Open AccessProtection of a Weaker Party in Public Interest – Material Scope of the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices in Business-to-Business Relationships in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain
Author(s) -
Magdalena Knapp
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
public governance, administration and finances law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2786-0736
pISSN - 2498-6275
DOI - 10.53116/pgaflr.2020.1.4
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , directive , business , parliament , supply chain , agriculture , industrial organization , marketing , law , political science , ecology , politics , computer science , biology , programming language
The article focuses on the scope of the Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. It discusses recent developments in regulatory approach to unfair trading practices. It analyses steps taken towards uniformity in this area of law within the EU and contemplates whether there is a need for further harmonisation. The article attempts to evaluate the scope of the UTP Directive, focusing mainly on a material scope inherently linked to the notion of “agricultural and food products” and characteristics of unfair trading practices. It also discusses whether Member States should consider widening the national regulations beyond food supply chain so that their scope would cover vertical relationships in every sector of the economy.