The course aims to provide students with the basic tools of agri-food law through a systematic overview of the main legal institutions and the rules governing the production and marketing of agri-food products. It also seeks to introduce the essential notions relating to the Common Agricultural Policy, food safety, product circulation, and operator liability, in order to enable an informed understanding of the regulatory framework of the agri-food sector.
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Lectures; case study simulations; laboratory activities.
Mid-term oral assessment involving the presentation of a case from case law.
Final oral examination aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired.
Non-attending students are required to discuss orally the contents of the recommended textbook.
The oral exam will be graded on the following scale:
Costato e altri, Compendio di diritto alimentare, XI° ed., 2025.
The course in Agri-Food Law provides a training pathway focused on the regulatory and case-law framework underlying agri-food production.
The first part of the course is devoted to providing the basic notions of general legal theory, with particular attention paid to the system of sources of agri-food law at national, European, and international levels, the allocation of competences, and potential conflicts of attribution.
Once the characteristics and specific features of agricultural and agri-food law have been identified, as well as the distinctive traits of national and European legislative acts, attention turns to the regulation of food production and marketing, with particular reference to the Common Agricultural Policy, the definition of the agricultural enterprise under national law, and the profiles of the multifunctional agricultural enterprise.
The third part of the course is dedicated to the origins of European food law, the principles and rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the free movement of agri-food products, presentation of food products, food safety requirements, rules on liability and traceability, crisis management.
