7 Amendments of Ulrike MÜLLER related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to support the market to make better use of the opportunities provided in the Single CMO Regulation, with a view to enable the establishment of producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Points out that European competition law allows consumers to enjoy a wide choice of goods at competitive prices; Calls on the Commission to make sure that farmers, processors and companies have an incentive to invest and innovate as well as to establish initiatives such as the "Initiative Tierwohl" in Germany, by giving them a fair chance to compete on their products' merits, without being hindered by unfair trading practices;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Questions the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctance of farmers to participate; regrets the pre- emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen; recalls that the Commission recognises the risk of "forum shopping" and sees this as a threat to the functioning of the Single Market;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; welcomes the Commission's report on the efficiency of existing national legislation and measures; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as a potential model for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that a common framework legislation at EU level is essential to tackle UTPs and to address their negative consequences for farmers; urgescalls on the Commission to consider this when assessing the SCI; review the existing legislation at EU level in order to avoid UTPs and, only if this is not feasible, to make a proposal for a common European legislative framework;
Amendment 175 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Argues that such legislationan EU framework would complement the SCI and protect stakeholders who are fully engaged with the Initiative, while ensuring that UTPs are eradicated from the food supply chain and providing primary producers with the necessary legal certainty to address their concerns, preventing market distortions and ensuring a level playing field at EU level.
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States fully and consistently to enforce competition law, rules on unfair competition and anti-trust rules; points out, nonetheless, that competition law can go only a limited way towards resolving the problem of unfair practices; points to the rules in the CAP and calls on the Commission to support the market to make better use of the opportunities provided under the Single CMO Regulation, with a view to enable the establishment of producer organisations, associations of producers organisations and inter-branch organisations;