The Reason of the Reform of the CMO of Sugar

Authors

  • ANA MANERO SALVADOR

Keywords:

CMO, CAP, sugar, WTO, liberalization, export subsidies.

Abstract

The CMO sugar reform is the consequence of the CAP process reform and it has been accelerated by a WTO dispute settlement resolution. Although the main focus of the dispute was the export subsidies, the reform went a step further by promoting the progressive liberalization of the sugar market. This article analyzes the reasons of this reform as well as its result, and concludes that the EU has to liberalize the agricultural market with no turning back.

Published

2009-09-29

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