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2 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2011/2019(BUD)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Voices its concern about the Commission’s optimistic assumption that the evolution of agricultural markets will remain fairly stable and largely favourable, as well as about the consistent decrease in needs for market-related expenditure; points out that improved market situations often have differentiated impacts on certain sectors; urges the Commission to monitor developments in agricultural markets carefully and to be prepared to react swiftly and effectively with the necessary mechanisms to counter adverse market developments, such as the current situation in the olive oil sector;
2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that ideally farmers should be able to obtain a reasonable standard of living via the market and should not be dependent for this purpose, as at present, on funds from the European agriculture budget; therefore calls on the Commission to identify the distribution of profit margins in the producer-to-consumer chain and, on the basis of the results of this investigation, to take measures to achieve a fair distribution of profit margins within the scope of the present competition policy;
2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI