5 Amendments of Franc BOGOVIČ related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas unfair practices may have harmful consequences for the food supply chain, which in turn may have a detrimental impact on the entire EU economy; whereas UTPs may discourage cross-border trade in the EU and hinder the proper functioning of the internal market; whereas unfair practices can result in particular in enterprises cutting back on investment and innovation owing to a reduction in income and a lack of certainty, and may lead them to abandon production, processing or trading activities; whereas UTPs pose a grave threat to the livelihood of European farmers, whose production is mostly based on family farms;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges, nonetheless, that voluntary and self-regulatory schemes are not enough to put an end to UTPs once and for all, owing to the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms, and are inadequate for eliminating the ‘fear factor’ from the supply chain;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributors; believes that these specific proposals for EU legislation should be based on an assessment of the Supply Chain Initiative drawn up by the Commission and must take into account farming organisations’ concerns about the CSI as well as indicators of the success of the initiative;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that work should begin on EU rules on the establishment or recognition of national public agencies with responsibility for enforcing laws to combat unfair practices in the food supply chain, which would enable ex-ante checks to be carried out in order to protect against abuses of dominant market position; takes the view that public agencies of this kind should be empowered to conduct investigations on their own initiative and on the basis of informal information and complaints dealt with on a confidential basis (thus overcoming the fear factor), as well as to impose penalties;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing a European regulatory body to play a coordinating role between the national regulatory bodies;