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Academic Program

TEACHING PROGRAM

 

Responsible: Prof. Michele Tamponi (LUISS Guido Carli)

Date

Description

Lecturer

29.09.2017

Room: Sala delle Colonne

h. 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 - General presentation of the LL.M. Program: team, content, practical exercises, expert’s meetings etc.

- Guidelines about exams and final papers

Prof. Gustavo Ghidini

Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi

Prof. Maria Pia Ragionieri

Dr. Daniela Corona

Mr. Ercole de Vito

h. 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Lectio Magistralis by Ms. Beatrice Lorenzin, Italian Minister of Health

Food Security in Italy and the EU

29.09.2017

Room 13

h. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Intro course on the sources of Food Law (EU Law- International law) - (Part I) 

Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi

(LUISS Guido Carli) 

Dr. Daniela Corona

(LUISS Guido Carli) 

30.09.2017

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 10:00 pm

Intro course on the sources of Food Law (EU Law- International law) - (Part II)

h. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Intro course on the sources of Food Law (EU Law- International law) - (Part II) 

Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi

(LUISS Guido Carli)

Prof. Avv. Gian Luigi Tosato

(LUISS Guido Carli – Tosato Law Firm) 

I. INTERNATIONAL FOOD LAW

(33 hours)

Responsible: Prof. Peter Van den Bossche

(World Trade Organization)

Date

Description

Lecturer

06.10.2017

Room 13

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

WTO and other international bodies – (also Codex)

Legal framework

Avv. Paolo Vergano

(‘FratiniVergano - European Lawyers’ Law Firm)

07.10.2017

Sala delle Colonne

h. 8:30 am – 10:00 am

“GYMNASIUM”

Event organized in collaboration with the

World Farmers’ Organization

H.R.H. Princesse Viktória de Bourbon de Parme, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Prof. Gustavo Ghidini, Co-Director of LUISS LL.M. in Food Law, LUISS Guido Carli University

Dr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, President, IFAD, Rome

Mr. Ren Wang, Assistant Director-General of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO, Rome

 Dr. Martin Märkl, Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Bayer AG, Monheim, Germany

Mr. Roberto Moncalvo, President, Coldiretti, Rome, tbc

Dr. Theo de Jager, President, World Farmers’ Organization WFO, Rome

Moderator: Dr. Marco Marzano de Marinis, Secretary General , World Farmers' Organisation WFO, Rome 

07.10.2017

Room 13

h. 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
WTO and other international bodies  

(Part II) 

Avv. Paolo Vergano

(‘FratiniVergano - European Lawyers’ Law Firm) 

13.10.2017

Room 13 

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

How WTO and International law shapes and constrains EU food law

Avv. Bernard O'Connor

(Head of the Brussels Office - NCTM Law Firm)

14.10.2017

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

Principles of food law and its legal basis – European and national legal sources

“Most sensitive dossiers under discussion”

Dr. Marco Valletta

(European Commission)

20.10.2017

Room 11A

h. 9:00 am- 1:00 pm

CAREER SERVICE 

20.10.2017

Room 13

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

SIMULATION GAME on international dispute before WTO panel

Prof. Peter Van den Bossche

(World Trade Institute) 

21.10.2017

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Food system landscape and agricultural value chains for nutrition

(Part I)

h. 11:00 am – 1:30 pm

The UN Rome-based agencies and the role of the Permanent Representative of the Italian Mission to UN

(Part II)

 Dr. Luana Swensson

(Legal Consultant FAO) 

Dr. Adriana Apollonio

(‎Deputy Permanent Representative of the Italian Mission to IFAD, WFP)

II. EUROPEAN FOOD LAW

(Intro-PAC-Farming systems)

(22 hours)

Responsible: Dr. Marco Valletta

Date

Description

Lecturer

27.10.2017

Room 13



h. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Biotechnological farming: GM Food and animal feed; food biotechnology

h. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Patents in the field of biotechnology

Dr. Gijs Kleter

(Wageningen University and Research)

Dr. Valentina Predazzi

(Italian Patent Company - SIB)

28.10.2017

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

h. 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Funding opportunities for farmers

Dr. Vittoria Alliata

(European Commission)

Dr. Vincenzo Lenucci                     (Confagricoltura)

10.11.2017

Room 13

h. 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Organic farming: regulation, controls and trade

h. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Fraud cases in the organic sector - practical case

Dr. Daniela Corona

(LUISS Guido Carli)

Avv. Fabrizio Paratore

(Nobiloni&Paratore Law Firm)

11.11.2017

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

EXAM Module I

LUISS Viale Romania, 32 - Computing room A309 

 h. 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Meeting with practitioners

LUISS Viale Romania, 32 - Sala Riunioni A409 

Dr. Giacomo Zorzi

(CEO, Pasta Lensi)

Dr. Biagio Calcavecchia

(Quality Manager, EcorNaturaSì)

III. FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT

(33 hours)

Responsible:

Mr. Khaled El-Taweel           (Representative of the Arabic Republic of Egypt to FAO)

Prof. Nicoletta Ferrucci                (University of Padua) 

Date

Description

Lecturer

17.11.2017

Room 13



h. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The Future of World Food Security and Nutrition and Food Security under the International Trade Law (Part 1)

h. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Responsible Agriculture Investment

Dr. Khaled El Taweel                                  (Alternate Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to FAO, IFAD and WFP and representative for UNIDROIT and IDLO)

Dr. Rui Benfica                                                  (Lead Economist at the Research and Impact Assessment Division, Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD)

18.11.2017 

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

International environmental law/ Food production/consumption/and sustainability

Dr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa                     (FAO)

24.11.2017

Room 13

h. 2:00 pm – 8.00 pm

Food security. The legal system in the EU and the role of the

Member States - A comparative view on food security

Prof. Stuart Harrop

(Kingston University, London)

25.11.2017

Room 13

h. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

The Future of World Food Security and Nutrition and Food Security under the International Trade Law (Part 2)

Dr. Khaled El Taweel                                  (Alternate Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt to FAO, IFAD and WFP and representative for UNIDROIT and IDLO)

1.12.2017

Room 13

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Food Waste

Dr. David Röttgen              

(Ambientalex)

2.12.2017



h. 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

“Combating food waste”

 Event organized in collaboration with the Banco Alimentare Onlus

IV. FOOD SAFETY

(44 hours)

Responsible:

Dr. Paola Colombo (European Commission)                                               Dr. Marina Miraglia (RIFOSAL)          Prof. Maria Pia Ragionieri                (Tuscia University)

Date

Description

15.12.2017 

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Plant protection products in the EU

Dr. Daniela Corona

(LUISS Guido Carli)

16.12.2017

h. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

The EU Regulatory system for GMOs

Dr. Daniela Corona

(LUISS Guido Carli)

12.01.2018

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Risk assessment of genetically modified food and feed

Dr. Dirk Detken                                                       (Head of the Legal and Regulatory Affairs Unit of EFSA)

Dr. Antonio Fernandez Dumont                                         (EFSA)

13.01.2018

h. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 

Hygiene Package and toxicological safety of food

Dr. Marina Miraglia                                   (Research and Training Consortium on Food Safety - RIFOSAL)

19.01.2018

 h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

 Regulations governing food safety in the EU

FAO’s Food safety and quality program - selected issues

Voluntary standards and their impact on food trade

Prof. Bernd van der Meulen

(Wageningen University and Research)

20.01.2018 

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Compliance with Good Agricultural

Practices and the applicable administrative and criminal sanctions

         h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm            

Toxicological safety of food and Regulation governing food hygiene 

Avv. Bernard O'Connor

(Head of the Brussels Office - NCTM Law Firm)

                            Dr. Carlo Brera                                        (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)

26.01.2018

 

h. 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

EXAM Modules II - III

27.01.2018

h. 9:00 am – 1:30 pm 

Conferring Ceremony LLM Food Law 2016/2017

Key-note speech by Xavier Prats Monnè (Director General, DG – SANTE) 

Round Table:  “Global Food Law – Food Trade between EU-China: challenges and opportunities”

Launch of the Third Edition of the LLM in Food Law

V. FOOD ADVERTISING AND LABELLING

(33 hours)

Responsible:

Avv. Cesare Varallo

Date

Description

02.02.2018

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Food labelling – Mandatory and Voluntary information – Regulation 1169/2011 – Regulation 1924/2006

                       Avv. Cesare Varallo                                            (Food Lawyer and Founder of Foodlawlatest.com)

03.02.2018

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 pm 

Information to consumers on food

h. 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Food advertising: the role and powers of national self-regulating bodies

                       Avv. Cesare Varallo                                            (Food Lawyer and Founder of Foodlawlatest.com)

09.02.2018 

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Food labelling and advertising in a comparative perspective 

                       Avv. Cesare Varallo                                            (Food Lawyer and Founder of Foodlawlatest.com) 

10.02.2018

Room 306

Viale Romania 32

h. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

EXAM Module IV

 

16.02.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Halal and Kosher

h. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Consumer information in the catering service (PART 1)

TBC

Avv. Domenico Stirparo                                   (Food lawyer)

17.02.2018

h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am 

Consumer information in the catering service (PART 2) 

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Practical exercise  

Avv. Domenico Stirparo                                   (Food lawyer)

 VI. FOOD QUALITY

(33 hours)

Responsible: Prof. Cesare Galli (in collaboration with Dr. Alberto Contini)

Date

Description

23.02.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Trademarks, private collective marks and signs of quality (PDO, PGI, TSG, organic and geographical indications. Conflicts between trademarks and PDO/PGI

Prof. Avv. Cesare Galli                              (University of Parma, IP_Law_Galli)

24.02.2018

             h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am

           Design & patents in the food industry

h. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Exploiting PDO: agreements and international projects               

Avv. Cristiano Bacchini                     (IP_Law_Galli)

Representative of Consorzio Chianti Classico

02.03.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

“Made-in”

Signs of quality for wines and spirits

Prof. Matteo Ferrari                                 (University of Trento)

03.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Enforcing PDO outside the EU

                            Prof. Jürg Simon                                   (Prof. Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Lenz & Staehelin)

09.03.2018

      h. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Co-branding, licensing and business opportunities for PDO and local trademarks of Public Entities

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Applying for a PDO: rules and issues

  Avv. Alberto Contini, Avv. Giancarlo Moretti                                  (IP_Law_Galli)

Dott. Carrozzino Vincenzo                        (MIPAAF)

10.03.2018

Room 306

Viale Romania 32

    h. 8:30 am - 11:15 am

  EXAM Module V         

10.03.2018

Room AT03

Viale Romania 32

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

                                  Sensorial analysis of food 

       Prof. Erminio Monteleone               (University of Florence)

VII. THE AGRI-FOODSTUFFS MARKET

(33 hours)

Responsible: Avv. Fabrizio Paratore

(Nobiloni&Paratore Law Firm)

Date

Description

     

16.03.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Regulations regarding competition and State aids in the EU

17.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

The European system for food market regulation

23.03.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The role of the Antitrust Authority on fair competition in the agri-food market

24.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Food import-export and related legal issues

06.04.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Venture Capital, innovative start up and Food accelerators 

07.04.2018

             h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am  

EXAM Module VI

           h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  

Practical exercise

VIII. CONTRACTS

 (44 hours)

Responsible:

Prof. Avv. Raffaele Torino

(Bussoletti Nuzzo & Associati Law Firm)

     

Date

Description

13.04.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Supply contracts in the food sector

Commercial and industrial contracts

14.04.2018

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Franchising Agreements in the large scale of food distribution sector

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

European Retail Alliances

20.04.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The insurance contracts in the food chain

21.04.2018

h. 8:30 am - 13:30 pm

The legal guide on contract farming

04.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

International Trade of Agri-products: international transport and sale contracts 

05.05.2018

        h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am  

Consumer protection in the food contracts 

          h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  

Network contracts, transaction contracts in the agri-food system 

11.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Marketing analyses and measures in the food sector

Managing processes and relationships in the food sector

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

International and domestic taxation in the food contracts

12.05.2018

              h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am  

EXAM Module VII

               h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  

Practical exercise

 IX. RESPONSIBILITY, FRAUD and LIABILITY

(33 hours)

Responsible: Prof. Avv. Gustavo Ghidini (LUISS University), Avv. Maurizio Bellacosa (LUISS University) and Dr. Stefano Vaccari (ICQRF, Ministry of Agriculture)

Date

Description

18.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Unfair trade practices and consumer protection 

19.05.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Civil liability in the food sector: false labelling claims; Liability for defective production 

25.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Types of food-related counterfeit

Monitoring authorities and organizations; system of responsibility 

26.05.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Food & IP Rights: Regulations and Enforcement

08.06.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Criminal responsibility in the food sector: fraud and false labelling claims 

09.06.2018

              h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am  

EXAM Module VIII

              h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm   

Practical exercise  

     

X. FOOD COMPANIES IN A GLOBAL SCALE

(11 hours)

Responsible: NCTM Law Firm

Date

Description

15.06.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Fiscal and Tax issues related to the expansion of market

h. 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Counterfeiting and Custom issues

h. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Expanding the business in China

16.06.2018

h. 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    The E-commerce

h. 10:30 am - 1:30 pm

EXAM Module IX