Tridge summary
The Swiss Parliament passed an amendment on October 1, 2021, to temporarily support the national sugar economy until 2026, including a minimum customs protection of 7 francs per quintal of sugar and a contribution of 2,100 francs per hectare of sugar beets. Additional support of 200 francs per hectare will be provided for sugar beets grown according to organic farming or integrated production requirements. Following the expiration of the referendum deadline on January 20, 2022, the Federal Council set the entry into force of these provisions for March 1, 2022. The Federal Department of Economics, Education and Research will implement these legal provisions at ordinance level, clarifying the concept of 'integrated production' and specifying that sugar beets grown without the use of fungicides or insecticides will be eligible for the supplement.
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Original content
Last autumn, the Parliament had decided to fix in the law the minimum customs protection of 7 fr./dt of sugar as well as the contributions for the beet of 2100 fr/ha and of 200 fr/ha additional for organic crops or IP-Switzerland. The referendum deadline having expired, the Federal Council decided today to set the entry into force of these provisions on March 1st, and until 2026 (Illustration: Agri). By adopting the amendment of 1 October 2021 to the law on agriculture, Parliament decided to provide temporary support to the national sugar economy until 2026: maintenance of the minimum customs protection of 7 francs per quintal of sugar and the contribution to special crops of 2,100 francs per hectare of sugar beets and the granting, henceforth, of a supplement of 200 francs per hectare for sugar beets grown according to the requirements of organic farming or integrated production. The referendum deadline having expired on January 20, 2022 without having been used, the Federal ...
Source: Agrihebdo
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