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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-01-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Common organisation of the market in sugar – Support schemes for farmers (sugar) – Restructuring the sugar industry (continuation)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060117.22.2-303"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-01-17-Speech-2-3042
lpv:speaker	lp:Margie Sudre2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2004-09-16--2007-03-13)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2009-07-13)3 member; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-10-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, for a change, I should like to speak in favour of the current process of reforming the common organisation of the market in sugar, albeit with a very specific eye on sugar in the outermost regions. While the EU is committed to cutting back sugar production to bring it into line with world trade rules, the French overseas departments are on a diametrically opposite course, which consists of further increasing production in order to ensure that sustainable jobs are maintained and created, and that the fragile balance of both farming and industrial operations is preserved. As regards the Commission’s proposals, it can be said that Réunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique are pioneers in adapting their sugar cane sector. This is firstly because their level of production have remained well below authorised quotas, and they are thus not part of Community overproduction, and secondly because, in the past thirty years, factories have gradually merged. Accordingly, it is no longer possible to envisage either stopping or cutting back activities without upsetting the whole balance of the sector. Sugar cane has become a valuable commodity, capable of producing not only sugar but also energy, using bagasse or indeed natural manure. In the overseas departments, multifunctionality in agriculture is not merely some theoretical project, it is a reality. Moreover, it is precisely because they were pioneers that the overseas departments cannot go any further. Whereas the Commission and the Council have refused any further financial concessions to the departments, France has been authorised to implement provisions paving the way for state aid to be granted, in addition to the Community funds, via the political agreement in the Council ahead of the WTO summit in Hong Kong. There could be compensation for price cuts, with some leeway for increased production, which would return some sense of stability and visibility to a sector that has endured two years of uncertainty. I should like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Fruteau, on his efforts and would formally ask you, Commissioner, to retain the provisions in the Council’s compromise on sugar in the overseas departments in order to ensure the sector’s future."@en1

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