Prohibited UTPs
The law protects against the following 10 unfair trading practices in all circumstances:
- Paying later than 30 days for perishable agricultural and food products;
- Paying later than 60 days for other agricultural and food products;
- Short-notice cancellations of perishable agricultural and food products;
- Unilateral contract changes by the buyer;
- Payment not related to a specific transaction;
- Risk of loss and deterioration transferred to the supplier;
- Refusal of written confirmation of a supply agreement by the buyer, despite request of the supplier;
- Misuse of trade secrets by the buyer;
- Commercial retaliation by the buyer;
- Transferring the costs of examining customer complaints to the supplier.