14 Mar 2019 --- The European Parliament has announced new EU rules to protect farmers against unfair trading practices (UTP) by buyers. The new rules, supported by 589 votes in favor and 72 against (with nine abstentions) blacklist practices, such as late payments for delivered products, late unilateral cancellations or retroactive order changes, refusal by the buyer to sign a written contract with a supplier and the misuse of confidential information.