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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)266final
Brussels,11May1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusion ofanAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andBar­
bados,Belize,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,the
Cooperative RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicof
Kenya,theDemocratic RepublicofMadagascar,theRepublic
ofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdom
\ofSwaziland,/theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidadand
Iobago,theRepublieofUgandaandtheRepublicofZimbabweronthe"guaranteedpricesforcanesugarforthedelivery
jJperiod1982/83H; ?
Draft
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
fixingtheguaranteed pricesapplicableforcanesugar
originating intheoverseascountries andterritories (OCT)
forthe1982/83deliveryperiod
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(82)266final

Commission Communication tothe Council onthe guaranteed prices
applicable forthe1982 /83delivery period tocane sugar originating
inthe ACP States referred toinProtocol 7annexed tothe
Second ACP-EEC Convention ofLome and inthe overseas countries
andterritories (OCT)referred toinCouncil Decision 80/1186 /EEC
1.Protocol 7onACP sugar annexed totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention of
Lome contains theCommunity 'sundertaking topurchase andimport ,at
guaranteed prices ,cane sugar which theexporting countries concerned
cannot market intheCommunity atprices equivalent toorhigher than
theguaranteed prices .
2.InDeclaration 2annexed tothat Protocol ,theCommunity undertook to
ensure thesame treatment forsugar originating incertain overseas
countries andterritories (OCT)asthat provided forintheProtocol on
ACP sugar .
3.Thepresent guaranteed prices (1981/82)apply until 30June 1982 .The
Commission considers that theguaranteed prices forthedelivery period
1982/83should benegotiated quickly sothat thereturns guaranteed to
ACPStates fortheir deliveries totheCommunity ofrawcane sugar cif
free out iscomparable with theprice guaranteed toCommunity producers
ofrawsugar ,with effect from 1July 1982 attheearliest .
TheCommission therefore proposes that theCouncil should
1)give itsagreement tothedirective contained inAnnex Ifor
negotiations with thecountries concerned ;
2)adopt ,following approval oftheconclusions reached during these
negotiations ,theproposal foraregulation ontheconclusion ofan
agreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters ,assetoutin
Annexes IIand III ;
3)adopt ,pursuant to2,theproposal setoutinAnnex IVfora
regulation fixing theguaranteed prices applicable forthe1982/83
delivery period tocane sugar originating intheOCT referred toin
Council Decision 80/1186 /EEC .

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ANNEXES
I. Proposal for adirective fornegotiations with theACP States
referred toinProtocol 7annexed totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention of
Lome ontheguaranteed prices applicable tocane sugar during the
delivery period 1982 /83.
II.Proposal foraCouncil regulation ontheconclusion ofanagreement
intheform ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic
Community andBarbados ,Belize ,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 ,theRepublic of
Uganda and theRepublic ofZimbabwe ontheguaranteed prices forcane
sugar forthedelivery period 1982/83.
III .Proposal foranagreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters
between theEuropean Economic Community andBarbados ,Belize ,the
People 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,Fiji ,theCooperative Republic of
Guyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,theDemocratic Republic of
Madagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,theRepublic of
Suriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic ofTanzania ,
Trinidad and Tobago ,theRepublic ofUganda and theRepublic of
Zimbabwe ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for thedelivery
period 1982 /83.
IV.Proposal foraCouncil regulation fixing theguaranteed prices
applicable forthedelivery period 1982/83tocane sugar originating
intheoverseas countries andterritories (OCT).

ANNEX I
Proposal for a
NEGOGIATING BRIEF
TheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities hereby approves thefollowing
negotiating brief :
"TheCommission ,pursuant toArticle 5(4)ofProtocol 7onACPsugar
annexed totheSecond ACP-EEC Convention ofLome (l),shall initiate
negotiations with theACPStates referred tointhat Protocol onthe
guaranteed prices provided forunder that Protocol that aretoapply for
thedelivery period 1982/83-Itshall conduct these negotiations in
consultation with theMember States' representatives .Theguaranteed
prices ,ciffree out ,shall benegotiated insuch away that thereturns
guaranteed totheACPStates for their rawcane sugar deliveries tothe
Community arecomparable with theprice guaranteed toCommunity producers
ofrawsugar .Theprices thus negotiated shall apply attheearliest to
thestart ofthe1982/83delivery period on1July 1982 ."
(1)OJNoL347 ,22.12.1980 ,p.1.

ANNEX II
Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement inthe form ofanexchange ofletters
between theEuropean Economic Community andBarbados ,Belize ,thePeople 's
Republic ofthe Congo ,Fiji ,the Cooperative Republic ofGuyana ,
Jamaica ,the Republic ofKenya ,the Democratic Republic ofMadagascar ,
theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,theRepublic ofSuriname ,
theKingdom ofSwaziland ,the United Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad
and Tobago ,theRepublic ofUganda and theRepublic ofZimbabwe
onthe guaranteed prices for cane sugar for thedelivery period
1982 /83
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toProtocol 7onACP sugar annexed totheSecond ACP-EEC
Convention ofLome (l),hereinafter referred toas"theProtocol ",andin
particular Article 5(4)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theComm.issiQn ,
Whereas theProtocol ,inaccordance with Article l(2 )thereof ,is
implemented within theframework ofthemanagement ofthecommon
organization ofthesugar market ;
Whereas itisappropriate toapprove anAgreement intheform ofan
exchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community and theStates
referred tointheProtocol ,ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for
the1982 /83delivery period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL347 ,22.12.1980 ,p.1

Article 1
TheAgreement intheform ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean
Economic Community andBarbados ,Belize ,thePeople 'sRepublic ofthe
Congo ,Fiji ,theCooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic of
Kenya ,theDemocratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,
Mauritius ,theRepublic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited
Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago ,theRepublic ofUganda andthe
Republic ofZimbabwe .
The text ofthe said Agreement isannexed tothis Regulation .
Article 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

ANNEX II
Proposal foran
AGREEMENT
intheform ofanexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic
Community andBarbados ,Belize ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,Fiji ,
theCooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,the
Democratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,the
Republic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic of
Tanzania ,Trinidad andTobago ,theRepublic ofUganda andtheRepublic of
Zimbabwe ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar forthedelivery period
1982 /83.
Letter No1
Sir ,
Therepresentatives oftheACPStates referred toinProtocol 7onACP
sugar annexed totheSecond ACP-EECConvention ofLome ,and ofthe
Commission ,onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic Community ,have agreed
within theframework ofthenegotiations provided forinArticle 5(4)of
the said Protocol ,onthefollowing :
For thedelivery period 1July 1982 to30June 1983 theguaranteed prices
referred toinArticle 5(4)oftheProtocol shall ,forthepurpose of
intervention within the terms ofArticle 6oftheProtocol ,be:
(a)forrawsugar ,* ECUper100kilograms ;
(b)forwhite sugar ,* ECUper100kilograms .
These prices shall refer tosugar ofstandard quality asdefined in
Community legislation ,unpacked ,cif free outEuropean porta ofthe
Community .
Although retroactivity isnotprovided forinrespect ofthe1982/83
prices ,itisagreed that this year 'sdecision does notprejudice the
position oftheACPStates inrelation toretroactivity inany future
negotiation inaccordance with Article 4(3)oftheabove-mentioned
Protocol .
*Theamounts indicated will take account ofthe outcome ofthe
negotiations with theACP States .

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Ishould beobliged ifyouwould acknowledge receipt ofthis letter and
confirm that this letter andyour reply constitute anAgreement between
theGovernments oftheabove-mentioned ACPStates and theCommunity .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For the Council
oftheEuropean Communities
Letter No2
Sir ,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter oftoday which
reads asfollows :
Ihave thehonour toconfirm theagreement oftheGovernments oftheACP
States referred tointhis letter with theforegoing .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest consideration .
For the Governments

ANNEX IV
Draft
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
fixing theguaranteed prices applicable for cane sugar originating
intheoverseas countries andterritories (OCT )forthe1982/83
delivery period
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 136thereof ,
Having regard tothedraft Regulation submitted bytheCommission ,
Whereas ,inaccordance with Declaration 2contained intheAnnex to
Protocol 7onACP sugar annexed tothe Second ACP-EEC Convention of
Lome (l),theCommunity guarantees ,forcane sugar originating inthe
overseas countries and territories mentioned inthe said Annex ,the same
treatment asprovided forinthesaid Protocol ;
Whereas Council Decision 80/1186 /EECof16December 1980 onthe
association oftheoverseas countries andterritories with ■theEuropean
Economic Community (2),embodies theapplication ofthis principle ;
whereas ,inaccordance with Article 4C4JofAnnex IVtothat Decision ,th
guaranteed prices arefixed annually ;
Whereas theguaranteed prices valid forthe1982 /83delivery period for
cane sugar originating intheACPStates have been fixed byanAgreement
an
inthe form of/exchange ofletters with therelevant ACPStates ;whereas
itisnownecessary for thesame guaranteed prices tobefixed forcane
sugar originating intheoverseas countries andterritories concerned ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL347 ,22.12.1980 ,p.1
(2)OJNoL361 ,31.12.1980 ,p.1

Article 1
For thedelivery period from 1July 1982 to30June 1983 ,the
guaranteed prices referred toinArticle 4(4 )ofAnnex IVtoDecision
80/1186 /EECshall beasfollows :
(a)forrawsugar ,* ECUper100kilograms ;
(b)forwhite sugar ,* ECUper100kilograms .
These prices shall refer tosugar ofstandard quality asdefined in
Community legislation ,unpacked ,cif free outEuropean ports ofthe
Community .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing that ofits
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply with effect from 1July 1982 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil
*Theamounts will befixed inthelight oftheoutcome ofnegotiations
with the ACP States .

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Financial implications
There are nofinancial implications other than those already taken into
account within theframework oftheagricultural price proposals for
1982 /83 (doc .COM (82)10final -vol.11 of1February 1982 ).