act apply in relation to agricultural and food products. In this Act “agricultural and food products” means: products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, other products processed for use as food using products listed in that Annex, and any other product (which may, in particular, include non-food items used in processing, packaging or other operations) specified by the Minister by regulations under section 80 (2)(f). Part 2 provides for the establishment and discipline of the Regulator; it clarifies the functions (e.g. promote fairness and transparency in the agricultural and food supply chain, publish information and ensure engagement, responsible for enhancing understanding of and compliance with agri-food unfair trading law, enforcing agri-food unfair trading law), governance and proceedings, planning and reporting duties, etc. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Implements Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. Legislation | European Union | 2019 Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Fraud, Internal trade, Contract farming, Agricultural development, Business/industry/corporations, International trade, Enforcement/compliance, Liability/compensation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX