Activities of Dennis de JONG related to 2016/2100(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its concern with the level of concentration in some sectors, such as in the chemical sector, in light of the recent mergers between, for example, Dow Chemical and Dupont, and between Bayer and Monsanto; requests the Commission to explain how it defines the minimum of market players necessary for fair competition in the EU, how it retains the possibility for new companies, in particular start-ups, to enter highly concentrated markets and how it avoids the emergence of companies that are 'too big to fail' and would require State support, in order to avoid major employment losses in the case of their closing down;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of lively city centres and expresses its concern with the number of shops that have recently had to close down; invites the Commission to examine how it intends to apply certain, less restrictive, competition rules in order to make it possible for municipalities, real estate owners, electricity and gas suppliers, as well as retailers to work together in order to revitalise the 'high street'; emphasises in this respect that national, regional and local authorities should be free to introduce restrictions for the establishment of outlet centres, shopping malls etc., outside the city centres, if this is needed for the revitalisation of city centres.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to examine and correct the situation of independent retailers who are allowed under competition law to work together through their brick-and-mortar shops, but are accused of unfair competition if they provide joint e-commerce offerings.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Invites the Commission to allow in its competition policies for certain forms of co-operation between independent food suppliers, in order to avoid and counter any unfair trading practices on the part of supermarkets.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Requests the Commission to explain how it applies the rules on state support in respect of social housing schemes, and, in particular, in regard of the definition of social housing; points in this regard to the differences between rental prices in big cities as opposed to the general level of housing rental prices and asks the Commission to allow for raising the income ceilings in order to qualify for social housing in areas where the general level of rental prices is relatively high.