Translation of "Chaîne d'approvisionnement du livre " (French → English) :

– having regard to the Commission Communication entitled ‘Better functioning of the food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591), and to the various working documents annexed thereto, and to its resolutions of 7 September 2010 on Fair Income for Farmers: better functioning of the food supply chain in Europe and 19 January 2012 on the farm input supply chain ,

1. Emphasises that the problem of imbalances in the food distribution chain has a clear European dimension, which calls for a specific European solution, given the strategic importance of the agri-food chain to the European Union; points out that the food supply chain, agriculture, the agri-food industry and food distribution account for 7% of total employment in the EU and are worth EUR 1400 billion per year - a figure greater than that for any other manufacturing sector in the EU - and that the share of agricultural value added fro ...[+++]m the food supply chain dropped from 31% in 1995 to 24% in 2005 in the EU-25;

I. whereas the recent volatility has raised concerns about the functioning of the European and global food supply chains; whereas the Commission's communication entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591) identifies serious problems in the supply chain such as abuse of dominant buyer power, unfair practices in contracting (including late payments), unilateral contractual modifications, advance payments for access to negotiations, restricted market access, lack of information on price setting and the distribution of profit margins throughout the food chain, closely ...[+++]linked to increased concentration in the input, wholesale and retail sectors; whereas the entire supply chain must be taken into account when analysing food prices and their evolution; whereas the food sector is fragmented and the supply chain is long and highly complex, comprising many intermediaries,

I. whereas the recent volatility has raised concerns about the functioning of the European and global food supply chains; whereas the Commission's communication entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)0591 ) identifies serious problems in the supply chain such as abuse of dominant buyer power, unfair practices in contracting (including late payments), unilateral contractual modifications, advance payments for access to negotiations, restricted market access, lack of information on price setting and the distribution of profit margins throughout the food chain, closely ...[+++]linked to increased concentration in the input, wholesale and retail sectors; whereas the entire supply chain must be taken into account when analysing food prices and their evolution; whereas the food sector is fragmented and the supply chain is long and highly complex, comprising many intermediaries,

I . whereas the recent volatility has raised concerns about the functioning of the European and global food supply chains; whereas the Commission's communication entitled ‘A better functioning food supply chain in Europe’ (COM(2009)591) identifies serious problems in the supply chain such as abuse of dominant buyer power, unfair practices in contracting (including late payments), unilateral contractual modifications, advance payments for access to negotiations, restricted market access, lack of information on price setting and the distribution of profit margins throughout the food chain, closely ...[+++]linked to increased concentration in the input, wholesale and retail sectors; whereas the entire supply chain must be taken into account when analysing food prices and their evolution; whereas the food sector is fragmented and the supply chain is long and highly complex, comprising many intermediaries,

Those are the markets Gaz Métro supplies energy for and delivers to.