13 Amendments of Angélique DELAHAYE related to 2018/2102(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) allows the agricultural sector to derogate from the rules of competition law, which must be determined by the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 39 TFEU gives the CAP the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by boosting individual income;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the 2013 CAP reform, the 'Omnibus' revision and the European Commission's 2018 proposal aim to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas climate disasters, which affect farmers, have an impact on the market and weaken farmers' position in the food supply chain;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to tackle unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain as a vital step in rebalancing power within the chain and bringing transparency to the buyer-supplier relationship; highlights its importance in achieving a more sustainable and competitive food supply chain for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the environment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essential to have collective organisations to enable the objectives of the CAP to be attained and that such organisations must be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU; Considers that, in line with the current direction, the competences of producer and interbranch organizations need to be further strengthened so that the negotiating bargaining power of farmers could be balanced with the negotiating power of retailers in the food supply chain; Considers that EU co-financing for the establishment and operation of these organizations should be increased;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the specific characteristics of agricultural activities make it essential to have collective organisations to enable the objectives of the CAP, as defined under Article 39 TFEU, to be attained and that such organisations must therefore be considered compatible with Article 101 TFEU;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. believes that all farmers should have the right to collective bargaining and that the CAP should no longer force them to come together in different forms: producer organisations, associations of producer organisations, cooperatives and inter-branch organisations;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the inter-branch organisations model is the most successful form of organisation, because it provides a structure for all the players in a sector; considers that this model should be promoted by the CAP to make the creation of inter-branch organisations easier at a European level;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the concept of 'relevant market' in the Commission's assessment must be redefined and understood as meaning the whole of the sector concerned in order to rule out restrictive interpretations;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; Calls on the Commission to initiate new centralised food-safety inspections with regard to honey imported into the EU (here it should be magnetic resonance, NMR testing) and poultry meat (here mainly antibiotic residues needed to be analysed);
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; calls on the Commission to integrate this aspect into the Brexit negotiations;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected following the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seeds. Takes the view that the marketing standards for seed and plant propagating material for minor use should be eased and made more flexible.