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ARTICLE · 29 NOVEMBER 2022

Dutch Regulator Pushes Agricultural Sector For Joint Green Label

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The Agro-Nutri Monitor is a regulator monitor prepared on behalf of the ACM by Wageningen University & Research.

NetherlandsAntitrust/Competition Law
Pauline Kuipers
Pauline Kuipers
Joost van Roosmalen
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Following the new 2022 Agro-Nutri Monitor the Dutch regulator (Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)) calls on parties in the agricultural supply chain to make a greater contribution to further sustainability by creating a certification label for sustainable Dutch products. The report is in Dutch, the ACM's English press release can be found here. The Agro-Nutri Monitor is a regulator monitor prepared on behalf of the ACM by Wageningen University & Research.

Supermarkets, specialty stores and catering companies can more explicitly encourage their customers to make a more sustainable choice. Cooperation in the chain helps achieving this goal and usually fits within the competition rules. ACM has recently published 'Guidelines regarding collaborations between farmers' in which these potential collaborations within chains are described.

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