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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEÀN COMMUNITIES
COM (76)117final ,\
Brussels ,26March 1976
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RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
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authorising the Commission toopen negotiations with
the ACP states referred toinProtocol no3annexed to
theACP-EEC Convention ofLomé andwith theRepublic
ofIndia ,concerning theguaranteed price for cane
sugar :
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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C0M(76 )117final

Explanatory memorandum
1.Subjeot
BothProtocolNo3onAGPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLome
andtheAgreementwithIndiaoncanesugarplaceanobligation onthe
Communitytopurchase,atguaranteedprices,agreedquantitiesofwhite
orrawsugaroriginatingintheACPstatesandIndia.Article5(4)of
theProtocolandoftheAgreementrequirethesepricestobenegotiated
annuallywithinthepricerangeobtainingintheCommunity,takinginto
accountallrelevanteconomicfactors*TheCommunitypricestoapply
inthesugarseotorduringthe1976/77marketingyearwhiohbeginson
1July1976werefixedbytheCouncilatitssessionon2,3and4March1976#
Thepresentguaranteedpricesapplyuntil30June1976®Accordingly,this
recommendation foradecisionseeksamandateauthorisingtheopeningof
thenegotiationsrequiredbyArticle5(4)oftheProtooolandofthe
AgreementInordertofix–atthelatestby1May1976–theguaranteed
pricestoapplytothedeliveryperiodwhiohbeginson1July1976*
2mFinancialimplications
Thisrecommendation foradeoision,inparticulartheannualnegotiation
oftheguaranteedprices,isthenormalconsequence oftheannualprioe
decisions®Promthefinanoialpointofviewitdoesnotinvolveimplica­
tionsotherthanthosealreadytakenintoconsideration intheframework
ofagriculturalprices(DOC.COM75/600finalIIpages119to130)«

RECOICt'LEINDAT j.OilFOR ACQUaCIl DECISION
authorising theCommission toopen negotiations with
theACPstates referred toinProtocol ,n®3annexed to
theACP-EEC Convention ofLome andwith theRepublic of
India ,concerning theguaranteed ,price forcane sxigar
THE COUÏJCIL OFTHE HJROPEAfl CŒ0SUHITIE3 ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community
andinparticular Article 113thereof 3
Having regard tothereconmendation from theCommission ;
\
Whereas theAGP-EECConvention ofLoir,e ssigned on28February 1975 »entered
into foroe on1April 1976 (l)j
Whereas anagreement oncane sugar betv /eentheEuropean Economic Community
andtheRepublic ofIndia ,hereinafter referred toas"theAgreement ",signed
on18July 1975 »entered infores on18July 1975 (2)?
Whereas Article 5(4)ofProtocol n®3onAGPsugar annexed tothesaid
Convention ,hereinafter referred toas !ttheProtocol ",andthat oftheAgreement
provide that theguaranteed prica fortheagreed quantities ofcane sugar
shall "benegotiated annually s
DECIDES l
Sole Article
1*TheCommission isauthor :.sedtoopen negotiations with theAGPstates
referred tointheProtocol andwith theRepublic ofIndia onthe
guaranteed price referred toinArticle 5(4)oftheProtocol andof
theAgreement e
2«TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inconsultation with
representatives oftheMember States andinconformity with thefollowing
directive %
Theguaranteed price thu3 negotiated shall apply only inrespect
ofthedelivery period which begins on1July 1976o
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The Président
(1)OJn°L25of30.1.1976
(2)OJn®L190éf23®7»1975j P«35