Factsheet for measure
SI-2023-26/3228
– measures in Slovenia
Mandate to regularly transmit information regarding the price of agricultural and food products
Nadzor nad cenami hrane
Background information
Facing rising food prices as a result of inflation, the government issued the
Order on the Compulsory Reporting of Data on Prices of Agricultural Products
on 31 May 2023. It obliges food producers, intermediaries, manufacturers and traders to send monthly reports on the purchase or selling prices, the quantities purchased or sold and the origin of agricultural products. The measure aims to monitor, analyse and control food product prices for cereals, meat, milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables.
Content of measure
Reporting obligations apply to the whole food supply chains, including producers, intermediaries, manufacturers and traders. They are:
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Micro-enterprises with an annual turnover between €500,000 and €2,000,000
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Small enterprises with an annual turnover between €2 million and €10 million
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Medium-sized enterprises with an annual turnover between €10 million and €50 million
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Large enterprises with an annual turnover of more than €50 million
Companies must send data to the Agency for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development. With the help of informed evidence, the government will engage in a dialogue with stakeholders in the food industry to find effective ways to control prices in the food chain.
Use of measure
No information available.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
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No special funding required
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement as case not in social partner domain
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: N/A
Involvement
No information available.
Views and reactions
No information available
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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A - Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing
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A1 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
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A3 Fishing and aquaculture
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This case is not occupation-specific.
Sources
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31 May 2023: Order on the compulsory reporting of data on prices of agricultural products (Odredba o obveznem rednem pošiljanju podatkov o cenah kmetijskih pridelkov), Official Gazette, No. 60/202
(www.uradni-list.si)
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31 May 2023: The Agency for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development, From 1 July, price controls for agricultural products or foodstuffs (Od 1. julija kontrola cen kmetijskih pridelkov oziroma živilskih proizvodov
(www.gov.si)
