Activities of Davor ŠKRLEC related to 2018/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on dual quality of products in the single market
Amendments (12)
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the varying content of products which are marketed under the same brand and with the same packaging diminishes consumer trust and undermines the reputation of the EU regulatory framework;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million for the development of a common testing methodology, and the inclusion in the EU budget for 2018 of a pilot project that aims to assess different aspects of dual quality for several categories of products; urges Member States and national authorities to actively participate in ongoing initiatives to facilitate the process and to integrate this methodology into their working practices;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on producers who place dual quality products on the single market to take immediate measures to provide information on the composition of their products, differences in composition as well as reasons for such differences and to make this information clear and visible to consumers on the products' packaging; Calls on the Commission to establish an EU public database of these products so that this information can be easily viewed in one place for easy comparison;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the Commission Notice on the dual quality of foodstuffs lacks ambition, and proposes steps that will have little or no impact on the market; stresses that it is important to develop clear and efficient guidance and support for consumer authorities, and that corrective action is urgently needed in order to combat discriminatory practices against consumers;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to urgently investigate business to business (B2B) practices, such as when suppliers force supermarkets to source their products from a particular factory, which may prevent consumers from buying potentially higher quality products from another country within the single market;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of raising consumer awareness and improving access to information; welcomes the statements made by some manufacturers that they would change their recipstresses the need for communication campaigns across the EU, with a particular focus on Western Member States where awareness may be lower; notes that all EU citizens are affected by dual quality practices including when they travel between Member States; welcomes the statements made by some manufacturers that they would change their recipes and calls for assurances that any such changes will not result in the lowering of product quality in any Member States; stresses the role of industry in providing clear and correct consumer information; on packaging as well as in ending discriminatory practices;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of civil society in analysing, challenging and raising awareness about dual quality practices and calls for more support for consumer groups, particularly in Eastern Europe, as well as better protection for institutional and individual whistle-blowers in the field of food safety and consumer rights;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that arguments citing consumer preferences and food reformulation should in no way be used as justification for placing products of dual quality on the market; stresses that the selling products of marketed under the same brand and with the same packaging but with different composition or characteristics should only be permitted if the differences are clearly stated on the packaging;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that products marketed in the single market in a specific type of packaging should have the same composition and quality in every Member State, and that consumers should be duly informed in a clear and visible manner on the product packaging of any variation in composition compared to the original recipe; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the quality of products is the same across the Union;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Strongly encourages the use of the circular economy principle for product packaging and stresses that if packaging for a product in one Member State adheres to this principle, then concerted efforts should be made by the producer to ensure that this is the case for all their products marketed under the same brand in the same type of packaging across the EU and beyond;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that some cases of dual quality products result from a lack of enforcement of EU law; calls on Member State authorities to urgently enforce existing EU rules on food labelling, including in relation to, for example, mechanically separated meat;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that dual quality of products concerns not only food products but also extends to many different sectors such as cosmetics and the car industry; calls for further efforts in establishing non- discriminatory practices between Member States and rules for all products on the internal market;