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Response to new EU directive on Unfair Trading Practices in food supply chains

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Oxfam Novib and SOMO together provide their input on the draft law on unfair commercial practices for the agricultural and food supply chain.

In addition to an apparently malfunctioning law to prevent late payments, the Netherlands so far has no legislation or well-functioning voluntary initiative to tackle unfair commercial practices. The new European legislation (hereinafter: directive) is therefore a good opportunity to finally take adequate measures against abuse of power in the food chain. The directive provides explicit scope for introducing more extensive measures into national legislation. And while the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) intends to strengthen the position of the farmer in the chain, the proposed draft law does not take advantage of opportunities. Oxfam Novib and SOMO, supported by Supermacht, come up with a number of concrete improvements.

The response is to the Dutch government (in Dutch).

On the European level, Traidcraft(opens in new window) published a guide for civil society organisations, businesses and members of the public based in EU Member States that are
working for greater fairness in agricultural supply chains. The guide includes:

Traidcraft Guide on unfair trading practices

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