6 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CAP reform introduced measures aimed at addressing the bargaining power gap between farmers and other stakeholderprimary producers, the retail trade, the wholesale trade and SMEs in the food supply chain;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequatCalls on the Commission to study the existing voluntary initiatives for consultation among the parties in the supply chain and to consider how adequate they are for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; draws attention to the voluntary initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, which is a response to the justified concern felt on account of the ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequate for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmprimary producers and retailers;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Questions the Commission’s unwavering support for the SCI, given the reluctance of farmprimary producers to participate; regrets the pre- emptive conclusion that regulatory action at EU level is not foreseen;
Amendment 122 #
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; 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 and the initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, in which both agricultural organisations and retail trade organisations participate, as potential models for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that framework legislation at EU level is essential to tackle UTPs and to address their negative consequences for farmprimary producers; urges the Commission to consider this when assessing the SCI; stresses in this connection the importance of establishing a single clear European definition of unfair trading practices;