Det blev endvidere besluttet, at de medlemslande, der reducerer deres sukkerkvote med mere end 50 %, får mulighed for at modtaget midlertidig støtte i en overgangsperiode på fem år fra det produktionsår, hvor man begynder at reducere, eller hvor man reducerer kvoten ned under 50 %.
It was also decided that those Member States that reduce their sugar quotas by more than 50% be given the opportunity to receive temporary aid for a transitional period of five years, calculated from that production year in which they make a start on reducing their quotas or in which they reduce their quotas to below 50%.