EC: Additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector
Description
On 18 January 2011 the European Commission announced additional import duties for white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups (33/2011), updated on 29 January 2011 (70/2011). (For exact changes see source).
The trend of increasing import duties went on in the following months with the decision of 1 October 2011 (EU 971/2011) , 8 September 2012 (805/2012) and found its point of culmination on 21 September 2012 (860/2012).
The measure from 1 October 2012 finally marked a reverse in the trend (892/2012). Nevertheless, the import tariffs are still higher then during the (quasi) suspension in January 2011 (70/2011).
The original regulations concerning the EU sugar markets were published on 30 June 2006. (See sources)
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 18 Jan 2011
GTA Evaluation: Red
Source:
Decision EC 860/2012
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:255:0025...
Decision 892/2012
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:263:0037...
Decisions from 2011 and before:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:026:0007...
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:013:0057...
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:011:0029...
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:178:0024...
Government Response:
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