Activities of Mihai ŢURCANU related to 2015/2065(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak) RO
Amendments (7)
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the limitations of the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), and specifically the absence of farmers’ organisations owing to lack of trust, restriction of anonymous complaints, absence of meaningful mechanisms to adequately combat well- documented unfair trading practices (UTPs), and, in particular, the lack of enforcement measures and sanctions; notes also that agricultural producers find themselves in a weak negotiating position, because of the relative lack of organisation;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the European Commission should give more assistance to the Supply Chain Initiative Governance Group in continuing and stepping up its efforts to enhance SME awareness and finding efficient ways of including SMEs in the initiative;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Doubts whether voluntary initiatives are adequate for addressing UTPs and the acknowledged ‘fear factor’ in the supply chain arising from the imbalance of power between farmers and retailers; stresses that the national authorities should have effective mechanisms for response to complaints about UTPs;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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; calls on the Member States to introduce the necessary measures to implement UTP rules where they do not yet exist; 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 a potential model for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that UTPs may have a damaging effect on cross-border trade in foodstuffs and impede the functioning of the single market;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that framework legislation at EU level is essential to tackle UTPs and to address their negative consequences for farmers; urges the Commission to consider this when assessing the SCI; urges the Commission to draw up an open list of UTPs that are prohibited at EU level;
Amendment 174 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Argues that such legislation would complement the SCI and protect stakeholders who are fully engaged with the Initiative, while ensuring that UTPs are eradicated from the food supply chain, helping to enhance consumer safety and providing primary producers with the necessary legal certainty to address their concerns, thereby ensuring them a level playing field in dealings with their trading partners.