Activities of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2015/2065(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (short presentation) DE
Amendments (3)
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the massive imbalance of power between the food trade and agricultural primary producers must be ironed out so that a functioning market in the food sector can be upheld, and notes in this connection that there is a particularly pronounced market concentration in the food trade in a number of Member States;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Takes the view that independent national regulators for the food sector could be an effective measure to combat unfair trade practices, as they create greater transparency along the value chain and enable ex-ante checks to be carried out to protect against abuse of dominant positions in the market; in this connection calls on the Commission also to consider the possibility of establishing a European regulator which could assume a coordinating role;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Member States, to promote initiatives whereby consumers can be alerted to the risks of price dumping for primary producers, and expressly supports awareness-raising campaigns to that end in schools and training establishments;