Keywords
Irish regulation, antitrust law, abuse of economic dependency, unfair practices, unfair trading practices, contractual advantage, food supply industry, use of contractual advantage
Abstract
The article presents the Irish regulation applied to business relationships in the food supply industry aimed at tackling unfair trading practices applicable in business relationship. The historic background of adopting such rules clarifies that numerous activities have been undertaken in Ireland to achieve efficient solutions and modus operandi to regulate this matter. Subsequently, the characteristics of the adopted regulation are presented – also in comparison to the relevant Polish act – the Act on counteracting unfair abuse of contractual advantage in trading of agricultural and food products. Further, the contracting rules set by the new act for that sector are described – together with accompanying obligations imposed on retailers / wholesalers of food products. Lastly, the article describes sanctions for infringement of the discussed regulation – both in the private and public area.
Recommended Citation
Koguciuk, G. (2017). Tackling unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain – legal solutions in Ireland. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 6(8), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.8.6.3
First Page
33
Last Page
43
Page Count
10
DOI
10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.8.6.3
Publisher
University of Warsaw
