Activities of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2021/2043(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the EU food and drink industry to continue their efforts to increase their 70% share of purchases and processing of the EU agricultural production; Stresses that the proper functioning of the single market is key to safeguarding agri-food supplies across the EU and is the best tool to ensure recovery for all; notes that in some Member States the COVID-19 pandemic has led to certain types of local restrictions; recalls that national measures cannot undermine the fundamental principles of the single market;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Commission has not yet carried out a comprehensive assessment of the non-tariff barriers to the single market, especially in the agri- food sector, that could be used as an impetus to tackle these barriers;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas many barriers affecting the single market derive from incorrect or incomplete application of EU legislation or from Member States taking national policy measures regardless of their direct or indirect impact on the European single market;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas many barriers affecting the single market derive from incorrect or incomplete application of EU legislation or measures taken by Member States to protect their general interests;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern the recent increase in national labelling requirements for food and drink products; underlines that these requirements must be justified and proportional, and should not create obstacles to the smooth movement of food products across the EU; stresses in this regard that a single European approach to labelling could remove barriers to the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that a proliferation of national limitations on the use of certain substances could hamper the free circulation of food and drinks across the Union; encourages in this regard the Member States to favour a common European, evidence-based and proportional approach to unilateral national measures;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes with concern the increasing number of different national product specification recognition rules, indirectly or directly leading to the shielding of the national market, in particular as regards public tenders for collective meals such as meals for schools, hospitals or canteens; stresses that these practices hamper the proper functioning of the European single market; calls therefore on the Commission to be more vigilant about these indirect protectionist measures and to act quickly when they are reported;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it unacceptable that quality differences exist between food products which are advertised and distributed in the single market under the same brand name and with the same packaging; welcomes the Commission’s incentives to address the issue of dual food quality in the single market.; encourages the Member States to implement the updated Unfair Commercial Practice Directive, which prohibits unjustified significant different composition or characteristics of food products that are identically marketed in different Member States, timely and correctly into national law;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G g (new)
Recital G g (new)
G g. whereas barriers in the digital single market still exist and have to be removed in order to realise its full potential; whereas the use of new technologies and AI can be helpful to overcome those barriers; whereas better implementation of existing legislations for the European single market is crucial;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the single market remains the European Union’s greatest achievement; urges the Commission, therefore, to refocus resources at issues plaguing the single market, in particular non-tariff barriers (NTBs), which continue to limit opportunities for consumers and businesses, by creating needless additional barriers to the free movement of goods and services;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. New Title : Digitalization and Use of AI
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Believes that digitalisation and emerging technologies such as AI can contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU and deepen the internal market; stresses that, if such technologies are used correctly, they can be positive and transformative and address many challenges to eliminate the single market obstacles;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Welcomes the DSA and DMA regulation proposals and asks for the European Commission and Member States to adopt frameworks which are coherent with the other policies of the internal market and the EU; considers that it is of outmost importance for companies and specially SMEs and consumers to have a clear, harmonized and robust set of rules;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Underlines the importance of a fully functioning digital single market that benefits consumers and enterprises and asks for SMEs to be supported in order to face the obstacles and struggles in their digital transformation;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Regrets that despite the investment taken in SOLVIT, the lack of visibility and confidence of companies in the SOLVIT network in solving their problems is quite high; invites the Commission to revisit the SOLVIT network system and its adaptability to future challenges for the internal market;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Stresses the need for an approachable and accessible contact point for European citizens, businesses and their representatives to raise measures taken by Member States which hinder the European single market; highlights the need for a smooth follow-up of these complaints in order to tackle the unjustified barriers to the single market as soon as possible;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the Commission to remain the guardian of the European single market and to act timely and appropriately when national measures disrupt the intra-EU movement of goods and services;