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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)206 final
Brussels,15April1982
Proposalfora
"'COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublic
oftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,the
RepublicofKenya,theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicof
Malawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,'TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicof
UgandaontheaccessionoftheRepublicofZimbabwetoProtocol7onACP
sugarannexedtothesecondACP-EECConvention ofLomé
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mCOUNCIL.Proposalfora
oCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
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ontheconclusionof.anAgreementtritheformofanexchangeofletters
\ ,*■7betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,thePeople'sRepublic
v'•. ■.•oftheCongo,Fiji,>theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,the
RepublicofKenya/theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicof.
Malawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicof
UgandaontheaccessionofBelizetoProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothe
secondACP-EECConvention ofLomé
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.TheagreementembodyingtheadhesionoftheRepublicofZimbabwetothe
secondACP-EECConventionsignedatLom6on31October1979enteredintc
forceon1stMarch1982.
Theadhesionagreement Laysdowninitsannex3that:
-Zimbabweshouldbenefitfromthegrantingofaquantityof25000tonnes
(whiteequivalent)ofsugarperyear;
-thiscountryshouldbecomeamemberoftheACPSugarProtocol;
-immediatelyafterZimbabwe'sadhesiontotf\esecondACP-EECConvention,and
atthelatestsixmonthsthereafter,ZimbabweandtheCommissionshall
meetwithaviewtodetermining bycommonagreementthetimetableofthe
quantitiestobedeliveredinordertoreachthequantityof25000tonnei;
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-thegovernment ofZimbabwe,inacceptingthetextofparagraph 1,expects
thefirstsuppliesof25000tonnesofsugarperyearwilltakeplace
duringthedeliveryperiod1982/1983.
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-foritspart,theCommunityconfirmsthatitwilltakethenecessarysteps
toensurethattheobjectiveofthe25000tonneswillbereachedassoon
aspossibleandguaranteesthat,startingfromthedeliveryperiod
1982/1983,thepriceconditionsprovidedforintheACPSug.arProtocolwill
beappliedtoanannualquantityof25000tonnesofsugaroriginating in
Zimbabwe.
Inapplyingtheabove-mentionedagreement,theCommunityshouldnowconclude
anagreementwiththoseACPStateswhohavecontractedrightsandobligations
withintheframeworkofProtocol7annexedtothesecondLomeConvention,via
anexchangeofletterswithaviewtoincludingZimbabweinthelistofcountries
listedinArticle3(1)withanagreedquantityof25000tonnesasfrom
1stJuly1982andinrespectoftheperiodupto30June1982,withanagreed
quantityof6000tonnes.
Inaletterof15March1982,theACPstatesconcernedsignifiedtheiragreement
totheadhesionofZimbabwetothesaidProtoco.l.
(1)0JNo.L24,30.1.82,p.15.

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2.Under Article 2ofAnnex IVofthe Council Decision of16December 1980
associating theoverseas countries andterritories with theEuropean
European Economic Community (1),Belize benefits from aregime similar to
that oftheACPSugar Protocol .
This country gained independence on21.9.1981 andasked foradhesion
tothe Second Lom6 Convention inaccordance with article 185 thereof .
The Annex toProtocol 7ofthe ACP-CEE Lom6 Convention records the
undertaking contained intheabove mentioned Council decision for a
quantity of39400 tonnes (white value )ofsugar peryear forBelize .
Accordingly ,theCommunity should nowalso conclude anagreement with the
ACPStates mentioned under 1via anexchange ofletters with aview to .
Stransferring Belize from theoverseas countries andterritories regime
totheProtocol regime and thereby toinclude Belize inthe countries
listed inArticle 3<1)with anagreed quantity of39400 tonnes with
effect from 1stJuly 1982 .
Forthedelivery period 1981 /82theprovisions oftheabove-mentioned
Council Decision will remain applicable toBelize .
3.Inthe light oftheabove-mentioned provisions ,nonegotiations arerequired
inorder toaffect therelevant modifications tothe text oftheSugar
Protocol .The Commission therefore proposes that the Council should
conclude with theACP states referred toinProtocol 7onACP sugar annexed
tothesecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLome ,theagreements inquestion via
anexchange ofthe letters attached hereto .
4.Annexes :
I.Proposal for aCouncil Regulation concerning theconclusion ofan
Agreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean
Economic Community andBarbados ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,
Fiji ,theCooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic of
Kenya ,theDemocratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,
Mauritius ,theRepublic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,
the .United Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago ,andtheRepublic
ofUganda ontheaccession oftheRepublic ofZimbabwe toProtocol 7
onACPsugar annexed tothesecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLom6 .
(1)0JNo.L361,31.12.1980 ,p.104.

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4.Annexes:cont.
II.ProposalforaCouncilRegulation concerning theconclusion of
anAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublic
oftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,
theRepublicofKenya,theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,
theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,the
KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidadand
Tobago,andrtneRepublicofUgandaontheaccessionofBelizeto
;Protocol7onACPsugarannexedtothesecondACP-EECConvention of
Lome.
III.Draftletters.
5.Financialimplications '
Theaboveproposalswouldbeimplemented withintheframeworkofthe
management ofthecommonorganization ofthemarketinthesugarsector
andwouldnot,therefore,giverisetoadditional expenditure .
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'PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement intheform ofanexchange oftetters between
theEuropean Economic Community andBarbados ,thePeople 'sRepublic ofthe
Congo ,Fiji ,theCooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,
theDemocratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,
theRepublic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic of
Tanzania ,Trinidad andTobago ,and theRepublic ofUganda ontheaccession of
theRepublic ofZimbabwe toProtocol 7onACP sugar annexed tothe second
ACP-EEC Convention ofLome .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,

WhereastheAgreement ontheaccessionoftheRepublicofZimbabwe
tothesecondACP-EECConvention (1)signedatLom6on31October1979
enteredintoforceon1March1982(2);
WhereasthatAgreement,initsAnnex3,providedinparticularthatZimbabwe
shouldbecomeamemberofProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothesecond
ACP-EECConvention ofLomeandthatitshouldenjoytheawardofaquantityof
sugarof25000tonnesofwhiteequivalent perannum;
WhereastheACPstatesconcerned,inaletterof15March1982,havesignified
theiragreementtotheaccessionofZimbabwetothesaidProtocol;
Whereastheimplementation oftheaforesaidProtocoliscarriedoutwithin
theframeworkofthecommon'organization ofthemarketinthesugarsector;
Whereasitisappropriate toapproveanAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthestatesreferredto
intheaforesaidProtocolontheaccessionoftheRepublicofZimbabwethereto,
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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ,:
Article 1
AnAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
Community andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,
theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,
theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,
theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicof
Tanzania,TrinidadandTobagoandtheRepublicofUgandaontheaccession
oftheRepublicofZimbabwetoProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtotheSecond
ACP-EECConvention ofLomeisherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextofthisAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation .
-(1)0JNo.L347,22.1980,p.1
(2)0JNo.L24,30.1.1982,p.1

Article 2
The President oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theAgreement referred toinArticle 1inorder tobind the
Communi ty.
Article 3
into force ontheday following that ofits
Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
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Done atBrussels . yThis Regulation shall enter
publication intheOfficial
For
Thethe Council
President

AGREEMENT
irttheformofanexchangeOflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative
RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocratic Republic
ofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,
theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidadand
TobagoandtheRepublicofUganda,ontheaccessionoftheRepublicof
ZimbabwetotheProtocol 7onACPsugarannexedtothesecondACP-EEC
Convention ofLom6.
LetterNo.1
Brussels,
Sir,
Therepresentatives oftheACPStatesreferredtoinProtocol7onACPsugar
annexedtothesecondACP-EECConventionofLome,andoftheCommission,
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedonthefollowing :
-TheRepublicofZimbabweisherebyincludedinArticle3(1)ofthesaid-
Protocolwithanagreedquantityof25000tonneswitheffectfrom1stJuly
1982,andinrespectoftheperiodupto30June1982withanagreedquantity
of6000tonnes.
Ishouldb$obligedifyouwouldacknowledge receiptofthisletterandconfirm
thatthisletterandyourreplyconstitute anAgreementbetweentheGovernments
oftheabove-mentioned ACPstatesandtheCommunity.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

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LetterNo2
Brussels
Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledge receiptofyourletteroftodaywhichreads
asfollows:
Therepresentatives oftheACPStatesreferredtoinProtocol7onACPsugar
\
■innexedtothesecondACP-EECConvention ofLom6,andoftheCommission,on
HohalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedonthefollowing :
-TheRepublicofZimbabweisherebyincludedinarticle3(1)ofthesaid
Protocolwithanagreedquantityof25000tonneswitheffectfrom1stJuly
1982,andinrespectoftheperiodupto30June1982withanagreedquantity
of6000tonnes.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledge receiptofthisletterandconfirm
thatthisletterandyourreplyconstitute anAgreement betweentheGovernments
oftheabove-mentioned ACPstatesandtheCommunity.
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheGovernments oftheACP
statesreferredtointhisletterwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernments

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchangeofLettersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicofthe
Congo,Fiji,theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicof
Kenya,theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,
theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicof
•Tanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofUgandaontheaccessionof
BelizetoProtocol7onACPsugarannexedtothesecondACP-EECConvention
ofLome.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle113thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,

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WhereasDeclaration 2intheAnnextoProtocol7onACPsugarannexed
tothesecondACP-EECConventionofLom6<1)providesthatBelize
shallbenefitfromatreatmentidenticaltothatprovidedforinthesaid
Protocolforaquantityof39400tonnes;
Whereastheimplementation oftheaforesaidProtocoliscarriedoutwithin
theframeworkofthecommonorganization ofthemarketinthesugarsector;
Whereasitisappropriate toapproveanAgreementintheformofa'nexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthestatesreferred
tointheaforesaidProtocolontheaccessionofBelizethereto,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreementintheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunity andBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,
theCooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,the
Democratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the
RepublicofSuriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicof
Tanzania,TrinidadandTobagoandtheRepublicofUgandaontheaccession
ofBelizetoProtocol 7onACPsugarannexedtotheSecondACP-EECConvention
ofLomeisherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
ThetextofthisAgreementisannexedtothisRegulation .
(1)0JNo.L347,22.12.1980,p.1.

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Artlcle 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil ishereby authorized todesignate theperson
empowered tosign theAgreement referred toinArticle 1inorder tobind the
Community .
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing that ofits
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States . , /
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

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AGREEMENT
1ntheform ofanexchange ofletter *between theEuropean economic Community
andBarbados ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,Fiji ,theCooperative
Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,theDemocratic Republic
ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,theRepublic ofSuriname ,
theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad and
Tobago and theRepublic ofUganda ,ontheaccession ofBelize toProtocol 7
onACP sugar annexed tothesecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLom6 .
Letter No.1
Brussels ,
Sir,
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Therepresentatives oftheACPStates referred toinProtocol 7onACPsugar
anne'xed'to thesecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLome ,andoftheCommission ,
onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community have agreed onthefollowing :
>
-Belize ishereby included inarticle 3<1)ofthesaid Protocol with an
agreed quantity of39400 tonnes with effect from 1stJuly 1982 .
Forthedelivery period 1981 /82theprovisions ofAnnex IVtotheCouncil
Decision of16December 1980 onthe association ofthe overseas countries and
territories with theEuropean' Economic Community shall remain applicable .
Ishould beobliged ifyouwould acknowledge receipt ofthis letter andconfirm
that this letter andyour reply constitute anAgreement between theGovernments
oftheabove-mentioned ACP states and theCommunity .
Please accept .Sir,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For the Council
oftheEuropean Communities

LetterNo2Λ3
Brussels
Sir-
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaywhichreads
asfollows:
Therepresentatives oftheACPStatesreferredtoinProtocol7onACPsugar
annexedtothesecondACP-EECConventionofLome,andoftheCommission,
onbehalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedonthefollowing:
-Belizeisherebyincludedinarticle3(1)ofthesaidProtocolwith
agreedquantityof39400tonneswitheffectfrom1stJuly1982.
FOBthedeliveryperiod1981/82theprovisionsofAnnexIVtotheCouncil
Decisionof16December1980ontheassociation oftheoverseascountries
andterritories withtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityshallremainapplicable.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirm
thatthisletterandyourreplyconstitute anAgreementbetweentheGovernments
oftheabove-mentioned ACPstates.
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheGovernments oftheACPstates
referredtointhisletterwiththeforegoing.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernments