Activities of Edward CZESAK related to 2015/2065(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) PL
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (short presentation) PL
Reports (1)
REPORT on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain PDF (350 KB) DOC (143 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the review of arrangements for addressing unfair trading practices (UTPs) in Member States set out in the Commission report confirms that voluntary measures (such as best-practice schemes) are not enough and that almost all Member States have taken regulatory action in this area; whereas experience in other Member States, as detailed in the report, shows that voluntary measures can play only a supplementary role (education, raising awareness of UTPs); whereas the newly established High-Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain provides an opportunity to further develop the approach based on voluntary measures;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the action taken 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; points out, nonetheless, that the role the forum is to play in promoting dialogue with economic operators will in practice be confined to promoting best practice, which, as the Commission report confirms, is not enough to get rid of UTPs once and for all;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Views the fact that Member States see regulatory action as the only effective means of addressing UTPs (most Member States have taken, or are taking, such action) and that such measures were introduced only relatively recently as a good reason for taking regulatory action at EU level at the earliest opportunity, rather than delaying it; points out that it will be easier to adjust to uniform EU- wide measures at this stage than at some time in the future;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Points out that differences in the type and scope of regulatory action at national level can have an adverse effect on competition in the single market and that the regulatory measures taken should therefore be reviewed and harmonised at EU level;