Unfair trading practices in agri-food: France

France regulates unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain more strictly than Directive (EU) 2019/633 requires. Ordinance No. 2021-859 of 30 June 2021 transposed the Directive into a framework already built by the Egalim laws, and France chose not to apply the turnover thresholds set out in the Directive: the rules therefore cover all commercial relationships involving the sale of agricultural and food products, whatever the size or nationality of the parties. Written annual agreements signed before 1 March, automatic price revision clauses, capped payment terms and administrative fines reaching €2 million, doubled for repeat infringements, are the core of the regime, enforced by the DGCCRF. This framework has been strengthened by Law No. 2026-796 of 18 August 2026 on emergency measures for agricultural protection and sovereignty (the “2026 Agricultural Sovereignty Law”), most of whose relevant provisions entered into force on 20 August 2026. The 2026 law notably amends agricultural contracting rules, food-sector price revision mechanisms and certain restrictive trade practices

Summary

1. Which French law implements Directive (EU) 2019/633, and since when
2. Products covered by the French rules
3. Scope of the French rules compared with the Directive
4. Suppliers and buyers covered, regardless of size and nationality
5. Applicable law and jurisdiction in international supply contracts
6. Where French law goes further than the Directive
7. Mandatory content of an agri-food supply agreement
8. Penalties for breaching the contractual requirements
9. Unfair practices prohibited beyond the Directive
10. Penalties for unfair commercial practices
11. The DGCCRF and its enforcement powers
12. Findings of the latest DGCCRF report

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