From 1976 to 1980, because of a shortfall in Belgian production of sugarbeetcompared to the sugar quotas allocated to Belgian sugar manufacturers, the Raffinerie Tirlemontoise (RT) concluded with the sugarbeet growers in the Bavay-Maubeuge region, in northern France, a series of supply contracts providing for the same purchasing terms and conditions as those granted to nationalsuppliers.
55 de Bavay-Maubeuge, norte de Francia, una serie de contratos de suministro con las mismas condiciones de compra que las concedidas a los proveedores nacionales.