Why join us?

Seven good reasons!

1. Reputation

By signing you will signal to your customers, your suppliers and other important stakeholders that you are committed to build fair relations throughout the food supply chain.

2. Voluntary

Voluntary actions have often proven speedier and less costly than regulation. As a signatory company you can freely commit to fair commercial relations in your daily business with other actors in the food supply chain.

3. Speed

You do not need to wait for legislation to find solutions to unfair commercial practices when you can already access a speedy and operational option through he Code of Conduct.

4. Tailored

The Code of Conduct was elaborated by and for the companies in the food and drink supply chain. You will therefore benefit from a system tailored to your needs and specificities.

5. Complementarity with the legal framework

The Code of Conduct is complementary to the legislation (notably the law of 28 November 2021 transposing Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain, and amending the Code of Economic Law), both in substance and in terms of its scope of application.

Unlike the law, the Code of Conduct applies to all companies in the agri-food supply chain (large and small, suppliers and buyers). Moreover, the Code of Conduct also contains certain principles of good practices that are not regulated by law.

6. Transparency

Irrespective of your size, you’ll benefit from a clear process that gives you access to a defined set of dispute resolution options.

7. Support

By signing up you get access to a website offering you all the instruments for easily implement the code of conduct.

The biggest advantage: The dispute settlement procedures

The Code of Conduct is an effective, cost efficient and transparent solution for presumably unfair trading practices.  Discover the dispute settlement procedures here.