LLM in Food Law. II Edition Academic program 2017/2018

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1 LLM in Food Law II Edition Academic program 2017/ INTRO COURSE + INFO Responsible: Prof. Michele Tamponi (LUISS) Intro course on the sources of Food Law (EU Law- International law (Part I) Intro course on the sources of Food Law (EU Law- International law (Part II) Prof. Gian Luigi Tosato Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi 1

2 (11 hours) I. INTERNATIONAL FOOD LAW (28 hours) WTO and other international bodies (also Codex) Legal framework How WTO and International law shapes and constrains EU food law Working in the international organizations: role and perspectives SIMULATION GAME on international dispute before WTO panel II. EUROPEAN FOOD LAW (Intro-PAC-Farming systems) (27 hours) Principles of food law and its legal basis European and national legal sources Most sensitive dossiers under discussion 2

3 Biotechnological farming: GM Food and animal feed; food biotechnology -Patents in the field of biotechnology - The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) - Funding opportunities for farmers - Testimony (Eg. European Council of young farmers) - Organic farming: regulation, controls and trade - Testimony (Producers/business operators, controls) EXAM Module I Fraud cases in the organic sector the role of the lawyer - practical case (2 hours) III. FOOD SECURITY and ENVIRONMENT (33 hours) The Future of World Food Security and Nutrition and Food Security under the International Trade Law 3

4 Responsible Agriculture Investment - ICC activity Food security. The legal system in the EU and the role of the Member States - A comparative view on food security International environmental law/ Food production/consumption/and sustainability Food Waste (regulation) Food Waste (practical exercise) EXAM Module II Combating food waste practical experiences IV. FOOD SAFETY (44 hours) Regulations governing food safety in the EU FAO s Food safety and quality program - selected issues 4

5 Voluntary standards and their impact on food trade The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Risk assessment of genetically modified food and feed Hygiene Package and toxicological safety of food Food contact materials (2 hours) Plant Protection Products (4 hours) Plant Protection Products (2 hours) Compliance with Good Agricultural Practices and the applicable administrative and criminal sanctions EXAM Module III SIMULATION GAME on Codex and EU standards/mrls setting Conference on Global Food Law (EU law and the food lawyer in the international context) 5

6 V. FOOD ADVERTISING and LABELLING (33 hours) Food labelling Mandatory and Voluntary information Regulation 1169/2011 Regulation 1924/2006 Information to consumers on food Food advertising: the role and powers of national self-regulating bodies (2 hours) Food labelling and advertising in a comparative perspective Halal and Kosher Consumer information on food stuff also in the catering service Catering services (mass caterers and private catering).the management of food quality and food safety systems in food companies (1 hour) EXAM Module IV 6

7 Practical exercise to be agreed with the module responsible (2 hours) VI. FOOD QUALITY (33 hours) Trademarks, private collective marks and signs of quality (PDO, PGI, TSG, organic and geographical indications. Conflicts between trademarks and PDO/PGI Enforcing PDO outside the EU Made-in Signs of quality for wines and spirits Sensorial analysis of food (2 hours) Design & patents in the food industry Co-branding, licensing and business opportunities for PDO and local trademarks of Public Entities Applying for a PDO: rules and issues 7

8 EXAM Module V Exploiting PDO: agreements and international projects VII. THE AGRI-FOODSTUFFS MARKET (33 hours) Regulations regarding competition and State aids in the EU The European system for food market regulation The role of the Antitrust Authority on fair competition in the agri-food market Food import-export and related legal issues Venture Capital, innovative start up and Food accelerators Testimony 8

9 EXAM Module VI Practical exercise to be agreed with the module responsible VIII. CONTRACTS (44 hours) Introduction Supply contracts in the food sector Franchising Agreements in the large scale of food distribution sector European Retail Alliances The legal guide on contract farming The insurance contracts in the food chain International Trade of Agri-products: international transport and sale contracts 9

10 Consumer protection in the food contracts Network contracts, transaction contracts in the agri-food system -Marketing analyses and measures in the food sector -Managing processes and relationships in the food sector International and domestic taxation in the food contracts EXAM Module 7 Practical exercise to be agreed with the module responsible IX. RESPONSIBILITY, FRAUD and LIABILITY (33 hours) Unfair trade practices and consumer protection Civil liability in the food sector: false labelling claims; Liability for defective production 10

11 Types of food-related counterfeit Monitoring authorities and organizations; system of responsibility Food & IP Rights: Regulations and Enforcement Criminal responsibility in the food sector: fraud and false labelling claims EXAM Module VIII Practical exercise to be agreed with the module responsible (2 hours) X. FOOD COMPANIES IN A GLOBAL SCALE (11 hours) Fiscal and Tax issues related to the expansion of market (2 hours) Counterfeiting and Custom issues (2 hours) Expanding the business in China (2 hours) 11

12 The E-commerce (2 hours) EXAM Module IX 12