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The CEFS represents and defends the interests of
all European sugar manufacturers and refiners among the European
Institutions (Council of Ministers, European Commission, European
Parliament, Economic and Social Committee, etc.) and among different
international organisations (FAO, WTO, etc.).
The Secretariat provides its members with all relevant information
on the development of European legislation. It promotes dialogue
and exchanges of information, participates in scientific research,
carries out economic studies and arranges for the adoption of common
positions whenever necessary. As a privileged interlocutor in relations
with the Institutions, it endeavours to ensure that the unanimous
positions of the European sugar industry are taken into account.
Decision-making bodies
The supreme decision-making body of the CEFS is its General Assembly.
There it holds the statutory elections, adopts the budgets and determines
its major policy guidelines.
The Board of Directors, comprising one representative from each
national delegation, manages all the dossiers dealt with by the
Committees and Working Groups, with the guidance of the Secretariat.
It has extensive powers.
The President of the CEFS, elected for a renewable term of office
of three years, is the prime mover. He is assisted in his work by
a "high-level group of advisers", the Presidium, whose
seven members are also elected for three years, and by the Secretariat.
Working bodies
Ten Working Groups operate under the supervision of two Committees,
each chaired by a member of the Presidium. The Working Groups deal
with the technical aspects of all dossiers affecting the sugar industry.
The Committees prepare positions to be submitted to the Board of
Directors and call in external experts to enlighten the debates
as required.
Ad hoc groups can also be set up within the Working Groups to address
specific problems.
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