4 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2013/2093(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to its declaration of 19 February 2008 on investigating and remedying abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the European Union1,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the work of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and its Experts Platform on B2B contractual practices; considers that the Parliament should urgently resolve pending issues relating to its participation in the Forum's work; emphasises that negative developments in the food supply chain, in particular, should continue to be monitored by the Commission with a view to taking further action; stresses that UTPs also occur in the non-food supply chain and asks the Commission and the business federations to explore the possibilities for creating a new, open-ended forum focusing on retail as a whole;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the principles of good practice and the list of examples of unfair and fair practices in vertical trading relationships in the food supply chain, as well as the framework for the implementation and enforcement of these principles; stresses however that this is a first step and questions the effectiveness of a voluntary undertaking; emphasises that, if these are to have a practical effect, it is important that all actors in the food supply chain participate, including farmers' organisations as well as the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries; requestasks the Commission to review the effects of the voluntary initiative within two years of its entry into force, examine methods of enforcement, enshrined in legislation, such as sanctions and the establishment of an independent ombudsmand, to propose additional actions should this be necessaryadequately address the "climate of fear" in the food supply chain;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that it is often difficult for weaker market parties, particularly farmers and suppliers, to complain about UTPs and emphasises the important role of associations of enterprises which should be able to submit such complaints on their behalf, while ensuring confidentiality, to an ombudsman or adjudicator who should have the power to take ex officio action in the case of information about certain worrying trends; asks, in this regard, for the Commission to examine methods of enforcement, alongside the work of the Voluntary Initiative for the implementation of the principles of good practice in the food supply chain;