Farmers, ranchers and cooperatives will be charged for law in 30 days

The plenary of the Congress of Deputies has today unanimously approved the reform of law of late payment which includes practically all the proposals that 3 months Asaja, Coag, Upa and Agro-alimentarias cooperatives have been presenting and defending against the various parliamentary groups. Finally removed the clause "unless between parties" requested by the sector to achieve structural reform of the productive fabric and defend the interests of SMEs and the self-employed. The imbalance in trade relations between companies in some sectors, such as the food and agriculture has become clear during the negotiation process.

With the new law, the term of payment for the fresh products will be 30 days and for immediate implementation. However, for other products it has agreed a progressive timetable for implementation, to the point of no return in 2013. In Spain time of actual payment, which reached the 101 days in commercial transactions between private companies and 154 days in trade relations with the Administration, duplicate payments from countries such as Great Britain, Germany and France and it triples and he cuadriplica with regard to countries such as Denmark or Swedenso that it affects very negatively in our competitiveness.

In addition, fruit of the work of the unity of action of Asaja, Coag, Upa and Agro-alimentarias cooperative, has changed the computation of the time limit for payment, that from now on will be from the delivery of goods and not from the emission of the invoice. In addition, the obligation to document the operation of delivery and receipt.