The main aim of this Directive is to establish a minimum list of prohibited trading practices deviating from good commercial conduct, which are usually imposed by one trading partner to another.
This Directive applies to sales where either the supplier of the buyer, or both, are established in the EU. Some of the prohibited practices include:
- Certain delays in payments and delivery of products.
- Cancellation of purchasing orders in a short notice.
- Unilateral changes by the buyer of certain terms of a supply agreement.
- The request of payments from the supplier which are not related to the sale of the agricultural and food products.
- The buyer’s refusal to confirm in writing the terms of an agreement.
By May 1, 2019, the EU Member States shall publish and apply the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive.
Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain