Activities of Bas BELDER related to 2017/2191(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Annual report on Competition Policy
Amendments (3)
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the Commission's recognition, in the context of the Report on Competition Policy 2016, of the fact that agricultural producers have very little bargaining power in their negotiations vis-à-vis large suppliers and buyers, since agricultural producers form the least concentrated level in the food supply chain, whereas, in contrast, their input suppliers and customers (processors, wholesalers and retailers) are often much larger and more concentrated; calls for these notions to be effectively reflected in policy implementation;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the EU Institutions to prioritise the strengthening of the post-Brexit single market by ensuring full compliance with EU competition laws and other standards, and by harmonising tax issuesits derogations, as well as other standards, in order to ensure a level playing field between Member States;
Amendment 85 #
5a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to clarify the scope of individual exemptions from competition rules on the basis of Article 101(3) TFEU, in particular with respect to sustainability agreements entered into within the food supply chain to meet societal demands and whose measures go beyond statutory requirements, as these can be exempted from competition law if they contribute to improving production or promoting progress while benefiting consumers;