The obligation to declare stocks in food and agricultural products is extended for three months

Extended for three months, by decision of the Minister of Rural Development George Georgantas, the obligation to declare stocks of agricultural products and foodstuffs, starting from 28 June, with a view to food security and the avoidance of unfair commercial practices.

Specifically, the ministerial decision published in the Official Gazette (B ‘3236 / 24.6.2021) provides that the obligations arising from article 87 of law 4916/2022 (A’ 65), as well as those that were specialized with no. 1368 / 01.04.2022 joint decision of the Ministers of Development and Investment and Rural Development and Food “Declaration of stocks of agricultural products and food” (B ‘1549), extended for a period of three (3) months from the entry into force of this “.

It is reminded that companies operating in the chain of production, import, marketing, sale, brokerage distribution, distribution and storage of agricultural products and food in the Greek territory have the obligation to submit stock data on a series of products. Otherwise, heavy “bells” are provided with fines that can reach up to 100,000 euros.

Products

The obligation to declare stocks concerns the following products:

· Raw materials for the production of fertilizers,

· Fertilizers,

· pet food,

· Raw cereals of all kinds, in particular wheat or rye, rye, barley, oats, maize, edible buckwheat,

· Flour, in particular wheat or rye flour and cereal flour,

Sunflower, and

· Vegetable oils, other than olive oil, in particular sunflower oil (sunflower oil), palm oil and maize.

What companies say

According to the regulation, which was voted yesterday in the Parliament, the companies should indicate at least the following elements:

(a) the quantity of stocks, in kilograms for solids, in liters for liquids and in pieces where appropriate;

(b) the country of origin of the products;

(c) the storage location of the stocks and, in particular, the address and postal code;

(d) the contact details of the undertaking and, in particular, the name and distinctive title, registered office, telephone number, e-mail address and, in particular, the contact details of its legal representative.

The application is submitted electronically through a special link located on the main website of the Ministry of Development and Investment, which is accessible through the Unified Digital Portal of the State, gov.gr. The access is made through the passwords of the General Commercial Register of the liable companies or, if they do not exist, through the passwords to “TAXIS”.

“Thick” fines

In any case, non-submission or submission of an inaccurate declaration, entails the cumulative imposition of sanctions, such as seizure of the reported items, insofar as they have not been declared or have been declared incorrectly, and an administrative fine of 1,000-100,000 euros, depending on the severity of the infringement.

It is noted that the declaration must be submitted within 2 days from the publication of the joint decision provided for in the amended vote. In fact, due to the state of emergency, it is estimated that the ministerial decision will be published immediately, which means that the inventory statements will “run” unexpectedly next week.

The obligation to declare stocks is valid for a period of 3 months, however, by decision of the Minister of Rural Development, George Georgantas can be extended each time for an additional 3 months, depending on the situation on the Ukrainian front and the international food crisis.

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