3 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2017/2191(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a clear, coherent and workable regulatory environment in terms of adaptation of competition policy to agricultural specificities can contribute to strengthening farmers’ position within the food supply chain by increasing market efficiency and ensuring a level playing field within the single market;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in general, competition policy only defends consumers’ interests, but does not take account of agricultural producers’ specific interests and difficulties; stresses that competition policy must attach the same importance to defending the interests of agricultural producers as it does to defending consumers’ interests, by ensuring that the conditions for competition and for access to the internal market are fair in order to foster investment, employment, innovation, viability of agricultural businesses and balanced development of rural areas in the EU;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the need for the progressive development of the EU competition framework to include the monitoring of the food supply chain, the evolutions in the position of primary producers and the Sustainability Assessment of Food and Agriculture systems (SAFA) indicators.; considers that the current crisis in the farming sector is worsening the already weak positions of farmers within the food supply chain;