12 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the Supply Chain Initiative progress report of July 2015,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the registry of the Supply Chain Initiative currently has 1061 operating companies listed and covers a significant part of the food industrial sector;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of some cases of UTPs in the food supply chain and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; sStresses that UTPs can hamper investment and product innovation;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States fully and consistently to enforce competition law, rules on unfair competition and anti-trust rules; points out, nonetheless, that competition law can go only a limited way towards resolving the problem of unfair practices;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that taking advantage of a stronger bargaining position to impose UTPs is a violatione need to build mutual trust between supply chain partners, on the basis of the principles of freedom to contract, as the stronger party has more say in the shape that the business relationship is to take and can unilaterally impose terms that disproportionately serve its own financial interests, and the weaker party has no option other than to agree to those terms; believes that steps need to be taken to build mutual trust between supply chain partners, on the basis of the principles of freedom to contract, equivalence of benefits and freedom to take advantage of those benefitnd a mutual beneficial relationship; underlines the corporate social responsibility of the larger contracting party to limit its advantage during negotiations and to work with the weaker party towards a solution that is positive for both parties;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UrgesRecalls that the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributors; has commissioned a study on the level of UTPs in the food supply chain; urges the Commission to present this study to the Parliament as soon as it is ready; underline that, without this study, it would be unwise to prejudge the need for specific Commission proposals; stresses that any potential proposals must be evidence-based and supported by a full impact assessment;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes strongly that a single, clear, precise and binding definition of UTPs should be drawn up, so as to allow effective rules to be laid down with a view to combating such practices;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rules 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 discretiunderlines that it would be wrong 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 agencieadopt a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to UTPs;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to assess 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 welfareSupports the Supply Chain Initiative and other national schemes; welcomes the commits given by all parties to prevent UTPs within the supply chain; calls for a review of such schemes in order to highlight best practices and better cooperation between the different supply chain parties;