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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)183final
Brussels,14April1980
Recommendationfci'l /(A\*S^\MN.V-■*»So*>V"
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JECISTSNRecommendation
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing theCommissiontoopennegotiations withtheACPStates
referredtoinProtocol No3annexedtotheACP-EECConvention of
LoméandwiththeRepublicofIndiaconcerning theguaranteed prices
forcanesugartoapplyinthe1980/81deliveryperiod
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COM(80)183final

•EXPLANATORY NOTE
1*Protocol No3onACPsugar annexed totheACP-EEC Convention ofLome
and theAgreement with India oncane sugar place anobligation on"the
Community topurchase andiraport-at guaranteed prices -cane sugar whioh
theexporting countries concerned cannot commercially market inthe
Community atprices equivalent to"orinexcess oftheguaranteed prices#
TheProtocol andtheAgreement also require that theguaranteed prides
shall benegotiated annually® ,
2*Thecurrent guaranteed prices apply until 30June 1980 .Theattached
recommendation foraCouncil Decision accordingly seeks authority for
theCommission tonegotiate ,onbehalf oftheCommunity ,theguaranteed
prices tobeapplied totheI980/8Idelivery period which begins on
1July 1980 .
3*TheCouncil 'sattention isdrawn tothefollowing : ,.
-During last year 'snegotiations
(a)itwasagreed that although retroactivity wasnot provided for
inrespect ofthe1979/80prices this didnotprejudice theposition
oftheACPstates inrelation toanyfuture negotiation inaccordance
with Article 4(3)oftheatiove-mentioned Protocol ;
(b)theACPstates reiterated their concern attheburden offreight
charges andrequested that this subject should remain open for
further consideration# TheCommunity took note ofthis request .
Financial implications
4«This recommendation foraDecision does not involve implications other
than those already taken into account intheagricultural prices propo­
sals (Doc.CGM(80 )10final -Volume IIof15.2.1980 ). -1

RBOCMMENDATÏOW FOR AOOONGIL DECISION
authorising theCommission toopen negotiations with theACP States
referred toinProtocol No3annexed tothe ACP-EEC Convention of
Lom£ andwith theRepublic ofIndia concerning theguaranteed prices
forcane sugar toapply inthe1980/81delivery period
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas theACP-EEC Convention ofLom6 (l)entered into force on1April 1976 ;
Whereas anagreement oncane sugar between theEuropean Economic Community
and theRepublic ofIndia(2),hereinafter referred toasthe"Agreement ",
entered into force on18July 1975 1
Whereas Protocol No3onACPsugar annexed tothesaid Convention ,herein -
rafter referred toasthe "Protocol ",andtheAgreement provide that the
guaranteed prices forthequantities ofcane sugar concerned shall benego­
tiated annually ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS «
Sole Article
1*TheCommission ishereby authorised toopen negotiations with theACP
States referred tointheProtocol andwith theRepublic ofIndia on
theguaranteed prices referred tointheProtocol andtheAgreement to
apply inthe1980/81delivery period *
2.TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inconsultation with
representatives oftheMember States andinconformity with thefollo­
wing guideline t
-Theguaranteed prices ciffo should benegotiated insuch awaythat
thereturn guaranteed totheACP States andtotheRepublic ofIndia
fortheir rawcane sugar deliveries totheCommunity arecomparable
with theguaranteed netreturn totheCommunity producers ofraw
beet sugar *
Theprices thus negotiated shall notapply before thestart ofthedelivery
period which begins on 1July 1980 .
Done atBrussels , FortheCounoil ,
(1)OJNoL25,30.1.1976 ,P*1
(2)OJMoh190 ,23.7.1975 ,P.35