3 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2018/2102(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to tackle unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain as a vital step in rebalancing power within the chain and bringing transparency to the buyer-supplier relationship; highlights its importance in achieving a more sustainable and competitive food supply chain for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the environment;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Encourages Member States' competition authorities to take account of the demand from consumers for sustainable food production which requires increasing account to be taken of 'public goods' value in food pricing; in this regard asks that European competition policy looks deeper than the lowest common denominator of 'cheap food';
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected following theby comprehensively assessing the impact of mergers and acquisitions of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seedsagricultural input suppliers, including producers of plant protection products, at farm level; highlights that such mergers and acquisitions could damage competition; notes the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group.