Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

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• Creates An Rialálaí Agraibhia, a new regulator to monitor prices, analyze markets, and enforce rules in agricultural and food supply chains.
• Bans unfair trading practices between businesses in the agricultural sector, such as improper price pressure or contract manipulation.
• Gives the Agriculture Minister power to make regulations on unfair practices and enforcement, implementing an EU directive on supply chain fairness.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 Dec 2022
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 Jan 2023
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   19 Jan 2023
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   15 Feb 2023
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   24 May 2023
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   24 May 2023
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   15 Jun 2023
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   4 Jul 2023
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   4 Jul 2023
10. Enacted

    11 Jul 2023