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*Brussels.14July1978
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionof.theAgreementsintheformofexchangesof
lettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,the
People'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative Republicof
Guyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublicof
Madagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicof
Surinam,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,
TrinidadandTobago,theRepublicofUganda,andalsotheRepublic
ofIndiesontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1978/79
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugaroriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)for1978/79
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(78)344final

EXPLANATORY MMORANIXJM
(a)BydecisionoftheCouncil,theCommissionwasauthorizedtoenter
intonegotiations ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor197S?/79
withtheStatesreferredtoinProtocolNo3onACPsugarannexedto
theACP-EECConventionofLomeandwiththeRepublicofIndia.
Theresultsofthosenegotiations havetobeapprovedbytherelevant-
authoritiesoftheCommunityandthecountriesreferredtoabove.
TheCommission recommendstotheCouncilthattheresultsbe
embodiedinagreementsintheformofexchangesoflettersbetween
theCommunityontheonehandandeachoftheACPStatesconcerned
andtheRepublicofIndiaontheother..
(b)AccordingtoaDeclarationannexedtotheFinal.ActoftheACP-EBC
ConventionofLome,theCommunityundertook 1toensureforsugar
originatingincertainoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)the
sametreatmentasprovidedforinProtocolNo3onACPsugar.
TheCommission recommendsthattheCouncilfixforsugaroriginating
inthecountriesspecifiedbythesaidDeclaration thesameguaranteed
pricesfor197#/79asthoseagreedwiththeACPStates.
ANNEXESjI.Recommendation foraCouncilRegulationconcerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchanges
oflettersontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor
1978/79betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Barbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,thes
RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,
theDemocraticRepublicofMadagascar,!theRepublicof
Malawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSurinam,theKingdom
ofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidad
andTobago,theRepublicofUganda.andtheRepublicof
India.
II.Draftsexchangesofletters.
«
III.Recommendation foraCouncilRegulationfixingthe*
guaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugaroriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)for
1918/7$.
Financialimplications
"heaboverecommendations stemasusualfromtheannualdecisionson
prices.Theyinvolvenofinancialimplicationsotherthanthosealready
takenintoconsiderationinthecontextoftheagriculturalprice
proposals(c®(77)639fin.of9.12.49??).

ANNEX1
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusionoftheAgreements intheformofexchangesofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,thePeople'sRepu­
blicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperativeRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepu­
blicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublicofMadagascar ,theRepublicofMalawi,
Mauritius,theRepublicofSurinam,theKingdomofSwaziland ,theUnited
RepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,theRepublicofUganda,andalso
theRepublicofIndia,ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor.1978/79
ILOFTHEEUROPEAN Barbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,
ES, theCooperativeRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,the
,,_ ,„RepublicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublicof
»rtotereatyestaisingteuro-Madagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,the11cCommunity ,andinparticularArticle„rric.uvjtc■>j.u'v RepublicofSurinam,theKingdomofSwaziland,the
UnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago
rdtotherecommendation fromtheancltheRepublicofUganda,ontheguaranteedprices
forcanesugarfor1978/7S,andtheAgreementinthe
formofanexchangeoflettersbetweenthetheEuro-
tocol3onACPsugarannexedtothepeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
onventionofLome('),andtheAgree-Indiaontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugar197W79,
ntheEuropeanEconomicCommunity argherebyapprovedonbehalfoftheCommunity.
iblicofIndiaoncanesugar(2),areimple-
hecontextofthemanagementoftheThetextsoftheseAgreementsareannexedtothis
anizationofthesugarmarket; Regulation.
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisauthorizedtodesig­
natethepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreements
referredtoinArticle1inordertobindtheCommu­
nity.
Article3
•••»
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavidngregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle
113thereof,
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,
WhereasProtocol3onACPsugarannexedtothe
ACP-EECConventionofLome('),andtheAgree­
mentbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheRepublicofIndiaoncanesugar(2),areimple­
mentedinthecontextofthemanagementofthe
commonorganizationofthesugarmarket;
WhereasitisappropriatetoapprovetheAgreements
intheformofexchangesoflettersbetweentheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunityandtheStatesreferredto
inProtocol3onACPsugarandtheRepublicof
Surinam,andalsotheRepublicofIndia,onthe
guaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1973/79,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Artide!
TheAgreementsintheformofexchangesofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
(')O)NoL2S,30.I.1976,p.I.
(')OjNoLIVO.23.7.1975,p.36.

AMEXIX
AGREEMENTS
intheformofexchangesoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandBarbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperative
RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublic
ofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSurinam,the
KingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago
andtheRepublicofUganda,ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor\97S/79
'' LetterNo*1
• : Brussels,
Sir,
1.Therepresentatives oftheACPStatesreferredtoIntheProtocolNo3onACP
sugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLom6,andeftheCommission,£nbe-^
halfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedwithintheframeworkof
thenegotiationsprovidedforinArticle5(4)ofthesaidProtocol,thefollowing:
-FortheperiodI^July1978to30June1979,theguaranteedpricesreferredto
InArticle5(4)oftheProtocolshall,forthepurposesofinterventionwithinthe_ter«sofArticle6oftheProtocol,be 1
(a)forrawsugar,27.81unitsofaccountpar100kilogf-aros;:
(b)forwhiteGugar,34.49units-ofaccountperICQkllograas.
_Theseprices,whichrepresentanIncreaseofabout2%overthoseoflastyear,
shallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefinedin,Communitylegislation,
unpacked,c.l.f.Europeanportsofth*Community.
2.Havingregardtomarketconditionsgenerally,andtootherrelevantfactors,it
isexpectedthattheaboveguaranteedpricesforACPsugarwillenabletheACP
"statesconcernedtosecureonCommunitymarkets,duringthedeliveryperiod1978/>79,
•pricesInexcessofthemarketprice'sforthedeliveryperiod1977/78asestimatedatthe
timeoflastyear'snegotiation.
3.Althoughretroactivityisnotprovidedforinrespectofthe1978/79prices,it
Isagreedthatthisyear'sdecisiondoesnotprejudicethepositionoftheACPstates
Inrelationtoretroactivity InanyfuturenegotiationInaccordancewithArticle4(3)
ofProtocolNo3totheConventionofLom6. 1
4.TheACPStatespointoutthat,aslongastheaboveprices,refertosugaroffered
c.l.f,Europeanports,theywillhavetocarrythefullburdenoffreightcharges.
Asaresult.-.theirex-factorypriceshavebeensubstantiallylowerthantheex-'.
faotorypricesofEuropeanbeetproducers.TheACPStatesthereforerequestthe
Communitytoconsiderappropriatewaysandmeansofprovidingsomecompensation
forthesecharges.TheCommunitytakesnoteofthisrequest.
IshouldbeobligedIfyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirmthat
thisletterandyourreplyconstituteanAgreementbetweentheGovernmentsoftheACP
StatesreferredtoinProtocolNo3andtheCommunity.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration.
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

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LetterNo2
Brussels.......
Sir,
m
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday
whichreadsasfollows:
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheGovernments ofthe
ACPStatesreferredtointheProtocol withtheforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernments

AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheRepublicofIndiaontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor
1978/73
LetterNoI
Brussels
Sir,
1.Therepresentatives ofiheJtepiMic^of-lndiaandof theCommission,onbehalfof
""""EuropeanEconoaicCommunity,haveagreedwithintheframeworkofthenegotiations-"
.providedforinArticle5(4)oftheAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic "'
CftBoualty-and ihafiepub-Ho–oflndl»«ncanesugar,thefollowing::
Forthe'perlod IJulylQ7Rto30.June1979,theguaranteedoricesreferredto
',InArticle5(4)oftheAgreementshall^forthepurposesofintervention
withintheternsofArticle6oftheAgreement,be:
•(a)forrawsugar,27.81unitsofaccountper100kilograms;
'(b)forwhitesugar,34.49unitsofaccountper100kilograms.
Theseprices,whichrepresentanincreaseofabout2%overthoseoflastyear,
shallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefinedinCommunitylegislation
unpacked,c.l.f*EuropeanportsoftheComnunity.
2.Havingregardtonarketconditionsgenerally,andtoother'relevantfactors,it
IsexpectedthattheaboveguaranteedpricesforIndiansugarwillenablethe
RepublicofIndiatosecureonCommunitymarkets,duringthedeliveryperiod
1978/79,pricesInexcessofthemarketpricesforthedeliveryperiod1977/78,
asestimatedatthetineoflastyear'snegotiation.
3.AlthoughretroactivityisnotprovidedforInrespectofthe1978/,79pricesit
Isagreedthatthisyear'sdecisiondoesnotprejudicethepositionofthe
RepublicofIndiaInrelationtoretroactivityInanyfuturenegotiationIn
.accordancewithArticle4(3)oftheAgreementoncanesugar.
4.TheRepublicofIndiapointsoutthat,aslongastheabovepricesreferto
+sugarofferedc.l.f.Europeanports,Itwillhavetocarrythefullburden
offreightcharges.Asaresult,Itsex-factorypriceshavebeensub­
stantiallylowerthantheex-factorypricesofEuropeanbeetproducers.
TheRepublicofIndiathereforerequeststheCommunitytoconsiderappropriate
way'sandaeansofprovidingsoaecompensationforthesecharges.TheCommunity
takesnoteofthisrequest.
IshouldbeobligedIfyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterandconfirm
thatthisletterandyourreplyconstituteanAgreementbetweenyourGovernment
andtheComnunity.
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofayhighestconsideration.
,FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommission

-2-
LetterNo2
Brussels,....
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftoday
whichreadsasfollows s
it n -.
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwith
theforegoing.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
oftheRepublicofIndia

ANNEXIII
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugaroriginatingintheover­
seascountriesandterritories (OCT)for1978/73
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES .
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle136
thereof.
Havingregardtotherecommendation fromthe
Commission ,
Whereas,inaccordancewiththetermsofAnnexXXI
totheFinalActoftheACP-EECConvention of
Lome('),theCommunityguarantees,forcanesugar
originatingintheoverseascountriesandterritories
mentionedinthesaidAnnex,thesametreatmentas
providedforinProtocol3onACPsugarannexedto
thesaidConvention ;
Whereas-CouncilDecision76/568/EECof29June
1976ontheassociationoftheoverseascountriesand
territorieswiththeEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity(2)embodiestheapplicationofthisprinciple;
.whereasinaccordancewithArticle4(4)ofAnnexIV
tothatDecisiontheguaranteedpricesarefixedannu­
ally;
Whereastheguaranteedpricesvalidfor197S/79for
canesugaroriginatingintheACPStateshavebeen
fixedbyAgreementsintheformofexchangesof
letterswiththerelevantACPStates;whereasitisnownecessaryfortheCounciltofixthesameguaranteed
pricesforcanesugaroriginatingintheoverseascoun­
triesandterritories,concerned ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Fortheperiod1July1978to30June1979the
guaranteedpricesreferredtoinArticle4(4)ofAnnex
IVtoDecision76/568/EECshallbeasfollows:
(a)forrawsugar,unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grams; -
(b)forwhitesugar,3*f.M9unitsofaccountper100
kilograms.
Thesepricesshallrefertosugarofstandardqualityas
definedinCommunityrules,unpacked,andcifEuro­
peanports-oftheCommunity .;
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom
ThisRegulationshallbe'bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
(')OJNoL25,30.I.1976,p.I.
(')OJNoL176,I.7.1976,p.8.