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Act on Strengthening Organisations and Supply Chains in the Agriculture Sector.

País/Territorio
Alemania
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2013 (2021)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Fuente original
Bundesgesetzblatt year 2021 p.4036.
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Alimentación y nutrición
Palabra clave
Prescripción/usucapión Institución Negocios/industria/corporaciones Productos agrícolas Registro Cooperativa/organización de productores Legislación básica Leche/productos lácteos Azúcar
Área geográphica
Alpes, Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Mar del Norte, Atlántico Nordeste, Europa Occidental
Entry into force notes
This Act comes into force on 20 April 2013.
Resumen

The Act provides for regulations on activity of the organisations and associations with regard to agricultural products, ban on cartels for agricultural organisations, prohibition on unfair trading practices in relations between buyers and suppliers in the food supply chain and the structuring contractual relationship between breeders and processors of agricultural products. The Federal Agency for Agriculture and Nutrition is the responsible body for enforcement of this Act and for implementing relevant regulations and ordinances. The Law provides for regulations on requirements for agriculture certificate, fishing license and recognition of the agricultural organisation. The Federal Ministry is in charge to observe agricultural organisations complying with the antitrust provisions and the competition restrictions. The Act provides for obligations on implementing EU regulations regarding market balance in light of implementing provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Act provides for registration of agricultural organisations, notifications and publications of data. With regard to contractual framework for sale of agricultural, fishery and food products by suppliers and buyers, the Act provides provision on payment deadlines, returning unsold products, termination of the contract, storage of products and unilateral contract amendment. The Act prohibits exploitation of the economic inequality between the buyer and supplier through unfair trading practices. The Act further provides provision on confidential treatment of the information, alternative dispute settlement and powers of the enforcement authority. The Act also provides for legal and administrative processes, principles of investigations and remedial actions in case of violation of the rights and obligations. The Act is consists of 4 Parts and 59 Articles as: Scope and definition (1); Agricultural organisations (2); Business relationships in the grocery supply chain covering issues of unfair trade practices in the food supply chain and contractual relationship (3); Warnings, sanctions, ordinance authorisations, transitional regulations and evaluation (4).

Texto completo
Alemán
Página web
www.bgbl.de

Referencias - Legislación

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Agricultural Market Structure Act.

Legislación | Alemania | 2013 (2016)

Palabra clave: Desarrollo agrícola, Explotación agrícola, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Cooperativa/organización de productores, Leche/productos lácteos, Control de calidad de los alimentos/inocuidad de los alimentos, Higiene/procedimientos sanitarios, Normas, Comercio interior, Infracciones/sanciones

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

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.

Legislación | Unión Europea | 2019

Palabra clave: Productos agrícolas, Fraude, Comercio interior, Agricultura por contrato, Desarrollo agrícola, Negocios/industria/corporaciones, Comercio internacional, Cumplimiento/aplicación, Responsabilidad/indemnización, Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos, Explotación agrícola

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementado por

Regulation on Strengthening Organisations and Supply Chains in the Agricultural Sector.

Legislación | Alemania | 2021

Palabra clave: Prescripción/usucapión, Institución, Negocios/industria/corporaciones, Productos agrícolas, Registro, Cooperativa/organización de productores, Leche/productos lácteos, Azúcar

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX