4 Amendments of Catherine STIHLER related to 2013/2093(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the Commission's establishment of the High Level Expert Group on Retail Sector Innovation and calls of the Commission to swiftly review the forthcoming recommendations of the group, in order to further promote entrepreneurship, stimulate innovation and create jobs and growth in Europe;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Supports the work of the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain and its Experts Platform on B2B contractual practices; considers that the Parliament should urgently resolve pending issues relating to its participation in the Forum's work; stresses that UTPs impact negatively on third county businesses, farmers and workers and also occur in the non-food supply chain and asks the Commission and the business federations to explore the possibilities for creating a new, open-ended forum focusing on retail as a whole;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the principles of good practice and the list of examples of unfair and fair practices in vertical trading relationships in the food supply chain, as well as the framework for the implementation and enforcement of these principles; emphasises that, if these arewelcomes the trade associations recognition of the need for enforcement and emphasises that, if an enforcement mechanism is to have a practical effect, it is important thatvital that it has the respect of all actors in the food supply chain and that all participate, including farmers' organisations as well as the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries; requestsconsiders it also necessary to have an independent, enforcement mechanism with the power to impose sanctions and calls on the Commission to review the practical effects of the voluntary initiative within twoone years of its entry into force, and to swiftly propose additional actions should this be necessary;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that it is often difficult for weaker market parties to complain about UTPs and emphasises the important role of associations of enterprises which should be able to submit such complaints on their behalf, while ensuring confidentiality, to an ombudsman or adjudicator who should have the power to take ex officio action in the case of information about certain worrying trendso calls on the Commission to look into establishing an EU-wide ombudsman that is able to receive information in an anonymous format, keep information confidential, undertake market monitoring and initiate investigations;