Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘agricultural and food products’ means products listed in Annex I to the TFEU as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed for use as food using products listed in that Annex; (2) ‘buyer’ means any natural or legal person, irrespective of that person's place of establishment, or any public authority in the Union, who buys agricultural and food products; the term ‘buyer’ may include a group of such natural and legal persons; (3) ‘public authority’ means national, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law; (4) ‘supplier’ means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishment, who sells agricultural and food products; the term ‘supplier’ may include a group of such agricultural producers or a group of such natural and legal persons, such as producer organisations, organisations of suppliers and associations of such organisations; (5) ‘perishable agricultural and food products’ means agricultural and food products that by their nature or at their stage of processing are liable to become unfit for sale within 30 days after harvest, production or processing.