6 Amendments of Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ related to 2009/2237(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Commission communication identifies serious problems such as producer fragmentation, abuse of dominant buyer power, unfair practices in contracting, restricted market access, lack of information on price building and the distribution of profit margins throughout the food chain, closely linked to increased concentration in the input, wholesale and retail sectors,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the Commission communication of 28 October 2009 recommends promoting and facilitating the restructuring and consolidation of the agricultural sector by encouraging the creation of voluntary agricultural producer organisations,
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to establish a new relationship between competition rules and the CAP, with the aim of providing farmers and their interbranch organisations with tools that will make it possible to improve their negotiating position;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member sStates to promote fair contracting based on terms negotiated with farmers’ and, producers’ organisations and interbranch 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 buyers;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of offering exemptions from the criteria applicable to SMEs (Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC) to cooperatives formed by farmers who group their farms together as microenterprises.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to take steps to encourage producers’ organisations and cooperatives to merge and pool their efforts with a view to increasing farmers’ bargaining power within the food supply chain;