Food Law

Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain

Edited by Bert Keirsbilck · Evelyne Terryn
Intersentia Publishers July 2020

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ISBN-13
9781780689807
Publisher
Intersentia Publishers
Publication
July 2020
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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There is a wide-spread consensus that UTPs occur throughout the food supply chain. Unfair trading practices (UTPs) can be defined as practices which grossly deviate from good commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by one trading partner on its counterparty. Some Member States, such as France, Belgium and the UK, have already adopted legislation specifically prohibiting such practices (in the food and/or non-food supply chain). In addition, various self-regulatory initiatives exist. In April 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. A Commission Proposal of April 2018 (COM(2018) 173 final) was substantially amended. To improve farmers’ and small and medium sized businesses’ position in the food supply chain, the Directive bans certain unfair trading practices including late payments for perishable food products; last minute order cancellations; unilateral changes to contracts; refusal to enter into a written contract; returning unsold or wasted products; payment for buyer’s marketing. Each Member State has to designate a competent authority to enforce these rules and these authorities must have the power to both launch investigations and fine operators who break the rules. The Member States now have two years to implement the Directive.

This book compiles the various papers presented at the “2nd UTP Roundtable” organized by the CONSUMER COMPETITION MARKET (CCM) institute of the KU Leuven on 28 June 2018. It entails a critical analysis of the final text of the EU Directive, the current state of play and the different regulatory options at national level by 2021.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Run-Up, Legal Basis and Scope of Application
Bert Keirsbilck
Chapter 2. Prohibited and Conditionally Permitted Unfair Trading Practices
Sofie De Pourcq, Evelyne Terryn
Chapter 3. Enforcement in the Directive (Articles 4 to 11)
Chapter 4. The Common Agricultural Policy and the Directive on UTPS in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain. Ensuring a Fair Standard of Living for the Agricultural Community?
Chapter 5. The Directive on UTP in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain – a German Perspective
Chapter 6. French Regulatory Experiences with the Control of UTPs
Chapter 7. The Regulation of UTPs in the Food Supply Chain in the United Kingdom
Chapter 8. The Supply Chain Initiative. Its Origins, Purpose and Activities
Chapter 9. Tackling UTPs – Belgian Farmers Thoughts About the Belgian Experience with Self-Regulation
Chapter 10. Unfair B2B Trading Practices: General Outlook and Preliminary Conclusions
Jules Stuyck
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