7 Amendments of Evelyne GEBHARDT related to 2011/2094(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the complexity of the food supply chain and the lack of transparency in food pricing; believes that an improved analysis of costs, quality, processes, added value, volumes, prices and margins across all sections of the food supply chain, in line with competition law and commercial confidentiality, will improve price transparency and choice for consumers, while avoiding unfair consumer discrimination; welcomes the establishment of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and its positive effects on the improvement of trading practices;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – a (new)
Paragraph 3 – a (new)
3a. Stresses that there is currently no effective legal system governing the payment of compensation for damage caused by violations of competition law to individuals in most of the EU countries; notes that the competition authorities punish breaches of competition law, and fines are paid to the state, whilst consumers directly affected by such breaches do not receive compensation; considers that an appropriate collective consumer redress mechanism should address this issue at EU-level; calls on the Commission to consider thoroughly the possibility of creating a European fund financed by a share of the fines imposed to sanction companies infringing EU competition law; proposes that such a fund could be used to cover the costs of cross-border collective actions having a European dimension, provided that the funds will be used for that purpose;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – b (new)
Paragraph 3 – b (new)
3b. Welcomes that the Commission intends to revise Council Directive 89/105/EEC of 21 December 1988 relating to the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of national health insurance systems1 to improve transparency in the setting of minimum rules for pricing and reimbursement procedures;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the increase in energy prices and the negative impact this has on consumers, especially the elderly and vulnerable; stresses that access to affordable energy - as a universal service - should be guaranteed;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to meet the objective set in the Digital Agenda for Europe (COM(2010) 245 final/2) that differences between roaming and national tariffs should approach zero by 2015; notes the lack of competition on the roaming market and stresses the need for improved price transparency;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to increase scrutiny of anti-competitive behaviour in all commercial sectors and to open formal proceedings where appropriate, especially when consumer rights are at stake;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 –a (new)
Paragraph 7 –a (new)
Welcomes the dialogue between the Commission's DG Competition and Consumer Organisations; encourages the Commission to intensify these dialogues and to open them for additional stakeholders;