Bringing Organisations & Network Development to higher levels in the Farming sector in Europe www.bondproject.eu BOND PROJECT New Solutions for Collective Action REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EXAMPLESDOCUMENT OF GOOD LEGAL PRACTICE the future of europe’s Foods & Landscapes BOND Regulatory Framework Report Best Legal Practice for Small Farmers prepared by Kisléptékű Termékelőállítók és Szolgáltatók Országos Egyesülete Hungary November 30, 2019 Edited: Andrea Szabadkai Ágnes Major Katalin Kujáni Authors: Andrea Szabadkai Katalin Kujáni Ibolya Lámfalusi Péter Kajner Ágnes Major Flóra Orosz Dorottya Szabó Author of Chapter II: Ibolya Lámfalusi Contributed: Dávid Abonyi Gézáné Jancsó Report was finished on November 30, 2019 Responsibility for the information and views set out in this report lies entirely with the authors. This report is part of the BOND project that has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 774208. 2 Table of Content I. Executive summary .................................................................................................................................. 5 II. Sustainable farming ............................................................................................................................ 10 II.1 Promotion of cooperation by setting a broad definition of family farming and agricultural activities ....................................................................................................................................................... 11 II.1.1 Austria ........................................................................................................................................................................ 11 II.1.2 Croatia ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 II.1.3 Italy ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13 II.1.4 Poland ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14 II.1.5 Portugal ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 II.1.6 Romania .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 II.2 Preferential tax terms relating to agricultural activities .............................................................. 15 II.2.1 Austria ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 II.2.2 Croatia ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 II.2.3 Czech Republic .................................................................................................................................................. 17 II.2.4 France ....................................................................................................................................................................... 17 II.2.5 Hungary ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 II.2.6 Moldova .................................................................................................................................................................. 19 II.2.7 Norway .................................................................................................................................................................... 19 II.2.8 Poland ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20 II.2.9 Romania .................................................................................................................................................................. 20 II.2.10 Slovakia ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 II.2.11 Slovenia .................................................................................................................................................................. 21 II.3 Supporting start-ups ............................................................................................................................................... 21 II.3.1 Austria ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 II.3.2 France ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21 II.3.3 Poland ...................................................................................................................................................................... 22 II.3.4. Romania ................................................................................................................................................................. 22 II.3.5 Slovakia ................................................................................................................................................................... 22 II.3.6 United Kingdom ............................................................................................................................................... 22 III. Legislations facilitating access to markets ............................................................................ 23 III.1 Cooperatives .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 III.2 Competition law and agricultural cooperation ................................................................................. 29 III.3 Other good practices on cooperation between agricultural producers in the sales of their products .................................................................................................................................................. 30 III.3.1 Austria ...................................................................................................................................................................... 32 III.3.2 France ..................................................................................................................................................................... 32 3 III.3.3 Italy ............................................................................................................................................................................ 33 III.3.4 Romania ................................................................................................................................................................ 35 III.4 Joint action for local and traditional foods .......................................................................................... 35 III.5 Flexibility in hygiene regulations ................................................................................................................. 37 III.5.1 Czech Republic ................................................................................................................................................ 43 III.5.2 Croatia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 III.5.3 France ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 III.5.4 Hungary ................................................................................................................................................................. 48 III.5.5 Norway .................................................................................................................................................................. 50 III.5.6 Poland .................................................................................................................................................................... 51 III.5.7 Portugal ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 III.5.8 Romania ................................................................................................................................................................ 52 III.5.9 Slovakia ................................................................................................................................................................. 53 III.5.10 Spain .....................................................................................................................................................................