Activities of Malcolm HARBOUR related to 2010/2109(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a more efficient and fairer retail market PDF (213 KB) DOC (136 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that retailers are offering diverse and modern ways of purchasing and selling goods and services andwhich contribute to consumer choice and flexible employment opportunities, in particular for youth and otherwise long-term unemployed; considers that the further optimisation of purchasing and sales processes throughout the retail supply chain, from market research and product marketing to supplier relations, logistics, stock management as well as the handling of faulty goods and consumer complaints, will improve competitiveness of the EU retail sector, drive down prices for consumers and improve service quality;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the difficulties faced by Europe’s independent retailers, and considers that retail market legislation should be more thoroughly evidence- based, particularly as regards the need to adequately examine and understand the impact of legislation on small businesses;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to act more firmly in regard to any Member State infringing internal market principles, to speed up infringement procedures through a ‘fast-track approach’ and to report to the European Parliament every six monthsyearly on resolved cases in the field of retail;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to investigate the travel retail and duty-free sectors to identify and, if appropriate, propose actions to remove any unnecessary regulatory and administrative barriers that may limit growth and job creation in these sectors;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note, however, of a widespread concern about market dominance by certain bigger actors, who are often perceived to impose unfair terms on smaller suppliers and traders, for instance through mechanisms of selective distribution, restrictive practices, price control and delisting without notice, thereby distorting competition; underlines that the entire retail supply chain is affected by such practices;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that the development of private labels should not affect consumer choice or the possibility for SMEs tocontinue to deliver improved consumer choice and provide clear opportunities for SMEs to innovate and expand;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that retailers and suppliers are drivers of innovation, research and development; encourages them to invest in new technologies to further improvestresses that the whole sector needs to continue driving up the level of investment in innovative technologies and practices to further improve competitiveness throughout the supply chain, covering logistics and transport, energy efficiency, packaging, waste disposal and packagroduct recycling, and to exchange best practices;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Asks the Commission to prepare, in consultation with the retail sector, a comprehensive European Action Plan for Retail in order to set out a strategy, building on achievements and addressing outstanding issues, with sector-specific recommendations; stresses that this Action Plan should include the Commission's already developed initiatives to examine these priorities such as the High Level Forum on the Better Functioning of the Food Supply Chain, initiatives on the strategy for natural resources and relevant proposals of the Single Market Act; proposes that follow-up to the proposed actions in the Action Plan be presented and debated at the first Retail Market Roundtable;