www.demeter.net

Executive Board

Sales and Distribution
Requirements for Demeter bananas
Minimum price for Demeter bananas•••••••

From 1.1.2022 onwards, Demeter bananas cannot be sold below the minimum price.
The minimum price is set for EXW (All production and packing costs are included,except the cost for the packaging material) and FOB (Packaging material costs arecarried by the exporter).
The implementation of the minimum price will be reviewed each quarter in connection
with the turnover announcement and includes all potential discounts (except basedon qualitative defaults) and marketing contributions.
The minimum price will be inspected randomly during producer and exporter
inspections.
If minimum prices are not respected, this will lead to cancellation of the Demeter
contract.
This minimum price also applies to produce which is “Demeter in conversion”
This price includes a social contribution of 50 ct

Social contribution•••

The share of 50ct must be used to improve the social situation
Up to 50% of this amount can be used for salary increase as a first step towards
living wages.
The remaining amount must be used for social improvement projects. The use of thesocial contribution must be reported to the Biodynamic Federation in January of thefollowing year.

Sales of Demeter bananas
Safeguarding the integrity of Demeter and Biodynamic products is in the common interest of
all users of our trademarks. The trust that the consumer puts in our brand must be justified
and our system of contracts and certification has been developed for this purpose.
The conditions for the sales of Demeter and Biodynamic products are underpinned in threelegally binding areas:• Trademark rights• Standards verified by inspection/certification• Distribution principles relevant to each market.
Consequently, all licensees must supply Demeter labelled products only to:
1. Processors with a Demeter contract.
2. Traders with a Demeter contract (see below for requirements for traders).

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3. Traders without a Demeter contract only if the products are already finally packed
and labelled and the distribution strategy of the country is respected
4. The retail trade and final consumers including restaurants and caterers.
5. The Licensee is encouraged to give preference to marketing through “qualityoriented retail shops”.
If you have any questions, please contact the respective country organisation.
https://www.demeter.net/demeter-international/members-guest-members
Traders requiring a contract:••••

As soon as a trader is using the trademarks Demeter/Biodynamic for any advertisingor on its website, this trader needs a contract with the respective Demeterorganization. Please inform your clients accordingly.
As soon as a trader is packaging products in his name or his name is added to thelabel, he needs a contract (e. g. “imported by xyz” or “distributed by xyz”).
As soon as a trader is dealing with bulk products or fruit boxes (i.e. bananas), heneeds a contract.
As soon as a trader handles vegetables or fruits that are traded not in end-consumer
packaging, he needs a contract.

The Demeter community is striving for fairness in the economic field. Every Demeter licensee
is requested to consider the effects that his activities in the market have for the otherparticipants active there.
Countries with Specific Distribution Principles
Demeter Germany:
Demeter e.V., Brandschneide 1, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49 6155/84690, info@demeter.de, www.demeter.de
Demeter Austria:
Demeter Österreich, Theresianumgasse 11, 1040 Wien, AUSTRIA
phone +43 18794701, info@demeter.at, www.demeter.at
Demeter Italy:
Demeter Associazione Italia, Strada Naviglia 11/A, 43122 Parma, ITALY
phone +39 0521776962, info@demeter.it, www.demeter.it
Demeter France:
Association Demeter France, 7 rue Edouard Richard, 68000 Colmar, FRANCE
phone +33 389414395, contact@demeter.fr, www.demeter.fr
Demeter Netherlands:
Stichting Demeter, Diederichslaan 25d, 3971 PA Driebergen, THE NETHERLANDS
phone +31 343522355, info@stichtingdemeter.nl, www.stichtingdemeter.nl

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