7 Amendments of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2013/2093(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a permanent Group on Retail Competitiveness, but emphasises the importance of balanced representation, including of both big and small retailers and their suppliers, co-operatives and consumer, environmental and social interests;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the right of local authorities not to allow the establishment of new shopping centres and hypermarkets, wherever this will have negative social or environmental consequences, and encourages Member States to introduce specific rules to improve the possibilities for market access for retailers and guarantee a diversity of shops, which isas these are essential if shopping areas, in particular in town and city centres, are to remain attractive;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the principles of good practice and the list of examples of unfair and fair practices in vertical trading relationships in the food supply chain, as well as the framework for the implementation and enforcement of these principles as a first step; emphasises that, if these are to have a practical effect, it is important that all actors in the food supply chain participate, including farmers’ organisations as well as the manufacturing and wholesale distribution industries; requests the Commission to review the effects of the voluntary initiative within two years of its entry into force, and to propose additional actions should this be necessary;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In addition, reminds the Commission of the likely limits to the impact of this approach, as it cannot overcome certain basic problems of the oligopsonistic market structure, which is here characterised by the small number of very large food retailers engaged in purchasing as against the large number of small suppliers engaged in selling, and therefore welcomes the proposal of various trade associations to establish an implementation mechanism;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to take account of the basic problem of market structure and market power in the food retail supply chain and of the fears of suppliers, and to supplement voluntary initiatives with a legally-binding implementation mechanism;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers, in view of the buyer power of large food retailers, that it is often difficult for weaker market parties to complain about UTPs and emphasises the important role of associations of enterprises and other organisations which should be able to submit such complaints on their behalf, anonymously or while ensuring confidentiality, to an ombudsman or adjudicator who should have the power, ex officio, to tmake ex officio actionnquiries and, where necessary, impose penalties in the case of information about certain worrying trends;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose EU legislation aimed at prohibiting below- cost selling in the food sector and to provide a definition of ‘economic dependency’ and other circumstances which force businesses to maintain excessive buyer power, which should make both Member States and the business community more vigilant in respect of the development of such dominant market positions, which often facilitate UTPs;