MEETINGS AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES

ASSUC Board meetings

Duringthisperiod,ASSUCBoardMeetingswereheld onthefollowingdates:

› 23 March2022

› 29 June 2022

› 15 September2022

› 15 December2022

› 15 March 2023

Themainissuesontheagendawere:

Sugar market: management of the supply and demand of sugar in the EU Market, improving the management of the CXL quotas, sugar exports, preferential imports, study on the adaptation of the sugar sector to the post-quota environment, Ukraine and impact of sugar imports In this context, the Board held informal meetings and exchanged letters with theCommission.

In terms of administrative affairs, the Board discussed ASSUC finances, a modification of the statutes of ASSUC, andthe launch and use of SharePoint

ASSUC 2022/23

General Assemblies

ASSUC's 2022 General Assembly took place on 29 June in Brussels. It was the first physical meeting of members after the Coronavirus pandemic meant that the assemblies for 2020 and 2021 were held remotely. The keynote speaker at the 2022 Assemby was Rupert Schlegelmilch, Director of The Americas, Agriculture and Food Safety in DG TRADE / European Commission.

Conferences

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Sugar market Observatory

The European Commission established the European Sugar Market Observatory (SMO) with the aim to ensure market transparency as the new EU sugar policy entered into force in 2017 and to exchange views on market data, estimates and prospects for the short and medium terms. The SMO is composed of qualified experts appointed in a personal capacity as representatives of the various stakeholders in the EU, including of course ASSUC. Two experts from ASSUC have been appointed by the Commission to the SMO and have contributed to the success of the SMO by providing expert analysis and “first hand” information about the situation and prospects of the sugar markets both in Europe and internationally. The Secretariat, represented by ASSUC’s SecretaryGeneral, is also present at the SMO as an observer. Meetingsofthe SMOhavetakenplaceon:

› 12 May2022

› 08 November2022

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The 2021 EU Agricultural Outlook conference, 9 - 10 December 2021

S&P Platts European Sugar Conference 26 – 27 April 2022

The 2022 EU Agricultural Outlook conference, 8 - 9 December 2022

S&P Platts European Sugar and Biofuels Conference April 17-20, 2023