5 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the ‘fear factor' caoften comes into play in commercial relationships, with the weaker party being unwilling to lodge a complaint about UTPs imposed by the stronger party, out of concern that this would put an end to their commercial relationship;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the action takenprinciples of good practice for vertical relationships in the food supply chain action adopted by the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning of the Food Supply Chain and; the setting up of the expert platform on B2B practices, which has drawn up a list, a description and an assessment of trading practices that may be regarded as grossly unfair principles also provide examples of fair and unfair practices;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of UTPs in the food supply chain and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law and business ethics;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; stresses that UTPs can hamper business competitiveness, investment and product innovation across the food supply chain;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that taking advantage of a stronger bargaining position to impose UTPs is a violation of the principle of freedom to contract, as the stronger party has more say in the shape that the business relationship is to take and canmay unilaterally impose terms that disproportionately serve its own financial interests, and the weaker party has no option other than to agree to those terms; believes that steps need to be taken to build mutual trust between supply chain partners, on the basis of the principles of freedom to contract, equivalence of benefits and freedom to take advantage of those benefits;