Academic year 2017-2018

Directors 

Prof. E. Moavero Milanesi, Prof. G. Ghidini, Prof. M.P. Ragionieri 

Coordinators

Dr. Daniela Corona, Avv. Ercole de Vito

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LUISS LL.M. in FOOD LAW:

The Legal Profiles of the Complex World of Food 

II Edition

The program may be subject to change according to the availability of the lecturers

TEACHING PROGRAM

Responsible:

Prof. Michele Tamponi (LUISS Guido Carli)

Date

Description

29.09.2017

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

h. 8:30 am – 10:00 pm

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

Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi (LUISS Guido Carli)

h. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

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

Prof. Avv. Gian Luigi Tosato (LUISS Guido Carli – Tosato Law Firm)

I. INTERNATIONAL FOOD LAW

Responsible:

Prof. Peter Van den Bossche (World Trade Organization) 

Date

Description

06.10.2017

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

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

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

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

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

h. 8:30 am – 11:00 am

Food system landscape and agricultural value chains for nutrition (Part I) 

Dr. Luana Swensson (Legal Consultant FAO)

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

II. EUROPEAN FOOD LAW

Responsible:

Dr. Marco Valletta

Date

Description

27.10.2017

h. 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Biotechnological farming: GM Food and animal feed; food biotechnology

Dr. Gijs Kleter (Wageningen University and Research)

h. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Patents in the field of biotechnology

Dr. Valentina Predazzi (Italian Patent Company - SIB)

28.10.2017

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 

Dr. Vittoria Alliata (European Commission)

h. 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

Funding opportunities for farmers

Dr. Vincenzo Lenucci (Confagricoltura)

10.11.2017

h. 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Organic farming: regulation, controls and trade

Dr. Daniela Corona (LUISS Guido Carli)

h. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Fraud cases in the organic sector - practical case

Avv. Fabrizio Paratore (Nobiloni&Paratore Law Firm)

11.11.2017

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

EXAM Module I

III. FOOD SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Responsible:

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

Prof. Nicoletta Ferrucci (University of Padua) 

Date

Description

17.11.2017

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)

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

h. 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Responsible Agriculture Investment

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

18.11.2017 

h. 8:30 am – 1:30 pm

International environmental law/ Food production/consumption/and sustainability

Dr. Fabiano de Andrade Correa (FAO)

24.11.2017

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

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

h. 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Food Waste

Dr. David Röttgen (Ambientalex)

IV. FOOD SAFETY

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

Avv. Bernard O'Connor (Head of the Brussels Office - NCTM Law Firm) 

26.01.2018

h. 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

EXAM Modules II - III

V. FOOD ADVERTISING AND LABELLING

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

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

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

h. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

EXAM Module IV 

16.02.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Toxicological safety of food and Regulation governing food hygiene

Dr. Carlo Brera (Istituto Superiore di Sanità) 

h. 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Consumer information in the catering service (PART 1)

Avv. Domenico Stirparo  (Food lawyer)

17.02.2018

h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Consumer information in the catering service (PART 2)

Avv. Domenico Stirparo (Food lawyer)

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Practical exercise 

VI. FOOD QUALITY

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. 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Design & patents in the food industry 

Avv. Cristiano Bacchini  (IP_Law_Galli) 

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

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

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Applying for a PDO: rules and issues

Dott. Carrozzino Vincenzo (MIPAAF)

10.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 11:15 am

EXAM Module V 

10.03.2018

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

Sensorial analysis of food

Prof. Erminio Monteleone (University of Florence) 

VII. THE AGRI-FOODSTUFFS MARKET

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

Prof. Enzo Moavero Milanesi (LUISS University) 

17.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

The European system for food market regulation 

Dr. Daniele Rossi (Confagricoltura – Copa Cogeca) 

23.03.2018

h. 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Visit of GELIT srl 

(Lecture on CLASS ACTION) 

Avv. Fabrizio Paratore (Nobiloni & Paratore Law Firm) 

24.03.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

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

Dott.ssa Federica Manca (AGCM) 

06.04.2018 

h. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Venture Capital, innovative start up and Food accelerators

Avv. Piero Corigliano (NCTM) 

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The conflicting interaction between free trade and food safety within the international and EU regulatory frameworks. Balance of interests and open issues

Prof.ssa Pia Acconci (University of Teramo)

07.04.2018 

h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am

EXAM Module VI 

07.04.2018

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Practical exercise 

Avv. Fabrizio Paratore (Nobiloni & Paratore Law Firm) 

VIII. CONTRACTS 

Responsible:

Prof. Avv. Raffaele Torino (Bussoletti Nuzzo & Associati Law Firm) 

Date 

Description

13.04.2018 

OPEN DAY

h. 11.00 am - 13.00 pm (Room 13 - Viale Pola 12)

“Learning with the experts”

Dr. Daniele Guarnieri

 (General Counsel of Nestlé Group Italy & Malta)

h. 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Supply contracts in the food sector

Prof. Avv. Raffaele Torino (Bussoletti Nuzzo & Associati) 

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Commercial and industrial contracts

Dr. Marco Gervasio (Legal Counsel, Ferrero) 

14.04.2018

h. 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Franchising Agreements in the large scale of food distribution sector

Avv. Gianmarco Navarra, Avv. Francesca Rogai (NCTM)

h. 11:30 am – 1:30 pm

European Retail Alliances

Dr. Dirk Essman (Group Buying Director at EDEKA) 

20.04.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The insurance contracts in the food chain

Avv. Serena Cioffi (MARSH)

Avv. Cristina Celac (MARSH)

21.04.2018

h. 8:30 am - 13:30 pm

The legal guide on contract farming 

Dr. Marieclaire Colaiacomo (IFAD)

04.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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

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

05.05.2018

h. 8:30 am - 11:30 am 

Consumer protection in the food contracts 

Avv. Fabrizio Paratore (Nobiloni & Paratore Law Firm) 

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm 

Network contracts, transaction contracts in the agri-food system 

Prof. Avv. Andrea Nervi (University of Sassari)

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 

Dr. Massimiliano Rossi (Pac2000A)

h. 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

International and domestic taxation in food contracts

Dr. Roberto Romito (Fieldfisher) 

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 

Responsible:

Prof. Avv. Gustavo Ghidini (LUISS University) 

Avv. Maurizio Bellacosa (LUISS University) 

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 

Prof. Avv. Raffaele Torino (Bussoletti Nuzzo & Associati)

19.05.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

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

Prof. Matteo Ferrari (University of Trento)

25.05.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Types of food-related counterfeit

Monitoring authorities and organizations; system of responsibility 

Dr. Stefano Vaccari (ICQRF - MIPAAF)

26.05.2018

h. 8:30 am - 1:30 pm

Food & IP Rights: Regulations and Enforcement 

Avv. Guido Foglia (NCTM)

Avv. Lorenzo Attolico (NCTM)

08.06.2018

h. 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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

Avv. Maurizio Bellacosa (LUISS University)

Avv. Elisa Scaroina (LUISS University)

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 

Responsible:

NCTM Law Firm 

Date 

Description 

15.06.2018 

Canada and CETA: a new perspective

Friday, 15 June 2018 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm Aula Nocco (tbc) – Via Parenzo 11, Rome

Agenda

Welcome and introductory remarks by

Daniela CORONA, Academic Coordinator, LL.M. in Food Law, LUISS School of Law

Ercole de VITO, Executive Activities Coordinator, LL.M. in Food Law, LUISS School of Law

Moderator

Paolo QUATTROCCHI, Partner, Nctm Studio Legale, Director of “Centro Studi Italia-Canada”, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce - Canada West

Country Presentation

Lionella BERTAZZON, Trade Commissioner – Embassy of Canada

A special focus on Québec

Marianna SIMEONE, Delegate of Québec in Italy

The SPA and the CETA: a new chapter in EU-Canada relations

Paolo QUATTROCCHI, Partner, Nctm Studio Legale

Canadian Experience with Agriculture and Agri-Food Trade

Jennifer FELLOWS, Agriculture Counsellor - Embassy of Canada

CETA and the new food safety legislation in Canada

Noemi TROMBETTI, Managing Director - “Euroservizi Impresa (ESI)”

CETA, Geographical Indications and new scenarios for Intellectual Property

Luca GUIDOBALDI, Nctm Studio Legale

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 - 11:30 am

 Focus on China 

Avv. Enrico Toti (NCTM)

Avv. Laura Formichella (NCTM)

h. 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

EXAM Module IX