Activities of Luís Paulo ALVES related to 2009/2237(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Fair revenues for farmers: A better functioning food supply chain in Europe (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to make it obligatory to provide clear proof in the transaction document of the value of what the supplier is selling, as well as the net real price attaching to the transaction;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take action against the misuse of private labels through the imposition of contracting standards which limit farmers’ market access and the systematic reduction of producer prices, and against the practices of buying alliances by supermarket chains; recalls that the misuse of private labels has an adverse impact on producers' capacity to innovate and develop new products and also places constraints on R& D;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that ever-increasing market orientation necessitates measures to counter extreme volatility, since some players in the food chain are taking advantage of that phenomenon while others are being visibly damaged by it;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. SugUrgests that Member States makee Commission to establish a common codes of good commercial practices in the food chain compulsory, to apply throughout the EU;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16b (new)
Paragraph 16b (new)
16b. Urges the Commission to establish at European level a mechanism for the monitoring of relations between big distributors and their suppliers by specialised bodies in the Member States; considers that contracts between big distributors and their suppliers should be mandatorily deposited with those specialised bodies;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19a (new)
Paragraph 19a (new)
19a. Believes that when international trade agreements are concluded the highest standards, especially for safety, the environment and animal welfare, must prevail on both sides, since if not distortions of production will arise as between EU and non-EU operators, with immediate consequences for the EU's competitiveness;