Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2009/2237(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas it is necessary to draw a clear distinction between concerns about unfair trading practices which are related to the imbalances in bargaining power of contracting parties and concerns about anti-competitive behaviour,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the asymmetry in bargaining power between contracting parties can lead to unfair trading practices as larger and more powerful actors seek to impose contractual arrangements to their advantage and whereas such practices can occur at every link in the chain,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the need for a stable and secure food supply chain in which all actors enjoy security and the potential to make a fair profit;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to further develop the food price monitoring tool to ensure among other things e.g. the coverage of a greater number of food products and chains and clear visibility of the link between consumer, producer and agricultural commodity prices;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 79 #
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 farmers in an extremely unequal bargaining positioany actor in the food supply chain;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to submit a report to Parliament by the end of 2010 providing data on buyer power abuse in the EU, anticompetitive behaviour and unfair contractual practices throughout the food chain and to proposing suitable proportionate responses;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to submitinvestigate the need for a legislative proposal on the better implementation of competition rules in the food chain so as to effectively limit the development of dominant market positions and strengthen farmers" bargaining power through efficient producer organisations and SMEs;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to amend Europeanensure that EU competition law so as to prevent damage caused by concentrationdoes not allow distortion in the food market caused namely by merger control and resultant buyer power abuse in the food chain, for example through which can result in late payments to farmers, forced discounts, resale at loss, high volume requirements and unjustified listing fees and if necessary to amend such legislation;
Amendment 148 #
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" organisations 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 buyerspractices and to work together with all the stakeholders to prepare sets of standard contracts whose use would be voluntary taking into account the diversity of the food chain;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to give special attention to the EU's food security requirements in light of the commodity price spike of 2008;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to improve the oversight and the overall transparency of agricultural commodity derivatives markets and also to enhance the transparency for over the counter activity in the context of the upcoming review of MiFID and other relevant legislation;