Activities of Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA related to 2009/2237(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, although food prices have risen by 3.3% per year since 1996, the prices farmers receive have only risen by 2.1%, whilst operational costs have increased by 3.6%, proving that the food supply chain is not functioning properly,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the need to promote an increase in the added value of European agri-food production and launch information campaigns for consumers on the efforts made by farmers and the industry in relation to the environment, food safety and animal welfare;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to introduce arbitration mechanisms that will guarantee compliance with contractual agreements;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on national and European competition authorities to take action against abusive buyer practices of dominant wholesalers and retailers which systematically put farmersuppliers of food products in an extremely unequal bargaining position;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to amend European competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentration and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through late payments to farmers and the food industry, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing fees;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a list to be drawn up of abusive market practices, such as loss leader pricing and sales commissions, and for such practices to be explicitly outlawed by the EU; Calls for companies failing to comply to be ‘named and shamed’ and for penalties to be introduced;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to act in line with competition law by taking the steps required to put branded and private-label goods on an equal footing so as not to distort competition; furthermore, calls for steps to be taken to guarantee intellectual property rights for branded goods and prevent the misuse of inside information, enabling consumers to exercise freedom of choice;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Takes the view that, where private- label and branded goods are in the same category, the ownership and marketing rights of the private-label goods should be held by companies that operate independently of the company running the shops selling the goods;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member states to promote fair contracting based on terms negotiated with farmers’ and producers’ organisationthe suppliers of food products so as to ensure best product quality and fair prices, and to provide for an easily accessible system to guard against breach of contracts by buyers;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers it necessary to promote the closer integration of the various links of the chain in the context of interbranch organisations and to draw up voluntary standard contracts, with the possibility, in certain cases and especially for perishable goods, of Member States demanding that they become binding;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to introduce arbitration mechanisms that will guarantee compliance with contractual agreements;