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COM(82)145 final
Brussels.26March1982
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)..
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofexchangeof
lettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,
thePeoplesRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative Re­
publicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocratic
RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the
RepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublic
ofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofUganaon
theguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1981/82
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fixingtheguaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugarorigi­
natingintheoverseascountries andterritories for1981/82
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1d(a)ByDecisionoftheCouncil,theCommission wasauthorizedtoenter
intonegotiations ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor
1981/82withtheStatesreferredtoinArticle3oftheProtocol
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onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConvention ofLomeandwith
theRepublicofSurinanse.Theresultsofthosenegotiations have
tobeapprovedbytherelevantauthorities oftheCommunity andthe
countriesreferredtoabove*TheCommission recommends totheCouncil
thattheresultsbeembodiedin^agreementintheformofexchange/
oflettersbetweentheCommunity ontheonehandandeachofthe
ACPStatesconcerned ontheotheraccordingtotheannexeddrafts.
(b)AccordingtotheDeclaration 2annexedtoProtocol7ofthesecond
ACP-EECConvention ofLom£,theCommunityundertooktoensurefor
sugaroriginating ,incertainoverseascountries andterritories
(OCT)thesametreatment asprovidedforintheProtocolonACPsugar,
TheCommission recommendsthattheCouncilfixforsugaroriginating
inthecountriesspecifiedbythesaidDeclaration thesameguaranteed
pricesfor1981/82asthoseagreedwiththeACPStates.
2*ANNEXES;I.Recommendation foraCouncilRegulation concerning theconclusion
ofanAgreementintheformofexchangesoflettersonthe
guaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1981/82betweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicofthe
Congo,Fiji>theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,
theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,
Mauritius,theRepublicofSurinamtheKingdomofSwaziland,
theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidadand',TobagoandtheRepublicof
Uganda.
II.Draftexchangedofletters.
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III.Recommendation foraCouncilRegulationfixingtheguaranteed
prices'applicableforcanesugaroriginating intheoverseas
countries andterritories (OCT)for1981/82.
3.Financialimplications
Thefinancialimplications havebeentakenintoaccountintheframeworkofthe
financialimplications oftheagricultural pricesfor1981/82sndofthe.
budgetfor1982.
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I

Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofexchangeor.Jetters
betwsentheEuropeaaEconomicCommunityandBarbados,thePeople'sRepub­
licofsheCongo,Fiji,iaeCooperativeRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepub­
licofKenya,theDemocraticRepublicofMadagascar ,theRepublicofMalawi,
Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland/theUnited
RepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofUganda
ositheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1951/82
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,
WhereasProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothe
SecondACP-EECConventionofLome{'),iSimplemented
inthecontextofthemanagementofthe
commonorganization ofthesugarmarket:Barbados,thePeoplesRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,
theCooperativeRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,the
RepublicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublicof
Madagascar ,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the
RepublicofSurinam,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago
andtheRepublicofUgandaontheguaranteedprices
forcanesugarfor/§2/isherebyapproved
onbehalfoftheCommunity *
InetestoftmsAgreement
annexedtothisRegulation .,are
WhereasitisappropriatetoapprovetheAgreement
intheformofexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheStatesreferredto
inProtocol7or.ACPsugarandtheRepublic
ofSurinamontheguaranteedprices
forcanesugarfor1931/8?.^
Article3
' ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
entintheformofexchangeoflettersfollowingthatofitspublicationintheOfficial
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinaiiMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
> ^; FortheCouncil
ThePresidentArtide2
TheFsesidento£theCouncilisherebyauthorizedto
designatethepersonempoweredtosigntheAgree­
mentreferredtoinArticleIinordertobindthe
Community .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleS
TheAgreementintheformofexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
DoneatBrussels.
(')OjNoL347/22.12'.1980,p.1

I •AGREEMENT ::
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative
RepublicofGuyana.Jamaica,theRepublicofKenyn,theDemocratic Republic
©»Madagascar ,theRepulicofMaiawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofcSurin'.jne,the
KingdomofSwaziland ,sheUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago
andtheRepublicofUganda,ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesaga-for1981/gj
LetterNoi
Brussels,
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i.Therepresentatives oftheACPStatesreferredtoinProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothe
SecondACP-EECConventionofLome,oftheRepublicofSurinam
Commission ,onbehalfofsheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,haveagreedwithin
theframeworltofthenegotiationsprovidedforinArticle5(4)ofshesaidProtocol,on
thefollowing:
–fortheperiodIJuly198itoMtJune1982theguaranteedpricesreferredtoin
Article5(4)oftheProtocolshall,forthepurposeofinterventionwithintheterms
ofArticle6ofsheProtocol;be:
(a)fo?rawsugar, per100kilograms;
(b)lorwhitesugar,4$,16i'<CUper500kilograms. j
Theseprices,whichix-pri-M-ncanincreaseof8,5%and8^,3%respectively GVCf*thcS®©f
pCSCSdinCyearshallreferto:>uj;;>rof:>r.nul.inlqu.ilhyasilefinetllitCommunitylegislation,unpacked,
ciffreeoutEuropeanportsoftheCommunity-
2.Althoughretroactivity isr.clprovie'edforinrespectofthe*j©g'ygjprices,itisagreed
thatthisyear'sdecisiondoesnotprejudicethepositionoftheACPStatesinrelationto
retroactivityinanyfuturenegotiationinaccordancewithArticle4(3)ofProtocolT■ *!
annexedtotheSecondACP-EECConventionofLome,, i
3.Xtwasagreedthatdiscussions Mouldcontinuebetweentheparties
'
onmattersar-;singoutoftheconcernoftheACPStates-over theburden
offreightcharges.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledge receiptofthisletterandconfirmthatthis
letterandyourreplyconstituteanAgreementbetweentheGovernments oftheabove-men*
-tionedACPStatesandtheCommunity .
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil ,
oftheEnrvtKiiHCommunities ■*

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LetterNo2
Brussels
Sir-
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday
whichreadsasfollows:
1.TherepresentativesoftheACPStatesreferred!oinProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothe
SecondACP-EECConventionofLome,oftheRepublicofSurinameandOfthe
Commission,onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedwithin
»heframeworkofthenegotiationsprovidedforinArticle5(<JfofthesaidProtocol,on*■v•
t ihefollowing: *
–loftheperiodIJuiv1981toHilune19S2guaranteedpricesreferredtoin
;. ArticleS(4)olthe1'rotiH.ulshall,iotthepurposeofintecveniionwuhmvtheterms
©fArticle6ofthenotiHol.be:
(a)forrawsugar.38,%ECUper100kilograms; ,•.
(b)forwhitesugjr,161CUper100kilograms.
The*prices,whuhnpri^i-ntaninireawof8,5%and8,3%respectively overthoseofthe
precedingyearshallrefertosugarot*i.iml.irdqualityasdefinedinCommunitylegislation,unpacked,
ciffreeoutEuropeanportsoftheCommunity.
2.Althoughretroactivityi*notprovidedforinrespectofthe198782Pr'ces«'•■*'greed
thatthisyear'sdecisiondoesnotprejudicethepositionoftheACPStatesinrelationto
retroactivityinanyfuturenegotiationinaccordancewithArticle4(.})ofProtocol-?■
annexedtotheSecondACP-EECConventionofLom6«
3-Itwasagreedthatdiscussions wouldcontinuebetweentheparties
onnattersarisingoutof-theconcernoftheACPStatesovertheburden
offreightcharges.
1 Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirmthatthis'
' letterandyourreplyconstituteanAgreementbetweenyourGovernmentandtheCommu­
nity.
^ IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwishtheforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
' FortheGovernments

Recommendation for aCOUNCIL REGULATION (ESC ) .
fixing theguaranteed prices applicable forcane sugar originating
inthe overseas countries and territories for 1981 /82
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
*
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,,and
inparticular Article 136thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas ,inaccordance with Declaration 2annexed toProtocol 7tothe
Second ACP-EEC Convention ofLom£ (1),theCommunity guarantees ,forcane sugar
originating intheovereas countries andterritories ,mentioned inthesaid Annex ,
thesame treatment asprovided for inProtocol 7onACPsugar annexed tothe
said Convention ;
Whereas Council Decision 8Q/1186 /EEC of16December 19S0 onthe association
oftheoversas countries andterritories with theEuropean Economic Community (2),
embodies theapplication ofthis principle ;whereas inaccordance with Article 4(4)
ofAnnex IVtothat Decision theguaranteed prices arefixed annually ;
Whereas theguaranteed prices valid for 1981 /82for cane sugar originating in
,antheACPStates have been fixed by/Agreement intheform ofexchange ;ofLetters
with the relevant ACP States;whereas itisnownecessary forthe Council to
fixthesame guaranteed prices forcane sugar originating intheoverseas coun­
tries aridterritories concerned .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Fortheperiod from 1July 1981 to30June 1982 ,theguaranteed prices referred to
inArticle 4<4)ofAnnex IVtoDecision 8Q/1186 /EECarehereby fixed asfollows :
(a)forrawsugar ,38,94 ECUper100kilograms ;
Cb)forwhite sugar ,48,16 ECUper100kilograms .
ιThese prices shall refer tosugar ofstandard quality asdefined inCommunity
legislation ,unpacked ,andciffree outEuropean ports oftheCommunity .
(1)0JNoL347,22.12.1980 ,p.1
(2)0JNoL361,31«12.1980 ,p.1

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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing that ofits
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1July 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , Forthe Council
The President
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