Cooperation among enforcement authorities on agri‑food unfair trading practices
EP Position
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, with rapporteur Stefano Bonaccini, presented a report on the Commission proposal COM(2024)0576 (C10-0208/2024, procedure 2024/0318(COD)) addressing cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for enforcing Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business‑to‑business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. The Parliament proceeded to debate the report and moved to pursue interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal.
Key Trade Point
The central trade-related issue is the coordination and cooperation of national enforcement authorities to address unfair trading practices affecting commercial relationships in the agricultural and food sector, as set out in the Commission proposal and the committee report. The debate featured contributions from the Commission and MEPs speaking on behalf of multiple political groups.
What Comes Next
The Parliament voted to enter into interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal, a decision recorded as having taken place on 11 September 2025 and noted in the minutes of the 12 February 2026 sitting.
Sources
Official Documents
- Thursday, 12 February 2026 - Strasbourg Debate in plenary on the committee report proposing Regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain; no explicit plenary adoption noted.
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