This federal law aims to regulate and organise food supplies in the event of crises, emergencies and disasters, and achieve food sustainability. Under the provisions of the law, the Ministry of Economy has the jurisdiction to prepare reports, studies, statistics and the economic evaluation of food commodities, estimate consumption volumes, determine surpluses and deficits as well as prepare databases on the production and availability of food commodities in the country and countries of origin. The law also specifies the obligations of the supplier and the registered merchants, and warehouses and storage conditions, in addition to the incentives and facilities that may be granted to the supplier and registered merchants, and the penalties for violators.