4 Amendments of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2013/2091(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s forthcoming implementing act on origin labelling of all meat and impact assessment on origin labelling for meat used as food ingredient; highlights the importance of clear, harmonised rules and calls on Member States to enforce them swiftly in a coherent way throughout the EU; is concerned, however, that further legislation in this area may lead to increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognize the importance of unannounced and independent controls carried out by well-equipped and trained staff; Calls on Member States to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated for official controls; Underlines that efficient controls and inspections should be carried out in such a way that does not create extra administrative burden or negatively affect SMEs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission’s review on official controls provides for economical disincentive to fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties currently applied in the food sector are inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges, therefore, the Commission and the Member States to introduce stronger, proportionate and more dissuasive sanctions;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the need forto better prioritize these investigations and to improved cooperation between all relevant public authorities (e.g. Food Veterinary Office, OLAF, Customs, Law Enforcement) and the food operators; sStresses the need to increase antifraud skills (e.g. IT tools) and to be proactive rather than reactive.;