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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheconclusion of "theAgreements ,intheform ofexchanges
ofletters ,between theEuropean Economic Community andBarbados ,
Fiji ,theRepublic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,
theDemocratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,
Mauritius ,theRepublic ofUganda ,thePeople 'sRepublic ofthe
Congo ,theRepublic ofSurinam ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,the
United Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1«DuringthesecondmeetingoftheCouncilofACP-EECMinisters "
itwasconsidered .
thattheagreedquantitiesofcanesugaroriginallyprovidedinProto­
colNo3onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLomeinres­
pectofthePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,theRepublicofKenya,the
RepublicofSurinamandtheRepublicofUgandashouldberestoredto
thosestates,withoutprejudicetothesoundnessandvalidityofthe
decisionstakenbytheCommissionundertheprovisionsofArticle7of
theabove-mentioned Protocolinrespectofthenon-deliveries in1975/76
andwithoutretroactive application .
ThisproposalwasbasedonarecognitionthattheACPstatesmayhave
experienceddifficulties inapplyingtheProtocolinthefirstfullyear
ofitsoperation.
InresponsetotheCouncil'sinvitationof14April1977»"theCommission
recommendsthatitbeauthorisedbytheCounciltonegotiateAgreements,
intheformofexchangesoflettersofwhichdraftsaresubmittedin
AnnexI,withtheACPstatesreferredtointheabove-mentioned Protocola
TheCommissionwouldinduecoursenotifytheresultsofthenegotiation
totheCouncilwithaviewtoconcludingtheAgreements,inrespectof
whichaproposedregulationissubmittedinAnnexII.
2aANNEXES:–IDrafieofletterstobeexchanged
-IIProposedCouncilRegulationontheconclusionofAgreements,
intheformofexchangesofletters,betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandBarbados,Fiji,theRepublicof
Guyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocratic
RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,
theRepublicofUganda,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,
theRepublicofSurinam,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobagoa
l)concerninganoverallreductionof21*000t
ofthequantitiesinquestion

No1ANNEXI;
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoinformyouasfollows?
1.Withoutprejudicetothesoundnessandvalidityofthedecisionstaken
"bytheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesunderArticle7Proto­
colHo3onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLomeconfirming
theabsenceofforcemajeureinrespectofunderdeliveries ofcanesugar
inthedeliveryperiod1975/76bytheRepublicofKenya,thePeople's-
RepublicoftheCongo,theRepublicofSurinamandtheRepublicofUganda,
theagreedquantitiesofcanesugarfortheseStates,towhichthesaid
Protocolshallapplyshall,witheffectfrom1976/77.deliveryperiod,be
asfollows(expressedintonnesofwhitesugar):
Kenya 5.000
Uganda 5.000
People'sRepublic
oftheCongo 10.000
Surinam 4.000
2.Thequantitiestobesuppliedinrespectofthedeliveryperiod1976/77
shallbedeliveredtotheCommunitynotlaterthan2>0September1977*
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyacknowledgereceiptofthis
letterandconfirmthatthisletterandyourreplyconstituteanAgreement
betweenyourGovernmentandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities

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Letter No2
Sir ,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter of
May1977 which reads asfollows s
Ihave thehonour toconfirm theagreement ofmyGovernment with
theforegoing .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
FortheGovernment ofBarbados (l)
(l)Asimilar exchange ofletters shall take place mutatis nutandi3
"between theCommunity andthefollowing ACPstates !Fiji ,the
Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,theDemo­
cratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Maur itius ,
theRepublic ofUganda ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,the
Republic ofSurinam ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic
ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobagA .

ANNEXl£«
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionofAgreements ,intheformofexchangesof
letters,betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,
Fiji,theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,
theDemocraticRepublicofMadagascar ,theRepublicofMalawi,
Mauritius,theRepublicofUganda,thePeople'sRepublicofthe
Congo,theRepublicofSurinam,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago.
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof}
i^avingregardtotherecommendation fromtheCommission ?
Whereas,havingregardtotheinitialdifficulties inherentinoperating
ProtocolNo3onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLome(l)»
itisappropriatethatAgreements beconcluded,intheformofexchanges
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthestatesreferred
tointhesaidProtocol,torestoretothePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,
theRepublicofKenya,theRepublicofSurinamandtheRepublicofUganda
theagreedquantitiesoriginallyprovidedinthesaidProtocolinrespect
ofthosestates,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
TheAgreements,intheformofexchangesoflettersconcludedonbehalfof
theCommunitybetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,Fiji,
theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocratic
RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicof
Uganda,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,theRepublicofSurinam,the
KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago
concerningtherestorationtocertainACPstatesoftheiragreedquantities
originallyprovidedinProtocolNo3onACPsugar,areconcludedonbehalf
oftheCommunity.
l)0.JoNoL25,30,1.1976,p,l

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ThetextsoftheseAgreementsareannexedtothisRegulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorisedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosigntheAgreementsreferredtoinArticle1andto
conferonhimthepowersrequiredto"bindtheCommunity.
Article^
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcethedayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanConnunitiea.
ThisRegulationshall "bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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Ff^AWCSAL STATEMENT j
: :Sateio.5d977
1.Lineofthe&jdgetconcerned:Article64OSugarrestitutions
2.ProposalforaCouncilregulationontheconclusionof
TitleoftheactionjAgreementsinthefo'rmofexchangesofletters,betweenthe
ESCandcertainACPstates
3.Legalbasis:Article113oftheTreaty
4,Objectivesoftheaction:RestorationforcertainACPstatesofagreedquantities
originallyprovidedforinProtocolNo3EEC-ACP
5.0Costoftheaction I(faringthecampaigncurrentroer-dse(77)folloBlngexerclse(75)
chargetotheECBudget 1)Irnaxo3,5jis&7'»3y5 raax.3»5
chargetothenationaladainistrations
chargetoothernationalsectors
51EstimatedcostsYear....7.7,Year...I?...Year
max.3j5 max.3»5 max.3,5
5e2Bethodofcalculation
max.21.000twithanrestitutionof165uc/t(uponthehypothesisofthe
averageratewhendraftingthebudget)
6.1PossiblefinancingbycreditswrittenintothersfativechapterofthecurrentBjdget
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