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3 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2017/2191(INI)

Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the collective activities of producer organisations and their associations (including production planning and the negotiation of sales and of the terms of contracts) are necessarypositive to achieve the CAP objectives as defined in Article 39 TFEU and should therefore benefit, in principle, from a presumption of compatibility with Article 101 TFEU as long as those joint activities also contribute in improving competitiveness and efficiency;
2017/10/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the Commission should assess under which conditions more room could be created within competition policy for collective arrangements of producers organisations, including cooperatives, their associations and inter-branch organisations, that are made for the purpose of sustainability (such as initiatives that favour biodiversity, improve animal welfare and/or health, combat antimicrobial resistance) under the condition that these arrangements favour consumers and society;
2017/10/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that farmers in all sectors of production should be guaranteed the right to collective bargaining, including the right to agree on minimum prices; believes that farmers should fully engage with and be equipped with the means to exploit the potential of producer organisations, including producer cooperatives, their associations and inter- branch bodies;
2017/10/20
Committee: AGRI