14 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2015/2065(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds the Commission that the European Parliament's own initiative report adopted in December 2013 called on the Commission to examine the need and possibility of independent enforcement to address the so-called 'fear factor' among primary producers in the supply chain; urges the Commission to consider this in its own report;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to assess the SCI in terms of effectiveness, taking into account concerns cited by the farming community; cautions the Commission to avoid assessing the voluntary initiative based solely on the number of registered participants;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national lawvoluntary codes and legislative measures to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; 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 aone potential model for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that while private–own brand labelled products can bring increased value and choice to consumers, they give an unfair and anti-competitive position to retailers, who become both customer and competitor; notes that market share in a private-own brand product category may undermine the benefits of these products for consumers and the agri-food industry; insists that the issue of private-own brands requires particular attention from the Commission and Competition Authorities, with a need to address the potential long term consequences for the supply chain;
Amendment 188 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that while private–own brand labelled products can bring increased value and choice to consumers, they give an unfair and anti-competitive position to retailers, who become both customer and competitor; notes that market share in a private-own brand product category may undermine the benefits of these products for consumers and the agri-food industry; insists that the issue of private-own brands requires particular attention from the Commission and Competition Authorities, with a need to address the potential long term consequences for the supply chain;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's Annual report on EU Competition Policy, particularly paragraph 104,
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 b (new)
Citation 17 b (new)
- having regard to the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator investigation into Tesco PLC from January 2016,
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the steps taken to date by the Commission to combat UTPs with a view to securing a more balanced market; regrets the Commission's conclusion in its 2016 report on unfair business-to- business trading practices in the food supply chain, that it does not currently propose to adopt a harmonised regulatory approach to tackle unfair trading practices at EU level;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates farmers reluctance to join the Supply Chain Initiative due to the lack of anonymous complaints and sanctions; notes that in the case of Finland, farmers joined the SCI and subsequently left due to these limitations;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the regulatory action taken by some Member States, which have introduced provisions supplementing national competition law, broadened the scope of application of the directives on UTPs byfact that more than 20 Member States have or are planning to introduce legislation to tackle UTPs, indicating the extendingt of their provisions to cover B2B relations, and set up independent enforcement agenciesblem and the need for legislative action at EU level so as to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the Supply Chain Initiative and other national and EU voluntary systems (codes of good practice, voluntary dispute settlement mechanisms) should be further developed and promoted; encourages producers and traders to become involnotes that the Commission states in its recent report that the SCI needs to be improved, in such initiatives; takes the view that they should play a leading role in efforts to combat UTPparticular to take account of confidential complaints, and the granting of investigations and sanctioning powers to independent bodies;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges, nonetheless,Emphasises that voluntary and self- regulatory schemes are not enough to put an end to UTPs once and for all, owing to the lack of effective enforcement mechanismssufficient in eradicating UTPs from the food supply chain once and for all; calls therefore on the Commission to consider framework legislation that would protect all stakeholders in the food supply chain, including those who are already fully engaged with the SCI;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points to the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator as a possible model for adaption at EU level which could create a real deterrent to unfair trading practices and help to eliminate the fear factor;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. UNotes the Commission's intention in its 2016 report to closely monitor the different approaches for tackling UTPs at Member State level; urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EUframework legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributorso as to ensure a level playing field across the Member States;