Activities of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2015/2065(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on unfair trading practices in the food supply chain PDF (350 KB) DOC (143 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the recent step by the Supply Chain Initiative that enables SMEs and micro-enterprises to join under a simplified procedure; points out that the number of SMEs registered has steadily increased and that they are now more numerous than larger entities;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes strongly that a single, clear, precise and binding definition of UTPs sAcknowledges and supports the principles of good practises in the vertical relationships called for in the European Parliament report on a more fair and efficient retail market which was agreed on by all relevant stakehould be drawn up, so as to allow effective rules to be laid dowers and includes clear and precise definitions of UTPs so as to allow proper action to be taken with a view to combating such practices;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rulmeasures in this area, of the specific features of each market and the legal requirements obtaining on it, the different situations and approaches in individual Member States, the degree of consolidation or fragmentation of individual markets, and other significant factors; takes the view that such regulatory efforts should ensure that there is relatively broad discretion to tailor the measures to be taken to the specific features of each market and should be based on the general principle of improving enforcement by involving the relevant public agenciesbodies and the national platforms of the Supply Chain Initiative;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls onSupports the Commission to assesss ongoing assessment of the voluntary and self- regulatory schemes put in place to date and the effectiveness of the regulatory action taken at national and EU level; calls for an assessment of the likely impact of the various types of EU regulatory action that have been proposed, with due account being taken of all the possible implications for the various stakeholders and for consumer welfareon the Commission to speed up its process and put a deadline by January 2016;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to come up with concrete proposals on a way forward based on their assessment of the voluntary and self-regulatory schemes;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on unfair business-to- business trading practises in the food supply chain (COM (2016) 32),
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unfair trading practices (UTPs) are a problem attested to by all entities in the food supply chain and by many national competition authorities; whereas the Commission's report of 29 January 2016 on unfair business-to-business trading practices in the food supply chain confirms that those practices can occur at every stage of the food supply chain; whereas the Commission and Parliament have repeatedly drawn attention to the problem of UTPs;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the report by the Commission on unfair business-to- business trading practices in the food supply chain, as well as the long-expected accompanying study on the monitoring of the implementation of principles of good practices in vertical relationship in the food supply chain;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the setting up and development of the Supply Chain Initiative, which has resulted in the adoption of a set of principles of good practice in B2B relations in the food supply chain and a comprehensive voluntary framework for the implementation of those principles which only in the second year of operation already numbers over one thousand participating companies from across the entire EU and mainly SMEs; believes that efforts to promote fair trading practices in the food supply chain can make a real impact;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the regulatorytargeted action taken by some Member States, which have introduced provisions supplementing national competition law, broadened the scope of application of the directives on UTPs by extending their provisions to cover B2B relations, and set up independent enforcement agencbodies;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Endorses the Commission’s view that UTPs arise as a result of a lack of balance in commercial relationships and a worrying increase in the bargaining power of larger entities, which gives them a dominant position on the market that allows them to impose unfavourable contractual terms on weaker trading partners and to make use of unfair practices that grossly deviate from good commercial conduct and are contrary to the principles of good faith and fair dealing; condemns practices that exploit imbalances in bargaining power between economic operators and have an adverse effect on freedom to contract;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges, nonetheless, that voluntary and self-regulatory schemes are not enough to put an end to UTPs once and for all, owing to the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms; require independent and effective enforcement mechanisms, as well as appropriate and impartial governance structures, in order to put an end to UTPs once and for all;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to follow-up its recommendations from its report of 29 January 2016 on unfair business-to- business trading practices in the food supply chain, to increase the credibility and effectiveness of the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI) by requiring the relevant stakeholders to: a. improve awareness of the SCI, especially among SMEs, b. ensure the impartiality of the SCI's governance structure, c. allow alleged victims of UTPs to complain confidentially, and d. grant investigatory and sanctioning power to independent bodies;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UrgeSupports the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to oper's efforts in assessing the effectiveness and credibility of available mechanisms for the enforcement of rules against UTPs in Member States; agrees with the Commission thate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributort this stage, there is no added value of a specific harmonized regulatory approach at EU level, given the fact that the large majority of Member States have introduced regulatory measures and public enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rules in this area,Notes that, in adopting measures to counter unfair trading practices within the food supply chain, due account must be taken of the specific features of each market and the legal requirements obtaining on it, the different situations and approaches in individual Member States, the degree of consolidation or fragmentation of individual markets, and other significant factors; takes the view that such regulatory efforts shouldit is necessary to ensure that there is relatively broad discretion to tailor the measures to be taken to the specific features of each market and should be based on the general principle of improving enforcement by involving the relevant public agencies and/or competent national bodies and platforms;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to assesscontinue to assess closely the effectiveness of the voluntary and self-regulatory schemes put in place to date and the effectivenessand of the regulatory action taken at national and EU level; calls for an assessment of the likely impact of the various types of EU regulatory action that have been proposed, with due account being taken of all the possible implications for the various stakeholders and for consumer welfarelevel to combat unfair trading practices; expects the results of the review to be communicated before 2019, focusing in particular on the creation of national platforms and follow-up to the recommendations made in the report of 29 January 2016 (COM (2016) 32) by the various stakeholders, particularly the SCIs;