6 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2017/2191(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, due to economic hazards in the farming sector on the one hand, and the imbalance in the relationship between processors or large retail operators and farmers, to the latter’s detriment, on the other, a market-oriented CAP needs to provide support to farmers and grant additional time-limited exemptions from competition rules;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the collective activities of producer organisations and their associations (including production planning and the negotiation of sales and of the terms of contracts) are necessary to achieve the CAP objectives as defined in Article 39 TFEU and should therefore benefit, in principle, from a presumption of compatibility with Article 101 TFEU; calls for simplification of the rules on farmers’ organising collectively, so as to strengthen their bargaining power while safeguarding the principles set out in Article 39 TFEU;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in general, competition policy omainly defends consumers’ interests, but does not and rarely takes account of agricultural producers’ specific interests and difficulties; maintains that competition policy must attach the same importance to defending the interests of agricultural producers as it does to defending consumers’ interests, creating a level playing field to promote investment, employment, innovation on agricultural markets, and the viability of farming businesses;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and national competition authorities to ensure that commodities are properly characterised and paid for and to penalise abuses of a dominant position and any moves towards unfair trading practices affecting farmers;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Urges the Commission to oppose without delay the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer; recalls that this acquisition would result in the creation of the world's largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, with leading portfolios in non- selective herbicides, seeds and traits, and digital agriculture; underlines that this very dangerous monopoly would strongly threaten EU agriculture and citizens;