The Supply Chain Initiative Update

Adoption status – 22/09/2014 SMEs Registered Total 1091 904 371(41%) COMPANIES Total interest (Intent and Registration) Registered (Operating company level) Of which had first sent a letter of Intent (/904) Parent companies (registered) (/904) Local only (/904) SMEs Total 1091 904 371(41%) 846 59 (6%) 240 (27%) Retail 232 201 97 170 31 85 Industry 841 685 274 662 23 137 Farmers 18 14 4

A YEAR AGO: 16 September 2013 “82 companies from across the entire EU have expressed their intention to register. Half of these are local companies. Taking into account the subsidiaries of international groups, 457 operating companies are signed up”

Registered Retailers 25 Countries 1 Country 9 Countries 6 Countries 4 Countries (NL, PL, SP,DK) 1 Country 4 Countries 1 Country 1 Country 6 Countries 1 Country 1 Country

Retailers with pending letter of intent

Manufacturers who registered: of which 11 had signed a letter of intent Registered directly

Countries with the highest amount of registrations Ranking Countries with the highest amount of registrations 1. GERMANY 2. NETHERLANDS 3. FRANCE 4. BELGIUM 5. FINLAND

SCI Survey Available on SCI website Translated in all EU languages Data collection: September 1 to 30 Report: October

Annual Survey Objectives The Framework states the survey’s purposes: To help companies monitor progress To serve as a basis for evaluation of compliance To monitor KPI “number of complaints resolved within four months by type of resolution channel” The Framework states: It is mandatory For all registered companies In each of the Member States where present 9

Survey Status 66 completed survey 900 expected…

EMP Quotes – 23rd September Tackling unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain (communication) – AGRI COMMITTEE “Can the EC tell how many complaints have been received? If you have not received any, how do you know that the SCI is working? “ On the internal market, there is a need for a coordinated EU approach” “A voluntary code is not enough, we need regulation” “We need binding policies.” .

Commission Answer – 23rd September Tackling unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food supply chain (communication) – AGRI COMMITTEE In the next 15 months we will evaluate and there will be an independent evaluation. At the end of 2015, we will come back on what’s happening on the ground and what to do going forward

DG Entreprise Survey: Why?    »To be objective the assessment should be independent from the initiative’s voluntary body » Not all companies in food involved Does not think that the Initiative’s survey will capture the whole picture in terms of Unfair practices Wants to anticipate a scenario where only few complaints have been lodged because this situation could be misinterpreted by the policy-makers does it mean that the fear factor is not taken into account? or is it because potential breaches were already addressed at negotiation level?)

DG Entreprise Survey: What? “Assess the effectiveness of the voluntary framework in the implementation of principles of Good Practice” «INDICATORS 1. Indicators on the take-off of the initiative, including: number and representativeness of companies involved, by Member State, by size and by stage in the supply chain 2. Performance indicators: number of complaints; number of complaints solved within 3 months Call for tender launched Report: Q3 2015 Source: implementation of Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises 22,1,2014