Article 9a › 1

Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent the generation of food waste along the entire food supply chain, in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Those measures shall include at least the following: (a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention; (b) identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the functioning of the food supply chain and supporting cooperation amongst all actors, while ensuring a fair distribution of costs and benefits of prevention measures, which may include tackling market practices that cause food waste and supporting the marketing and use of products for which a derogation from Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) was granted pursuant to paragraph 4 of that Article, only under the conditions, if any, subject to which such a derogation was granted; (c) encouraging food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, ensuring the prioritisation of human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products; (d) supporting training and skills development as well as facilitating access to funding opportunities, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises and social economy entities; (e) encouraging and promoting innovation and technological solutions which contribute to the prevention of food waste, without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2025/40 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 14 ), and in particular Article 6 thereof.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-09