2 Amendments of Angelo CIOCCA related to 2018/2102(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the ultimate goal of EU policies must be to ensure fair prices that are in line with production costs and reflect the quality of the production processes; points out that the European primary sector owes its competitiveness principally to its compliance with qualitative, environmental and social standards and that these values must not be undermined by 'predatory pricing' strategies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; stresses that certification 'equivalence' must also be continuously verified and monitored and must be immediately revocable by the EU if its reliability is revealed to be undermined by fraud;