Activities of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2018/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on dual quality of products in the single market
Amendments (8)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas such unfair practices have to be cut out to avoid any misleading for consumers and considering that only a strong synergy at the EU level can solve this cross-border issue;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the analyses show that certain products contain less meat, or less of other ingredients, in certain countries, in most cases those countries which joined the EU in 2004, 2007 and 2013; whereas the analyses found instances of the same products being sold at considerably higher prices in those countries than in the so- called ‘old Member States’, thus hindering the principle that all consumers are treated equally;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that, in response to European citizens’the sector's concerns about different products being sold under the same brand in different Member States, the practice of ‘one brand, one product, different content and proportional composition’ needis unacceptable and has to be stopped by means of an amendment to Directive 2005/29/EC of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CIs of the opinion that manufacturers should be proactive by taking appropriate measures respecting the consumers and not wait for the new legislation to be put into place; considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Manufacturers are invited to consider a logo on the packaging that would indicate that the content and the quality of the same brand and packaging product is the same across Member States;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit, within the existing bodies, to monitor consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.