Prohibited UTPs

The law protects against the following 10 unfair trading practices in all circumstances:

1. Paying later than 30 days for perishable agricultural and food products;
2. Paying later than 60 days for other agricultural and food products;
3. Short-notice cancellations of perishable agricultural and food products; 
4. Unilateral contract changes by the buyer;
5. Payment not related to a specific transaction;
6. Risk of loss and deterioration transferred to the supplier;
7. Refusal of written confirmation of a supply agreement by the buyer, despite request of the supplier;
8. Misuse of trade secrets by the buyer;
9. Commercial retaliation by the buyer;
10. Transferring the costs of examining customer complaints to the supplier.