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2 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2015/2065(INI)

Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequatCalls on the Commission to study the existing voluntary initiatives for consultation among the parties in the supply chain and to consider how adequate they are for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; draws attention to the voluntary initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, which is a response to the justified concern felt on account of the ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as and the initiative for consultation among the parties in the supply chain in Belgium, in which both agricultural organisations and retail trade organisations participate, as potential models for adaptation at EU level;
2015/09/23
Committee: AGRI