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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)316final.
Brussels,22June1976.
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION
concludingAgreementsintheformofexchangesofletters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,
Fiji,theRepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,
theRepublicofMadagascar,the.RepublicofMalawi,
Mauritius,theRepublicofUganda,thePeople'sRepublic
oftheCongo,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublic
ofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofIndia
ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1976/1977•
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION
fixingtheguaranteedpricesforcanesugar
originatingintheOverseasCountriesandTerritories (OCT)
for1976/1977
i.r:^^.•-
Recommandation fora
COUNCILDECISION
amendingtheDecisionof25February75»
concerningtheimportation ofcanesugaroriginatingintheOverseasCountriesandTerritories (OCT)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission).
COM(76)316final

EXPLANATORY MEKORAITIUM
a)ByadecisioncftheCouncil,theCommissionwasauthorisedtoenter
intonegotiations ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugartoapplyin
1976/1977withthestatesreferredtoinProtocolNo3onACPsugar
annexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLomeandwiththeRepublicofIndia.
Theoutcomeofthesenegotiations requiresto"beapprovedbythecompe­
tentauthorities oftheCommunityandofthecountriesmentionedabove.
TheCommissiontherefore recommendstotheCouncilthatthisoutcomeshould
bemadethesubjectofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheCommunity,on
theonehand,andtheACPstatesconcernedandtheRepublicofIndiaon
theother.
b)"-InadeclarationannexedtotheFinalActoftheACP-EECLomeConven­
tion,theCommunityundertooktoguarantee,forsugaroriginatingincerr-
tainOverseasCountriesandTerritories (OCT),an'identicaltreatmentto
thatprovidedforinProtocolNo3uponACPsugar.
I
TheCommissionthereforerecommendstotheCouncilthatitestablishes ,
forthesugaroriginatinginthecountriesconcernedbythesaiddecla­
ration,for1976/1977jthesameguaranteedpricesasthoseconcluded
withtheACPStates.
I
Ά
-IftheCouncildecisionconcerningtheassociation oftheOCTdoesnot
enterintoforceon1July197^andnotingthattheinterimregime
concerningtradewiththeOCTexpireson31July1976,itisnecessary
toextend,,untilthisdate,theCouncildecisionof25February1975
concerningtheimportofcanesugaroriginatingintheOCTandtomodify
theprovisionsconcerningthe.guaranteedpriceslaiddownfor1975AS76.
;
Annexedherewithare:
I.Arecommendation foraRegulationoftheCouncilontheconclu­
sionofagreementsintheformofexchangesoflettersonthe
guaranteedpricesforcanesugarin1976/1977betweentheEuro­
.peanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,Fiji,theRepublicofGu­
yana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theRepublicofMadagascar ,
theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofUganda,the
People'sRepublicoftheCongo,theKingdomofSwaziland,

theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,TrinidadandTobago,
andtheRepublicofIndia
II,Draftsoftheletterstobeexchanged
III.Recommendation fbraCouncilDecisionfixingtheguaranteed
pricesapplicablefor'canesugaroriginatingintheOver­
seasCountriesandTerritories (OCT)for1976/1977
IV.Recommendation £>raCouncilDecisionamendingtheCouncil
Decisionof25February1975»concerningtheimportsof
canesugaroriginatingintheOverseasCountriesandTerri­
tories(OCT).
Financialimplications
Theaforementioned recommendations arethedirectconsequenceoftheannual
pricedecisions.Fromafinancialpointofviewtheydonotinvolve
elementsotherthanthosealreadyconsideredinthecontextofthepro­
posalsuponagriculturalprices(Doc.CCM(75)600finalII,pages119
to130).

Annex I
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No..../7 6
OF . :
concluding Agreements intheform ofexchanges ofletters
"between theEuropean Economic Commununity andBarbados ,Fiji ,
theRepublic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,
theRepublic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,
Mauritius ,theRepublic ofUganda ,thePeople 'sRepublic
oftheCongo ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic
ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago andtheRepublic ofIndia
ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for1976/77*
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . !
I
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas Agreements intheform ofexchanges ofletters between theCommunity
*
andthestates referred toinProtocol No3onACPsugar annexed tothe
ACP-EEC Convention ofLome ,andtheRepublic ofIndia ,should beconcluded
ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for1976/77*
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
There arehereby concluded onbehalf oftheCommunity Agreements intheform .of
exchanges ofletters between theCommunity andBarbados ,Fiji ,theRepublic of
Guyana *.Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya ,theRepublic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic cf
Malawi ,Mauritius ,"theRepublic ofUganda ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,
theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago
andtheRepublic ofIndia ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for
1976/1977 .

•-2-
ThetextsoftheseAgreementsareannexedtothisRegulation.
" ■/'
i Article2
ThePresidento-ftheCouncilisherebyauthorisedtodesignate
thepersonempoweredtosigntheAgreementsreferredtoinArticle1forthe
purposeofbindingtheCommunity.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcethedayfoilowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindingmitsentiretyanddi­
"rectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil.
ThePresident.
\

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Annex IX
Letter No1
Brussels ,
Sir .
Ί
Following theconclusion ofthenegotiations referred to
inArticle 5(4)*(l)°fProtocol No3onACPsugar annexed totheACP-CEE
Convention ofLome *,theCommission ,on "behalf oftheEuropean Economic
Community ,andthe*(2)ACPStates referred tointheaforesaid Protocol *(3?,
have agreed asfollows
Forthe .period from 1April 197& "to30June 1977 "theguaranteed
prices referred toinArticle 5(4)oftheProtocol *(3)shall "be-
a)forrawsugar ,26.70 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes ;
b)forwhite sugar ,34»14 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes .
These prices shall refer tosugar ofstandard quality asdefined
inCommunity rules ,unpacked cifEuropean ports oftheCommunity .
Theguaranteed price forrawsugar for1976/1977 contains apremium
of0»48 units ofaccount per100kilogrammes white value which will
"berecoverable from theexporting state concerned totheextent ifany ,
bywhich theprice realised onsale from intervention isless than the
guaranteed price forrawsugar .
ofthis letter andconfirm that this letter ,together with your reply ,cons-Ishould beobliged ifyouwould kindly acknowledge receipt
titues anAgreement between your Government andtheCommunity .
\
Kindly accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest conside­
ration .
FortheCouncil oftheEuropean Communitie
for India
(2^theRepu"b
(3)Agreement(1)oftheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Republic ofIndia oncane sugar
(2)theRepublic ofIndia ,

LetterNc52AnnexIIbis
Brussels.
Sir,
.Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletter
ofthisdaywhichreadsasfollows:
w Followingtheconclusionofthenegotiations referredto
"inArticle5(4)*(l)ofProtocolNo3onACPsugarannexedtotheACP-CEE
wConventionofLome*,theCommission,on"behalfoftheEuropeanEconomic
"Community,andthe*(2)ACPStatesreferredtointheaforesaidProtocol*(3
"haveagreedasfollows:II
tlMFortheperiodfrom1April1976to30June1977theguaranteed
"pricesreferredtoinArticle5(4)oftheProtocol*(3)shallbe-
•'a)forrawsugar,26.70unitsofaccountper100kilogranmes ;
Mb)forwhitesugar,34.14unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes.
"Thesepricesshallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefined
"inCommunityrales,unpackedcifEuropeanportsoftheCommunity.
wTheguaranteedpriceforrawsugarfor1976/1977containsapremiun
Mof0f48unitsofaccountper100kilogrammeswhitevaluewhichwill
berecoverable fromtheexportingstateconcernedtotheextent,
"~ifany,bywhichthepricerealisedonsalefrominterventionisless
"thantheguaranteedpriceforrawsugar.
" Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldkindlyacknowledgereceipt
wofthisletterandconfirmthatthisletter,togetherwithyourreply,cons­
"tituesanAgreementbetweenyourGovernmentandtheCommunity."
A
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernment
withtheforegoing.
PIease-accept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration
FortheGovernmentofBarbados(X)
*forIndia,seepreviouspage.
(X)Asimilarexchangeofletterstookplacemutatismutandisbetweenthe
Communityandthefollowingstates:Fiji,Barbados,theRepublicof
Guyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theRepublicofMadagascar,
theRepublicofI-Ialawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofUganda,thePeople's
RepublicoftheCongo,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicof
Tanzania,TrinidadandTobago,andtheRepublicofIndia*.

#
AnnexIII
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No..../76.
QP ,•
fixingtheguaranteedpricesforcanesugar
originatingintheOverseasCountriesandTerritories (OCT)for1976/1977
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCCOTNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCoom-ordtj,
andinparticularArticle136thereof,
Havingregardtothe"recommendation fromtheCommission t
Whereas,underAnnexXXIoftheFinalActof^
theACP-EECLomeConventionof28February1975(l)"theCommunityguaran­
tees,forcanesugaroriginatingintheOverseasCountriesandTerritories
mentionedinthesaidAnnex,thesame_treatmentas~~providedfcr
inProtocolNo3on;ACPsugarannexedtothesaidConvention ;•
Whereas,theCouncilDecisionregardingtheAssociation
oftheOverseasCountriesand'Territories (OCT)(2)involvetheapplication
ofthisprinciple ;whereasunderArticle4(4)ofAnnexIVtothis
Decisiontheguaranteedpricesarelaiddowneachyear;
downeachyear 1;
Whereastheguaranteedpricesfor1976/1977forcanesugarorigins.-:ing
intheACPStateshave"beenagreedwiththerelevantACPStatesinAgreements
intheformofexchangesofletters;whereastheCouncilshouldnowfixthe
sameguaranteedpricesfor.sugaroriginatingintheOCTconcerned ,.
HAVEADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
fl)OJNoL25of30.1.1976,p.142
[2)OJNo '•••/#

Article1
Fortheperiodfrom1April1976to3.0June19771theguaranteedprices
referredtoinArticle4(4)ofAnnexIVtotheDecisionofshallbe
/
a)forrawsugar,2670unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
b)forwhitesugar.34.14unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes.
ThesepricesshallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefinedinCon-
munityrules,unpackedcifEuropeanportsoftheCommunity.
Theguaranteedpriceforrawsugarfor1976/1977containsapremiumcf
0,48unitsofaccountper100kilogrammeswhitevaluewhichwill"bereco­
verablefromthe'competentauthorityoftheexportingcountryconcernedtot:
extent,ifany,laywhichthepricerealisedonsalefrominterventionisless
thantheguaranteedpriceforrawsugar.
'Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforcethethirddav
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCom­
munity.
Itshallapply^withTeffecXTrom 1April1976.
'ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyana
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.v
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

Annex IV
(intheevent ofthenon-ado pticn
oftheproposed regulation refer
redtoinAnnex III)
Recommendation for a
COUHCIL DECISION -
OF
amending theDecision of25February 1975 ,
concerning theimportation ofcane sugar
originating intheOverseas Countries andTerritories (OCT)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas ,under Annex XXIoftheFinal Actof '
theACP-EEC Lome Convention of28February 1975 (l)theCommunity guaran­
tees ,forcane sugar originating intheOverseas Countries andTerritories
mentioned inthesaid Annex ,thesame treatment asprovided for _ ..
inProtocol No3on ACPsugar annexed tothesaid Convention ;
Whereas theCouncil Decision ^of25February 1975 concerning theimporta­
tion ofcane sugar originating inthe Overseas Countries andTerritori
(OCT)(2),which applies this principle ,applies until theentry into
fQrce oftheDecision concerning theAssociation ofCCT until the
Community andatthelatest until 30June 1976 J
Whereas thesaid Decision will notenter into force on30June 1976 and
theperiod ofvalidity oftheCouncil Decision of25February 1975 should
beextended until 31July 1976 ;
Whereas theguaranteed prices for1976/1977 ^orcanesugar originating
intheACPstates have been agreed with therelevant ACPstates inagreement
intheform ofexchanges ofletters ;theCouncil should nowfixthegua­
ranteed prices forsugar originating intheOCTatthesame level forthe
extended period oftheCouncil Decision of25February 1975 »
(1)OJNoL25of30.1.1976 ,p.l'42
(2)OJNoL268of17.10.1975 ,p.43

HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS:
Article1
ThetextofArticle4(5)oftheDecisionof25February
1975isherebyreplaced "bythefollowingtext:
"Fortheperiodfrom1April1976to31_Julyl~97(L.theguaranteed
pricesshall"be-'
a)forrawsugar,26.70unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ;
b)forwhitesugar,34*14unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes.
H
Thesepricesshallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefined
inCommunityrules,unpackedcifEuropeanportsoftheCommunity.
Theguaranteedpriceforrawsugarfor1976/1977containsapremium
of0*48unitsofaccountper100kilogrammes ,whichwill"berecoverable
fromtheexportingstateconcernedtotheextent,ifany,"bywhich
■concernedtotheextentthatthepricerealisedonsalefrominterven­
tionislessthantheguaranteedpriceforrawsugar."
Article2
InArticle7ofthesaidDecision,thedate"30June1976"
isherebyreplacedby"31July1976".
Article3
ThisDecisionshallapplywitheffectfrom1April1976.
Doneat ..FortheCouncil
ThePresident.