OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unf...

European Parliament 2024-2029 Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 27.6.2025 OPINION 2024/0318(COD) of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain (COM(2024)0576 – C10-0208/2024 – 2024/0318(COD)) Rapporteur for opinion: Adnan Dibrani EN United in diversity EN PA_Legam SHORT JUSTIFICATION The European Commission’s proposal for a “Regulation on cooperation among enforcement authorities responsible for the enforcement of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain” seeks to complement Directive (EU) 2019/633 by strengthening the ability of enforcement authorities to cooperate in cases of cross-border Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs). In fact, the experience of enforcement authorities has been that the rules in place for this are not sufficient. By providing a new legal basis, this Regulation puts forwards necessary tools to ensure that the enforcement authorities can gather information, find infringements, and impose and enforce fines and other equally effective penalties against buyers located...