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 Implementa 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