8 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2094(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 40th anniversary of the Commission’s Competition Report and the contribution the Reports have made to building the single market and, delivering improved choice for consumers and stimulating the Union’s economic growth;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that improved price transparency is essential in stimulating competition in the single market and, offering real choice to consumers, improving the quality of goods and services and encouraging innovation and technological progress; points out that the high price of basic food products, medicinal products and fuel is the result of insufficient or unfair competition;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, notwithstanding all the efforts to cope with the economic crisis, cartels remain the most serious threat to competition, consumer welfare and the proper functioning of markets, and consequently cannot be accepted even during an economic crisis; whereas the formation of cartels is encouraged by both deflation and inflation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the complexity of the food supply chain and the lack of transparency in food pricing; believes that an improved analysis of costs, processes, added value, volumes, prices and margins across all sections of the food supply chain, in line with competition law and commercial confidentiality, will improve pricthe transparency and choice for consumersof price-setting mechanisms and of the agro-food industry and improve choice for consumers, while at the same time boosting the agro-food industry’s resistance to price volatility;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to ensure the independence of rail-related service providers from railway undertakings; notes that the full management structure of the national railways ensures that the rail sector performs well and is therefore in a good competitive position on the international freight market, enabling the public financing of railways to be limited and even providing revenue;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws attention to the fact that the well-being of Union citizens and the competitiveness of Europe’s businesses depend on the energy markets; points out that energy market manipulation and insufficiently transparent prices artificially cause prices to be at a level not justified by actual availability and production costs, storage or transportation capacity, and demand;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to increase scrutiny of anti-competitive behaviour in all commercial sectors and, to open formal proceedings where appropriate; and to prevent unfair trading practices which undermine public confidence, are an obstacle to investment, exacerbate energy- price volatility and reduce the competitiveness of other sectors and of energy-intensive industries.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Commission to review its fining guidelines and to regulate – with due regard for the extent of the losses suffered by consumers and the market and the principle of subsidiarity – the interaction between public and private liabilities under EU antitrust law; encourages the Commission to make sure fines take into account any compensation already paid to third parties; urges the Commission to initiate a review on ways to encourage the infringer to pay damages on an out-of-court settlement basis before the final decision on the fine is taken;