African Caribbean and Pacific countries write to EU

Sugar producing countries of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group, are calling for the European Union to honour its commitments under the ACP-EU Cotonou Accord and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).



The ACP countries are arguing that abolishing sugar quotas before 2020 could cripple their developing economies.



A December 2012 report by the European Commission Services confirmed the results of earlier studies that the expiry of sugar quotas in 2015 would lead to a reduction of the domestic sugar price in the EU.



The ACP Sugar group says this would make imports, including preferential access, less attractive.



The group says imports would fall from 3.5 million tonnes in 2012 to 1.5 million tonnes in 2022.



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