EN Official Journal of the European Union L 358/51

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 July 2006

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period and of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period

(2006/942/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Implementation of Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1) and of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2) is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market.

(2) It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period and the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The texts of the Agreements are set out in Annex I and Annex II to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2006. For the Council The President J. KORKEAOJA

(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as last amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27).

(2) OJ L 190, 23.7.1975, p. 35.

ANNEX I

AGREEMENT in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period Brussels, 21 November 2006 Sir, The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 3 on ACP sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following: For the delivery period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be: (a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms; (b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms. These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif, free out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the determination of the guaranteed prices. I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the Community. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. On behalf of the Council of the European Union Por la Comunidad Europea Za Evropské společenství For Det Europæiske Fællesskab Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft Euroopa Ühenduse nimel Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα For the European Community Pour la Communauté européenne Per la Comunità europea Eiropas Kopienas vārdā Europos bendrijos vardu Az Európai Közösség részéről Għall-Komunità Ewropea Voor de Europese Gemeenschap W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej Pela Comunidade Europeia Za Európske spoločenstvo Za Evropsko skupnost Euroopan yhteisön puolesta För Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar Brussels, 21 November 2006 Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today which reads as follows: ‘The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 3 on ACP sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following: For the delivery period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be: (a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms; (b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms. These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif, free out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the determination of the guaranteed prices. I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the Community.’ I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Governments of the ACP States referred to in this letter with the foregoing. Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration. For the Governments of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 3 For the Government of Barbados For the Government of Belize Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d’Ivoire For the Government of Jamaica For the Government of the Republic of Kenya Pour le gouvernement de la République de Madagascar For the Government of the Republic of Malawi Pour le gouvernement de la République de Maurice For the Government of the Republic of Mozambique For the Government of the Republic of Suriname For the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis For the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland For the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania For the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago For the Government of the Republic of Uganda For the Government of the Republic of Zambia For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

ANNEX II