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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
2013/2091(INI)
09.10.2013
AMENDMENTS
1 - 15
Draft opinion
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
(PE516.893v01-00)
The food crisis, fraud in the food chain and the control thereof
(2013/2091(INI))
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Amendment 1
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Draft opinion
Amendment
1a. Emphasises the global responsibility
of the European Union and highlights in
this regard the impact of a cap on biofuel
from maize, rape, palm oil and soya as a
proportion of total fuel consumption; calls
on Member States to ratify the Additional
Protocol to the UN’s International
Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights in which the right to food
is enshrined; expects binding rules to be
agreed at European level as soon as
possible as part of the Markets in
Financial Instruments Directive in order
to curb speculation with food and
agricultural land;
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Amendment 2
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Draft opinion
Amendment
1b. Draws attention to the urgent problem
of land grabbing during a global food
crisis and, accordingly, calls for the
creation of a public European register in
which every instance of land grabbing is
recorded;
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Amendment 3
Adam Bielan
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Draft opinion
Amendment
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; is concerned, however, that
further legislation in this area may lead to
increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; stresses that any legislation in
this area should be justified by market
need, so as not to undermine competition,
restrict market access for new small
businesses or increase costs for SMEs and
consumers;
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Amendment 4
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Draft opinion
Amendment
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; is concerned, however, that
further legislation in this area may lead to
increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; is concerned, however, that
further legislation in this area may lead to
increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
SMEs should get financial support to
cope with the additional expenses;
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Amendment 5
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Andreas Schwab
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Draft opinion
Amendment
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; is concerned, however, that
further legislation in this area may lead to
increased costs for SMEs and consumers;
2. Welcomes the Commission’s
forthcoming implementing act on origin
labelling of all meat and impact assessment
on origin labelling for meat used as food
ingredient; highlights the importance of
clear, harmonised rules and calls on
Member States to enforce them swiftly in
a coherent way throughout the EU; is
concerned, however, that further legislation
in this area may lead to increased costs for
SMEs and consumers;
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Amendment 6
Adam Bielan
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Draft opinion
Amendment
3. Stresses the need to regain consumer
confidence in a single market for foods;
stresses that this can be achieved by,
among other things, strengthening
existing law enforcement and control
systems; points out that the best way
forward would be better, transparent
legislation and its effective
implementation, rather than more
legislation;
3. Stresses the need to regain consumer
confidence in a single market for foods;
points out that self-regulation, better
legislation and efficient control activities,
rather than more legislation, is the way
forward;
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Amendment 7
Kyriacos Triantaphyllides
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Draft opinion
Amendment
3. Stresses the need to regain consumer
confidence in a single market for foods;
points out that self-regulation, better
legislation and efficient control activities,
rather than more legislation, is the way
forward;
3. Stresses the need to regain consumer
confidence in a single market for foods;
points out that market self-regulation has
failed, since the cult of maximum
profitability flies in the face of the
interests and aspirations of EU citizens
and that better legislation and efficient
control activities, as well as more
legislation, where needed in response to
misleading labelling or safety issues, is the
way forward;
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Amendment 8
Adam Bielan
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Draft opinion
Amendment
3a. Calls on the Member States to improve
coordination between health authorities
in the individual EU countries, as the lack
of adequate information exchange often
leaves the way open for dishonest actors
in the supply chain;
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Amendment 9
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Draft opinion
Amendment
4a. Calls on Member States to ensure that
sufficient resources are allocated for
official controls including unannounced
and independent controls carried out by
well-equipped and trained staff;
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Amendment 10
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Draft opinion
Amendment
4a. Recognize the importance of
unannounced and independent controls
carried out by well-equipped and trained
staff; Calls on Member States to ensure
that sufficient resources are allocated for
official controls; Underlines that efficient
controls and inspections should be carried
out in such a way that does not create
extra administrative burden or negatively
affect SMEs;
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Amendment 11
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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Amendment
5. Welcomes the fact that the
Commission’s review on official controls
provides for economical disincentive to
fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties
currently applied in the food sector are
inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges,
therefore, the Commission and the Member
States to introduce stronger and more
dissuasive sanctions;
5. Welcomes the fact that the
Commission’s review on official controls
provides for economical disincentive to
fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties
currently applied in the food sector are
inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges,
therefore, the Commission and the Member
States to introduce stronger, proportionate
and more dissuasive sanctions;
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Amendment 12
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Draft opinion
Amendment
5. Welcomes the fact that the
Commission’s review on official controls
provides for economical disincentive to
fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties
currently applied in the food sector are
inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges,
therefore, the Commission and the Member
States to introduce stronger and more
dissuasive sanctions;
5. Welcomes the fact that the
Commission’s review on official controls
provides for economical disincentive to
fraud; stresses, however, that the penalties
currently applied in the food sector are
inappropriate to prevent fraud; urges,
therefore, the Commission and the Member
States to introduce stronger and more
dissuasive sanctions and to provide for
unannounced inspections at all stages of
the food supply chain;
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Amendment 13
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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Amendment
5a. Stresses the need for improved
information flows to tackle food crime,
e.g. creation of specialised crime units,
better monitoring and data collection and
co-ordinated internet surveillance
structure;
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Amendment 14
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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Amendment
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud
rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the
need for improved cooperation between all
relevant public authorities and the food
operators; stresses the need to increase
antifraud skills and to be proactive rather
than reactive.
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud
rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the
need to better prioritize these
investigations and to improve cooperation
between all relevant public authorities (e.g.
Food Veterinary Office, OLAF, Customs,
Law Enforcement) and the food operators;
Stresses the need increase antifraud skills
(e.g. IT tools) and to be proactive rather
than reactive;
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Amendment 15
Barbara Weiler
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Draft opinion
Amendment
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud
rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the
need for improved cooperation between all
relevant public authorities and the food
6. Is concerned that instances of fraud
rarely lead to legal actions; highlights the
need for improved cooperation between all
relevant public authorities and the food
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operators; stresses the need to increase
antifraud skills and to be proactive rather
than reactive.
operators, in particular where
cross-border fraud is concerned; stresses
the need to increase antifraud skills and to
be proactive rather than reactive; stresses
the need to step up the resources available
to food and veterinary authorities in
particular so as to guarantee
comprehensive monitoring and hence
effective measures to combat food fraud;
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