Activities of Jacques COLOMBIER related to 2018/2102(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on competition policy (debate) FR
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the TFEU assigns primacy to the common agricultural policy (CAP) over competition law, and whereas this key principle must not be undermined under any circumstances;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Article 39 TFEU gives the CAP the objective of ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, whereas this objective has obviously not been met, and whereas this is causing serious consequences for agricultural producers, their farms and rural zones as a whole;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers at the expense of agricultural producers; considers that these two interests should be placed on an equal footingfood security can only be a sustainable goal if it guarantees a fair standard of living for the farming community, and if the interests of producers and consumers are placed on the same level to this end;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the ultimate goal of EU policies must be to ensure fair prices that are in line with production costs and reflect the quality of the production processes; points out that the European primary sector owes its competitiveness principally to its compliance with qualitative, environmental and social standards and that these values must not be undermined by 'predatory pricing' strategies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations; stresses that certification 'equivalence' must also be continuously verified and monitored and must be immediately revocable by the EU if its reliability is revealed to be undermined by fraud;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the entry of products onto the European market from third countries which do not meet the same social, health and environmental standards faces European producers with unfair competition; calls, therefore, for the systematic application of the principles of reciprocity and compliance as regards agricultural products in trade negotiations and in all the ongoing free trade negotiations;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected following the acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, which could damageit should never have accepted, and which poses a serious risk to competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seeds.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for checks on agricultural products at national border crossings to no longer be considered as a violation of fair competition, but as a necessary guarantee that European social, health and environmental requirements are being complied with.