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INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANISATION ISTANBUL WORKSHOP Tuesday, 23 May 2006 : INTERNATIONAL SUGAR ORGANISATION ISTANBUL WORKSHOP Tuesday, 23 May 2006 The Impacts of the New EU Sugar Regime
An ACP View
By
Mrinal Roy
General Overseas Representative of the Mauritius Sugar Industry and
Chairman of the ACP London Sugar Group
Introduction: Introduction The EU Sugar Regime Reform Agreement: dire consequences
Undermines sugar industry & sustainable development of ACP States
Adverse impacts and daunting adaptation challenges
Necessity of EU transitional support
Adverse Impacts: Adverse Impacts 36% price cut over 2006-2009
Revenue loss
Adverse Impacts: Adverse Impacts
Thwart the multifunctional role of the sugar cluster
Knock-on effects
Burden of Freight and Delivery Costs
ADVERSE IMPACTS: ADVERSE IMPACTS
Socio-economic Impact
Millennium Development Goals
Livelihood of millions
Further impoverishment
Risk to ACP sugar industries - St Kitts and Nevis
Adapt or Perish: Adapt or Perish
Modernisation and rationalisation programmes
New multi-annual adaptation strategy
Other daunting challenges
Equity of Treatment: Equity of Treatment
EU: Comprehensive package and adequate resources for various EU stakeholders to adapt
Euros 8 billion as decoupled payments to beet growers to cover 60% of the price cut
Restructuring fund of Euros 4 billion
Euros 2 billion of adjustment aid to DOMs
Euros 150 million as restructuring assistance to full time cane refiners
Equity of Treatment: Equity of Treatment
ACP: Paltry Euros 38.8 million to ACP for 2006
ACP lobbying – Commission, Member States and Commission met by parsimony
Adequate, timely, front loaded and fast track
Inadequacy of EU support : Inadequacy of EU support Independent forecasts of ACP requirements
Honour commitment to SP countries
Livelihoods of millions and sustainable development of ACP countries through trade
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