ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Crops (Coffee) (General) Regulations
23. Coffee trading
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
23. Coffee trading
(1)Kenya Coffee shall be traded through —(1A)A coffee miller-marketer shall be prohibited from offering a grower financial support.(1B)The Coffee Auction shall be managed by an auction organiser who shall be licensed by the Authority.(2)The prices offered at the direct sales shall be competitive and bear a favorable comparison to those discovered at the auction.(3)A buyer, roaster, a miller-marketer, grower marketer licensed by the relevant licensing authority, may trade at the auction in accordance with these Regulations and any other laws that may govern the auction.(4)A buyer shall remit to the Authority a sample of 200 grams of clean coffee representing the consignment destined for shipment to the overseas buyer for purposes of arbitration in case of disputes and for quality control.(5)It shall be an offence for a holder of a miller-marketing licence to participate by himself or by his agent in the buying of coffee.(6)Parallel directorships and cross ownership of shares in miller-marketers and coffee buying companies is prohibited.(7)The auction organizer shall establish an auction system for the conduct of auctions for Kenya Coffee and such system may facilitate trading in coffees from the region.(8)An auction organizer shall fulfil requirements under the Second Schedule under these Regulations.