7. Is concerned at the constant complaints from European industry groups alleging fraud in the entry-price system, and asks for guarantees that the increased tariff quotas under the agreement will be properly regulated by the EU and that there will be no misinterpretation of the rules governing the implementation of the entry-price mechanism; emphasises that European operators have made complaints to OLAF and to Parliament's Committee on Petitions and that that committee has asked the Commission to change the entry-price system in order to put a stop to fraud; in that connection, notes the proposals to bring the rules governing impleme ...[+++]ntation of the entry-price system into line with the Community Customs Code as part of the latest reform of the common agricultural policy; considers that this must be accompanied by changes to the implementing regulation on the common organisation of agricultural markets to introduce effective control measures;

7. Is concerned at the constant complaints from European industry groups alleging fraud in the entry-price system, and asks for guarantees that the increased tariff quotas under the agreement will be properly regulated by the EU and that there will be no misinterpretation of the rules governing the implementation of the entry-price mechanism; points out that no formal complaints have been made to OLAF since 2005; in that connection, notes the proposals to bring the rules governing implementation of the entry-price system into line with the Community Customs Code as part of the latest reform of the common agricultural policy; considers ...[+++] that this must be accompanied by changes to the implementing regulation on the common organisation of agricultural markets to introduce effective control measures;

8. Is concerned by complaints alleging fraud in the entry price system for fruits and vegetables as well as in the real monitoring of duty free quotas of some products; calls the European Commission and Member States to strengthen control mechanisms; in this regard, notes the proposals to align the modalities of implementation of the entry price system to the Community Customs Code in the next reform of the CAP, but considers that this has to be accompanied by a modification of the implementing regulation of the Agriculture Common M ...[+++]arket Organisation to introduce efficient control measures; underlines that complaints from European operators have been brought to OLAF and to the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament and that this committee has asked the European Commission to change the entry price system in order to end up with fraud;

The auction clearing price can be expected to be closely aligned to the prevailing secondary market price, whereas an auction clearing price significantly under the prevailing secondary market price is likely to indicate a deficiency of the auction.

How indeed can we think of pushing up costs through multifunctionality while at the same time wanting agricultural prices to fall by bringing European prices into line with world prices?

91. The CFI dismissed the application by stating, inter alia, that there was no legal precedent suggesting that the notion of "economic links" was restricted to the notion of structural links between the undertakings concerned: According to the CFI, "there is no reason whatsoever in legal or economic terms to exclude from the notion of economic links the relationship of interdependence existing between the parties to a tight oligopoly within which, in a market with the appropriate characteristics, in particular in terms of market concentration, transparency and product homogeneity, those parties are in a position to anticipate one another's behaviour and are therefore strongly encouraged to align ...[+++] their conduct in the market, in particular in such a way as to maximise their joint profits by restricting production with a view to increasing prices.