Activities of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2010/0362(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) ThereIn its a problem of price transmission along theresolution of 7 September 2010 on ‘fair revenues for farmers: a better functioning food supply chain, in particular as regards farm-gEurope’, the European Parliament noted thate prices. Conversely, during 2009 the supply of milk did not react to lower demand. Indeed, in some large producer Member States, in reaction to lower poducers’ costs were continuing to rise but that the prices paid by consumers did not adequately reflect the situation. There is a problem of price transmission along the chain: in most countrices, farmers produced more tthe food- processing industry and the food- marketing chain in the previous year. Value-added in the chain has become increasingly concentrated in the downstream sectors, notably with dairiesenjoy the largest margins. The power of retail trading undertakings is also increasingly cause for concern. Balanced conditions and a just distribution of added value along the food supply chain would benefit both farmers and consumers. A stable, secure and profitable production sector should be recognised as a decisive factor in the food supply chain.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) A comprehensive sectoral investigation of the whole food supply chain should be undertaken to identify any abuses of the power of the demand side in the sector; marketing at below purchase price should be banned throughout the Community.
Amendment 121 #
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) With reference to the European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2010 on ‘agriculture in areas with natural handicaps: a special health check’, it is particularly important that, in future too, measures should be taken in certain areas where there are no alternatives to the burdensome forms of production and products established there (e.g. mountain regions, Nordic regions, grassland regions, etc.) to preserve milk production, in particular, in these areas even after the milk quota system has ceased to operate. Without a functioning milk sector, it will not be possible to preserve farmland in these areas. These measures include, inter alia, marketing measures and measures to protect geographical origin, traditional processing and recipes, traditional specialities and the quality specifications of milk products.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
(viiia) ensuring just distribution of the profits from the food supply chain, particularly by shortening the production chain and promoting regional economic activity by reinforcing cooperative structures and direct marketing;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
(ii) 3350% of the total national production of any particular Member State covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation, and
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
(iii) 3350% of the total combined national production of all the Member States covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation,
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c) (ii) and (iii), in Member States where total annual milk production is small and does not represent more than 2.5% of total EU production, negotiations may be conducted by the producer organisation provided that the total volume of raw milk included by a particular producer organisation in such negotiations does not exceed: – 75% of the total national production of any particular Member State, and – 75% of the total combined national production of all the Member States.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 3350% is not exceeded, the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take place if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.