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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.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 111, 25 April 2019, pp. 59-72.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Fraud Internal trade Contract farming Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations International trade Enforcement/compliance Liability/compensation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Farming
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

This Directive establishes a minimum list of prohibited unfair trading practices in relations between buyers and suppliers in the agricultural and food supply chain and lays down minimum rules concerning the enforcement of those prohibitions and arrangements for coordination between enforcement authorities. The objective is to combat practices that grossly deviate from good commercial conduct, that are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and that are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on another.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu

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