General Press Releases

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CAOBISCO appoints new Secretary general

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New CAOBISCO President and Vice Presidents

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 30 June 2010

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CIUS European Sugar Users - Structural changes inside its organisation

At its last plenary meeting, CIUS, the European Sugar Users Organisation, has agreed on some structural changes inside its organisation, in particular the appointment of a Vice-President and a new Secretary-General.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 26 October 2009

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New CAOBISCO President and Vice Presidents

At the 2008 CAOBISCO General Assembly in Krakow, Poland, the Council of Presidents appointed Mr. Filippo Cerulli Irelli as President for the period 2008-2010.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 15 July 2008

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WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CAOBISCO

BRUSSELS CONFERENCE EDITION, MAY 27, 2008 The role of CAOBISCO is to represent, and where necessary, defend the interests of our businesses in Europe and our global economic activities.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 27 May 2008

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New International Cocoa Verification Board Formed – Launches Verification of African Cocoa Certification Effort

Industry, Governments, Nongovernmental Organizations, Unions and Academics Meet Formally for the First Time to Launch Transparent, Effective and Credible Verification Process.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 30 January 2008

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FOOD INDUSTRY SECTORS CALL FOR MORATORIUM ON EU BIOFUEL TARGETS

BRUSSELS, 21 JANUARY 2008: The Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit & Confectionery Industries of the EU – CAOBISCO - and the International Margarine Association of the Countries of Europe - IMACE - today called on the European Commission to reconsider its approach to the promotion of biofuels and drop the separate mandatory target of 10% biofuels in transport fuel by 2020.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 21 January 2008

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EU LEGISLATION IS EVERYTHING IN PROPORTION?

This is, in theory, one of the underlying concepts behind how legislation and regulation should be progressed and managed.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 17 December 2007

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A managed transition towards an European sugar market

Why the Directors of Europe’s small and medium sized sugar-using companies need reform of the sugar regime to happen.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 08 March 2007

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BIOFUELS MANDATORY TARGET JEOPARDIZE FOOD PRODUCTION

CAOBISCO is the Association of Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery industries of the European Union. Through our national Associations, the 2000+ companies in our membership are major users of cereals, sugar, glucose and vegetable oils. IMACE is the Int

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 14 February 2007

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WTO: European confectionery industry sugar users call for full market access for sugar in the EU

The European sugar using industry fully supports the EU’s call on industrial countries to offer tariff and quota free access for Least Developed Countries on all products. This would fulfil a key Millennium Development Goal (Goal #8) and contribute to a g

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 01 July 2006

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NUTRITION LABELLING MUST BE TAILORED TO CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS AND ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIFFERENT FOOD PRODUCTS

CAOBISCO is the European Association representing the chocolate, biscuits and confectionery industries. Through our National Associations, the 2000+ companies in our membership produce a vast range of different types of products leading to a complex mix o

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 01 July 2006

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New CAOBISCO President and Vice Presidents

At the CAOBISCO General Assembly 2006 in Bled, Slovenia, the Council of Presidents appointed Mr. Malachy McReynolds as President for the period 2006-2008.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 11 June 2006

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Users of sugar warn against watering down crucial sugar reform plan at next week’s Agriculture Council

Next week, European Union agriculture ministers are expected to adopt crucial reforms to a support system which for decades has distorted sugar markets in Europe and beyond.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 01 November 2005

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Statement by CIUS and CAOBISCO

Over 3,000 European sugar-using companies employing 450,000 workers back reform of the EU sugar regime.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 21 October 2005

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More than 3000 European Sugar Using Companies express their support for a sustainable and competitive sugar beet agriculture in Europe.

As farmers voice their concerns about the Commission’s proposal for reform of the EU sugar regime, Alain Beaumont, Secretary General of CIUS, the Committee of Industrial Users of Sugar, states : “Our member companies in all 25 Member States support a sust

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 18 July 2005

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European sugar users are encouraged by the Commission's proposal for reform of the EU sugar regime, but call for more competition in the sugar market

The Committee of Industrial Users of Sugar, representing over 3,000 businesses in the European confectionery and drinks industries employing more than 450,000 workers, is encouraged by the plan for sugar reform presented today by the European Commission.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 22 June 2005

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International Cocoa Initiative - ICI applauds the protocol process, urges continued progress.

As a July 1st protocol deadline approaches, the executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) Peter McAllister says the protocol has made a significant impact. “Key producing governments are fully engaged and industry is committing time a

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 07 June 2005

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CAOBISCO asks for fullest implementation of WTO Appellate Body ruling on EU sugar regime

CAOBISCO welcomes today’s ruling of the WTO Appellate Body on the EU sugar regime as final confirmation that the regime breaches the WTO’s multilateral trade principles.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 02 May 2005

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CAOBISCO responds to Oxfam’s study on EU sugar reform impact on Southern Africa

CAOBISCO is supportive of many of the concerns raised in this new Oxfam report issued today.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 22 November 2004

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European Sugar Users encouraged by Commission Communication on Reform of the EU Sugar Regime: An important first step but competition must be the guiding principle in this key market

CIUS, the organisation representing European Sugar Users, accounting for over 70% of sugar consumption in the EU, today acknowledged the importance of the Commission’s communication on reform of the EU Sugar Regime.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 14 July 2004

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CAOBISCO encouraged by the Commission's proposals for reform of the EU Sugar Regime, but calls for effective mechanisms to inject real competition into the EU sugar market

CAOBISCO is encouraged by the Commission's proposals for sugar reform as a necessary first step towards achieving a more competitive and sustainable European sugar market. But the CAOBISCO urges the Commission to ensure a real injection of competition int

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 14 July 2004

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New CAOBISCO President

At its General Assembly in Antwerp on 18 June 2004, CAOBISCO, European Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery elected Mr. Jacques Ruh, as President of the Association for the period 2004-2006. A biography of Mr. Ruh may be found below.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 07 July 2004

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Media Release - CAOBISCO ENCOURAGED BY COMMISSION ATTEMPTS TO PROGRESS AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS

WTO: CAOBISCO ENCOURAGED BY COMMISSION ATTEMPTS TO PROGRESS AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS: BUT WARNS THAT EU RAW MATERIAL PRICES MUST BE REDUCED IN LINE WITH ABOLITION OF EXPORT REFUNDS FOR PROCESSED PRODUCTS

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 12 May 2004

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CAOBISCO WELCOMES OXFAM REPORT ON EU SUGAR DUMPING ON WORLD MARKETS

CAOBISCO welcomes the OXFAM study published this week, which criticizes the European Union for concealing the true costs of the EU Sugar Regime by heavily dumping surplus subsidized sugar on world markets, to the particular detriment of developing countri

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 16 April 2004

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EU Sugar Regime will cause economic problems for the EU Accession Countries : Proposed transitional arrangements a bureaucratic nightmare

With the enlargement of the European Union, sugar prices look set to rise in the accession countries by up to 60%. The reason for this is the EU sugar market regime, which represents one of the last unreformed EU agricultural strongholds and which will al

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 15 April 2004

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European Court of Justice opens up the French market for fortified foods

The European Court of Justice (ECJ), in its ruling on case No. C-24/00 – Commission of the European Communities vs. the Republic of France, has declared that the French ban, which also covers vitaminised confectionery products, is an obstruction of the fr

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 10 February 2004

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Ten new Member States ready to join EU, but serious work still ahead

On 5 November, Enlargement Commissioner Verheugen presented to the Parliament the final monitoring reports indicating for each of the future Member States what work still needs to be done.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 14 November 2003

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REFORM OF EU SUGAR REGIME: CAOBISCO WELCOMES FIRST STEPS BY EUROPEAN COMMISSION

CAOBISCO, representing over 2000 companies in the chocolate, biscuits and confectionery sectors in Europe (the largest users of sugar in Europe) today welcomed the Commission’s communication on reform of the EU sugar regime.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 25 September 2003

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CAOBISCO Position on the WTO Negotiations in the Agriculture Sector

CAOBISCO – the European Association for the Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery industries of the European Union – supports a balanced agreement on the modalities for the agriculture negotiations in view of further reducing trade distorting measures.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 03 September 2003

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Senior representatives of the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery Industries, meeting in Dresden, call for major reform of the Common Agriculture Policy and the EU Sugar Regime

CAOBISCO, the European Association of chocolate, biscuits and confectionery industries is holding its General Assembly in Dresden from 19-21 June 2003.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 19 June 2003

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CAP Review Proposals by the Commission: one step forwards two steps back

CAOBISCO, the association representing the EU chocolate, biscuits and confectionery industries of Europe, are disappointed with the Commission’s proposals for a long term policy perspective for sustainable agriculture. The proposals are weaker than the ex

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 24 January 2003

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Global Chocolate/Cocoa Industry, Partners Meet in Ghana to Launch Region-wide Programme to Promote Responsible COCOA Labour Practices

"Pilot Programmes" to Strengthen Cocoa Farming Communities, Address Labour Issues: Will Reach Tens of Thousands of Farming Families

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 22 November 2002

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CAP Mid-Term Review : European Chocolate, Biscuits and Confectionery Industries give cautious welcome to Commission proposals as "a step in the right direction"

CAOBISCO members represent the largest users in the EU of dairy products and sugar and are major users of a wide range of other agricultural raw materials. CAOBISCO is, therefore, one of the principal stakeholders in the CAP Mid-term review process repres

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 24 October 2002

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Global chocolate, cocoa industry responding to challenges outlined in labour practices survey

Moving Forward to Ensure Children Are Not Harmed in Growing of Cocoa

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 27 July 2002

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CAP Mid-term Review: The right direction but significant gaps and unambitous timing

The Commission has presented its proposals for the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 12 July 2002

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Chocolate: A Source of Antioxidants which Benefit Health

Recent research highlights the high level of polyphenol antioxidants in cocoa, chocolate and chocolate products. These beneficial compounds are similar to those found in fresh fruits and vegetables.

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 14 March 2002

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Chocolate Directive

CAOBISCO, as representative of the European Chocolate Industry welcomes the decision by the European Parliament to approve a new Chocolate Directive. This decision creates a single market for chocolate in the European Union and provides European consumers

[ Read Full Article ]   Added: 15 December 2001

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