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Terms of Reference
Report
Summary
1 Introduction
Background to our inquiry
Scope of our inquiry
Some key issues
2 The Commission's proposals
Commission proposals of 2003 and 2004
Draft legislative proposals of June 2005
3 Extent and timescale of the proposed price reductions
The proposed price reduction
Our conclusions
Other market measures
The intervention price
The production levy
The 'flexibility clause'
Will manufacturers and consumers benefit from price reductions?
4 Proposed arrangements for compensating EU producers
Grower compensation
'Decoupling' grower compensation
Application of grower compensation in England
Level of compensation
The restructuring scheme
5 Changes to the quota arrangements
Disproportionate effect on UK of merging 'A' and 'B' quota
Legal ownership of additional quota
Further changes
Quota abolition
Cross border quota transfers
6 Implications for agriculture and the environment
Agriculture
Bioethanol and biomass
Environmental impact of sugar production
Beet
Cane
"Food miles"
7 Impact on UK-based processors and refiners
Impact of proposals on UK processing
Impact of proposals on UK refiners
Balance between beet and cane interests
Restrictions on beet factories processing cane
Refining aid
8 Impact on the ACP countries
9 The role of the UK government
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex 1: Background to the current regime
Recent pressures for reform
Wider CAP reform
'Everything But Arms'
The World Trade Organisation
Annex 2: Comparison of the main arguments between British Sugar and Tate & Lyle
Glossary
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of written evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Reports from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee since 2003
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