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COMMISSION CFTHEEUROFEANCOMMUNITIES
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Brussels,18February1975
RECOMMENDATION FORADECISION
Oiltheconclusionofagreementsconcerning canesugarintheformof
exchangesoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Barbados,thePeoplesRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theRepublicof
Guyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theRepublicofMadagascar ,
theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius ,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedrepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublic
ofUganda
RECOMMANDATION FORA
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheimportation ofcanesugaroriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM75)50final

COm^WICATI CITFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
concerningtheintroduction oftransitional measures
inrespectofcanesugaroriginatingintheAfrican,
CaribbeanandPacificStates(ACP)andinthe
overseascountriesandterritories (OCT).
Thenegotiations betweentheEECandtheACPStatesresultedinanagreement
onthetextscomprisingthenewConvention ,includingtheProtocoloncane
sugaroriginatingintheACPStateswhichproduceandexportcanesugar,
Thesetextsincludeadeclaration bytheConnronitythatit'willadopt
measuresanalogouswiththoseintheaforementioned Protocolinrespect
oftheOCT*TheConventionisexpectedtobesignedattheendofFebruary
1975»
PendingtheentryintoforceoftheConventionitisnecessarytoprovide,
bothfortheCommunityandfortheACPStatescoveredbytheProtocol
concerningsugar,theappropriatelegalframeworkfortheapplicationof
themeasuresnecessarytofulfilthereciprocalengagementsthatwerethe
subjectofthenegotiations .
Ascommercialtransactions arealreadyinhandinrespectofthequantities
tobeshippedbefore30June1975i"tisnecessarythatthelegalframework
underwhichtheyarecarriedoutbeintroducedassoonaspossible.
Tothisend,theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthatinterimagreements,
validuntiltheentryintoforceofthenewConvention,andatthelatest
until30June197^tshouldbeconcludedintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheCommunity,andtheACPStatesconcerned.
TheCommissionalsoconsidersitnecessarythattheCouncilshouldadopt
adecisionthatanarrangement ,similartothatintheaforementioned
exchargeofletters,bemadeinordertoguaranteeimportsofcanesugar
fromtheOCT.

Annexestothiscommunication :
I)Recommendation foradecisionoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
concerning'theconclusionofinterimagreements,relativetocanesugar
originatingintheACPStates,intheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheCommunityandthelatter.
Il)Draftofexchangesofletters.
Ill)Recommendation foradecisionoftheCouncilconcerningtheimportation
ofcanesugaroriginatingintheOCT,
Thisprocedureimpliescontacts "betweentheACPStateswhoproduceandexport
canesugar,toknowtheirproceduralmethods.

AnnexI
RECGMMETNI3ATI ONFORADECISION
ontheconclusionofagreementsconcerningcanesugarmtheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,thePeoples
RepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublic
ofKenya,theRepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the
KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,and
theRepublicofUganda.
THECOUNCILOFTHE'EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
inparticularArticle113thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheConventionbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheACP
StateswassignedtheatLomejthataProtocolconcerningcanesugar
originatingintheACPStatesthatproduceandexportcanesugar,thatisto
sayBarbados,thePeoplesRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theRepublicofGuyana,
Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theRepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicof
Ilalaui,Mauritius,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,
TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofUgandaisanintegralpartofthe
aforementioned Convention ;
Whereasitisdesirable,pendingtheentryintoforceoftheConvention,for
theCommunitynowtoundertakethepurchaseandimport,atguaranteedprices,
ofthequantitiesofcanesugarwhichtheaforementioned ACPStatesundertake
todeliver r
HASDSCIDSD:
Article1
Theagreementsconcerningcanesugarintheformofexchangesof
lettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,thePeoples
RepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicof
Kenya,theRepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the

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KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidad,Tobagoand
theRepublicofUgandaareconcluded 'onTrehalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community.The.textsoftheseagreementsareannexedtothisDecision.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheagreementsintheformofexchangesoflettersmentioned
inArticle1andtoconferonhimthepowersrequiredinordertobindthe
Community.<
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePrésident

AnnexII
DRAFTOFAHAGREEMENT
mtheformofanexchangeoflettersconcerning
canesugaroriginatingintheACPStates.
A)LettertotheGovernmentofBarbados,thePeoplesRepublicoftheCongo.
Fi.ii...theRepublicofGuyana.Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theRepu­
blicofMadagascar ,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theKingdomof
Swaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania.TrinidadandTobago,the
RepublicofUganda.
•
Mr.' -
UponthesignatureoftheConventionofLomebetweentheEECandthe
ACPStatesthe theCommunityandBarbados,thePeoplesRepublic
oftheCongo,Fiji-,theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicof
Kenya,theRepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the
KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobagjb,
theRepublicofUgandahaveagreedasfollows:from15'February1975
untilthedateoftheentryintoforceoftheConventionofLomeandatthe
latestuntil3CJune1976,"thedispositions oftheProtocolonsugarfrom
theACPStatesannexedtotheaforementioned Conventionshallbeapplied.
Ishallbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyacknowledgereceiptofthisletter
andconfirmtheagreementofyourGovernmentwithitscontents.
Pleaseaccept,Mr.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
OnbehalfoftheCouncil,

B)Letterto
Mr '
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletterofthisday
whichstated
Il II •' *
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementof.........withthe
foregomg.
(
Pleaseaccept,Iir........theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .

AroiexIII
R3C0!MEKDATlPITFORA
-•DECISION OPTHECOUNCIL
•.. ..»'
concerningtheimportationofcanesugar
originatingintheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT).
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle136thereof;
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromtneCommission 5
Whereasitisdesirabletoprovideinrespectofcanesugaroriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritories arrangementsanalogouswiththosecontained
:'iriinterimAgreementswithcertainACPStatesconcerningsugar:
HASEECI33EDTHISDECISION -:::
Article1
1.TheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallpurchaseandimport,atguaranteedprices
specificquantitiesofcanesugar,raworwhite,originatingintheoverseas
countriesandterritories (OCT)whichtheOCTdelivertoit.
2.Theimplementation ofthisDecisionshallbecarriedoutwithintheframework
ofthemanagementofthecommonorganisation ofthesugarmarket.
Article2
1.ThequantitiesofcanesugarreferredtoinArticle1,expressedinmetric
tonsofwhitesugar,hereinafterreferredtoas"specifiedquantities",for
deliveryineachtwelve-monthperiodreferredtoinArticle3(l),shallbe
asfollows:
Belize
St.Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla..........
Surinam

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2.Nevertheless ,inrespectoftheperiodupto30June1975"thespecified
1.Ineachtwelve-monthperiodfrom1Julyto^30Juneinclusive,hereinafter
referredtoasthe"deliveryperiod",theOCTsugarexportersshalldeliver
thequantitiesreferredtoinArticle2(l),subjectalwaystoanyadjustment
resultingfromtheapplicationofArticle6.Theyshallalsodeliverthe
quantitiesreferredtoinArticle2(2)intheperiodupto30June1975»
whichshallalsoberegardedasadeliveryperiod.
2.The'quantitiestobedeliveredupto30June1975*referredtoinArticle2(
shallincludesupplyenroutefromportofshipmentor,inthecaseofland­
lockedcountries,,acrossthefrontier.
3.DeliveriesofOCTcanesugarintheperiodupto30June1975shallbenefit
fromtheguaranteedpricesapplicableinthedeliveryperiodbeginning1July
1975*Identicalarrangements maybemadeforsubsequentdeliveryperiods.
Article4
1.Thewhiteorrawcanesu^arshallbemarketedontheCommunitymarketat
pricesfreelynegotiatedbetweenbuyersandsellers.'
2.TheCommunityshallnotinterveneifandwhenaMemberStateallowsselling
priceswithinitsborderstoexceedtheCommunity'sthresholdprice.quantities,expressedinmetrictonsofwhitesugar,shallbeasfollows;>
Belize
St.Kitts-Nevis-Ahguilla
Surinam
Article3
•••/•+•

3.TheCommunity shall purohase ,attheguaranteed price ,quantities of
white orrawsugar ,within specified ,quantities ,which cannot bemar­
keted intheCommunity ataprice equivalent toorinexcess ofthe
guaranteed price .
4.Theguaranteed price ,expressed inunits ofaccount ,shall refer toun­
packed sugar ,cifEuropean ports oftheCommunity ,andshall "befixed in
respect ofstandard quality sugar .
5.Fortheperiod from 1February 1975 "to30June 1976 inclusive thegua­
ranteed prices shall beasfollows :
a)forrawsugar ,25,53 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes } "
b)forwhite sugar ,31,72 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes .
These prices shall apply tounpacked sugar,' cifEuropean 'ports ofthe
Community,' andarefixed inrespect ofstandard quality sugar asdefi­
ned inCommunity regulations .
Article 5
.Purchase attheguaranteed price ,referred toinArticle 4(3),
shall beassured :through themedium oftheintervention agencies orof
other agents appointed bytheCommunity .
Article 6
1.If,during anydelivery periods ,anOCTexporter ofsugar fails todeli­
ver itsspecified quantity infull forreasons offorce ma.jeure ,the
Commission ,attherequest oftheMember State with which theOCTcon­
cerned hasspecial relations ,shall allow thenecessary additional pe­
riod fordelivery .
2.IfanOCTexporter ofsugar informs theCommission during thecourse of
adelivery period that itwill beunable todeliver itsspecified quan­
tity infull andthat itdoes notwish tohave theadditional period
referred toinparagraph 1above -theshortfall shall bere-allocated
bytheCommission fordelivery during thedelivery period inquestion .

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3.Ifduring anydelivery period ,anOCTsugar exporter fails todeliver
itsspecified quantity infull forreasons other than force majeure ,
that quantity shall bereduced inrespect ofeach subsequent delivery
period bytheundelivered quantity.' :
, 1
4.Itmay bedecided bytheCommission that inrespect ofsubsequent de­
livery periods ,theundelivered quantity shall bere-all ooated between
the other OCTreferred toinArticle 2.
Article 7
Theprovisions ofthis Decision shall enter into force on
15February 1975 *They shall continue toapply uptothedate onwhich
thefuture Decision oftheCouncil enters into force concerning theAsso­
ciation ofOCT.irith theEuropean Economic Community ,andnotlater than
30June .1976 ..Ifthefuture Decision enters into force before 30June
1976 ,appropriate measures shall beteken toensure theapplication up
to30'June 1976 oftheguaranteed price laid down inArticle 4(5)*
Doneat For the Coùncil
The Président