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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)191 final
Brussels,9April1979
RECOMMENDATION FORACOUNCILDECISION .•
AUTHORISING THECOMMISSION TOOPENNEGOTIATIONS WITHTHE
»
ACPSTATESREFERRED TOINPROTOCOL No3ANNEXED
TOTHEACP-EECCONVENTION OFLOMEANDWITHTHE
REPUBLIC OFINDIACONCERNING THEGUARANTEED
PRICESFORCANESUGARTOAPPLY
INTHE1979/80DELIVERY PERIOD
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(PresentedbytheCommissionto"theCouncil)
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C0M(79)191final

"EXPLANATORY NOTE
1.ProtocolNo3onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLome
andtheAgreementwithIndiaoncanesugarplaceanobligationonthe
Communitytopurchase-atguaranteedprices–canesugarwhichthe i
exportingcountriesconcernedcannotcommercially marketintheCommunity
atpricesequivalenttoorinexcessoftheguaranteedprices.
TheProtocolandtheAgreementalsorequirethattheguaranteedprices
shall "benegotiatedannually.
2.Thecurrentguaranteedpricesapplyuntil30June1979*Theattached ,!
recommendation foraCouncilDecisionaccordinglyseeksauthorityfor j-
theCommissiontonegotiate,on"behalfoftheCommunity,theguaranteed ;
pricestobeappliedtothe1979/80deliveryperiodwhich"beginson
1July1979.
3.TheCouncil'sattentionisdrawntothefollowing:
: •- I.
-Duringlastyear'snegotiations "- !■
(a)TheCommunitywasunabletoacceptanACPrequestthatthe
guaranteedpricesagreedfor1978/79shouldbeappliedretro­
.actively.
(b)TheACPstatesrequestedthattheCommunityshouldconsider
waysandmeansofprovidingsomecompensation forthefreight
• ! '- !chargesbornebytheACPsugar-exporting statesintransporting
theirpreferential sugartotheCommunity.The'Communitytook '
noteofthisrequest. j
■.V -■-, !
Financialimplications i
Thisrecommendation foraDecisiondoesnotinvolvefinancialimplications T
otherthanthosealreadytakenintoacoountintheagriculturalprice i
proposais(Doo.COM(79)10VolIIof2.2.1979). ' !

RECOMMENDATION FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
author 5.sing theCommission toopen negotiations with theACPstates
referred toinProtocol No3annexed ,tothe ACP-EEO Convention ofLome
and .with theRepublic ofIndia concerning the guaranteed prices for
cane sugar toapply inthe1979/80delivery period
THE COUNCIL OPTIIEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 11.3thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas theACP-EBC Convention ofLome (1)entered into force on 1April 1976 ;
Whereas anagreement oncane sugar between the European Economic Community and
theRepublio ofIndia (2),hereinafter referred toasthe "Agreement ",entered into
force on18July 1975 /'
Wherea3 Protocol No3onACPsugar annexed tothe said Convention ,hereinafter
referred toasthe "Protocol ",andtheAgreement provide that theguaranteed prices
forthequantities ofcane sugar concerned shall benegotiated annually ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Sols Article
1.TheCommission ishereby authorised toopen negotiations with theACPstates
referred tointheProtocol andwith theRepublic ofIndia ontheguaranteed
prices referred tointheProtocol andtheAgreement toapply inthe1979/80
delivery period .These negotiations shall beopened assoon aspossible after
theCouncil hasdetermined theCommunity 'sinternal sugar prices for1979/80,
and inany case before 1Mav 1979 .
2.TheCommission shall conduct these negotiations inconsultation with representatives
oftheMember States and .inconformity with thefollowing guidel ine :
-Theguaranteed prices ciffo should benegotiated insuch awaythat thereturn
guaranteed totheACPcountries arid totheRepublio ofIndia fortheir raw cane
sugar delivax'-ies totheCommunity are comparable with theguaranteed net
return totheCommunity producers ofrawbeet sugar «
-Theprices thua negotiated shall apply only inrespaot ofthedelivery period
which begins on1July 1979®
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
(1)OJNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p.l
(2)OJNoL190 ,23.7.1975 »p.35