The pandemic that we are currently experiencing is putting I express the importance of offering supplies to the population and the urgency of protecting food sovereignty was confirmed. This is how he tells us the voice of Galicia.
Demonstrations for fair prices
Since before the State of Alarm, there was already a fight for some fair prices for products, hand in hand with the primary sector.
During confinement, they were the ones who were working every day so that supermarkets and stores did not remain unsupplied.
The demonstrations managed to modify the Food Chain Law, which prohibits a product from being sold for less than what it cost to produce, but it is reported that it is not carried out on many occasions.
An example of this is experienced by Supreme Galician Veal producers, are the same or on some occasions smaller than those who demonstrated in the streets in 2020.
Adapt legislation to avoid unfair commercial practices
The Government intends give greater support to the sectorr after transposing directive 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 17, 2019 on unfair commercial practices and incorporate measures for a better functioning of the food chain in Spain.
Brussels gave until May 1st for the States adapt their legislation to avoid unfair business practices.
The standard in our country is still under debate, but the adaptation has been presented arguing that a "bill more ambitious than the directive itself."
New bill
What we know about this new bill is that it will expand the minimum content of food contracts, incorporating contractual penalties. Additionally, a reference is included to «the request for mediation by the parties as a formula to address cases of lack of agreement».
This opens the doors to the figure of the mediator so that it is present in commercial contracts. The agricultural organizations were already demanding it Department of agriculture and that has also been transferred to the different groups in Congress.
This document also talks about expand the catalog of unfair commercial practices, among which the unilateral modification of contracts stands out with regard to the volume or return of non-marketed products, unless there is an express agreement in this regard.
Spain must hurry to go on par with Brussels, since it is out of time in adapting the norm.
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