Unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain - Towards the implementation in Italy of Directive (EU) 2019/633
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After a long legislative process, on 8 May 2021 the Italian 2019-2020 European delegation law (Law No. 53 of 22 April 2021 - Delegation to the Government for the transposition of European directives and the implementation of other acts of the European Union) came into force, laying down the principles and criteria for the implementation of European directives, including Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair business-to-business trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain (the “UTP Directive”).
The implementing provisions, to be adopted on the basis of the principles and criteria laid down in the European delegation law, will amend and supplement the rules already in force in Italy on the transfer of agricultural products and foodstuffs, providing for a stricter regime than the minimum level of protection introduced by the UTP Directive.
The deadline for the adoption of the implementing provisions provided for in the UTP Directive expired on 1st May 2021 and the relevant measures shall be applied from 1st November 2021.
