<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> From the Single CMO Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organization of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products), the European common law is looking for a new challenge when the French law has been already partially reformed (Law n° 2010 - 874 of 27th of July 2010 and Décret n° 2010 - 1753 of 30th of December 2010). In both cases, Legislators would like to firstly fight against the dispersion of organizing farmer’s concentration in front of food processors (agro processing industry) and supermarkets (food distribution sector); secondly, they try to make the contracts more transparent requiring writing forms. Thus, it deals with the way farmers (farmers or producers Organizations) organize their relationships: what are the opportunities and limitations, what are the new points and specificities in this institutional law? It also deals with contracts requirements, options and freedom the partners may have. Overall this paper may represent a way to think about the meanings and the spirit of the common organization of agricultural markets reform: will it be the good answer face to the successive agricultural economic crises; it is not sure... </p></abstract>

From the Single CMO Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organization of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products), the European common law is looking for a new challenge when the French law has been already partially reformed (Law n° 2010 - 874 of 27th of July 2010 and Décret n° 2010 - 1753 of 30th of December 2010). In both cases, Legislators would like to firstly fight against the dispersion of organizing farmer’s concentration in front of food processors (agro processing industry) and supermarkets (food distribution sector); secondly, they try to make the contracts more transparent requiring writing forms. Thus, it deals with the way farmers (farmers or producers Organizations) organize their relationships: what are the opportunities and limitations, what are the new points and specificities in this institutional law? It also deals with contracts requirements, options and freedom the partners may have. Overall this paper may represent a way to think about the meanings and the spirit of the common organization of agricultural markets reform: will it be the good answer face to the successive agricultural economic crises; it is not sure...

Spirit and Limits of The European and French (New?) Approach on Production Contracts, Interbranch and Producers Organisations

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From the Single CMO Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organization of agricultural markets and on...

Spirit and Limits of The European and French (New?) Approach on Production Contracts, Interbranch and Producers Organisations

Published Online: Sep 05, 2013

Page range: 4 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2013-0001

Keywords
agricultural markets, competition law, contracts, farmer’s concentration/ integration farmers or producers organizations, farming contracts, food chain governance, freedom of contract, Interbranch Organizations, Single Common Market Organisation (CMO), transparency of contract

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Spirit and Limits of The European and French (New?) Approach on Production Contracts, Interbranch and Producers Organisations

Published Online: Sep 05, 2013

Page range: 4 - 13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eual-2013-0001

Keywordsagricultural markets, competition law, contracts, farmer’s concentration/ integration farmers or producers organizations, farming contracts, food chain governance, freedom of contract, Interbranch Organizations, Single Common Market Organisation (CMO), transparency of contract

This content is open access.

Keywords
agricultural markets, competition law, contracts, farmer’s concentration/ integration farmers or producers organizations, farming contracts, food chain governance, freedom of contract, Interbranch Organizations, Single Common Market Organisation (CMO), transparency of contract