Activities of Bolesław G. PIECHA related to 2018/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on dual quality of products in the single market
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the joint letter of Republic of Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic of 23 March 2018 to the European Commission concerning the issue of dual quality of products within the context of the New Deal for Consumers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 36 #
Bb. whereas consumers in the internal market should benefit from the same level of protection in all Member States;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Joint Research Center is supposed to come up with a common methodology to improve food product comparative tests;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that although there are many proven differences in the composition of products that are essentially similar and sold under the same marketing labels(principally foodstuffs), any legal or political action should be based on clearly proven cases and not on press or social media coverage which may be misleading;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that arguments citing consumer preferences and food reformulation should in no waynot be used as justification for placing products of dual quality on the market, unless based on well-defined, justified and objective reasons such as compliance with relevant national rules;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that products marketed in the single market in a specific type of packaging should have the same composition in every Member State, and that consumers should be duly informed of any justified variation in composition compared to the original recipe in a clear and easily readable manner; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the quality of products is the same across the Union;
Amendment 123 #
7. Underlines that national authorities are unable to tackle this issue individually, and calls therefore for a solution to be found at EU level; recalls that Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices (UCPD)3 is the main tool for protecting consumers from misleading and unfair practices; calls on the Commission to consider amending Annex I to the UCPD by adding the practice of unjustified dual quality of goods to the blacklist.; _________________ 3 OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22. OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22.