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Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION
ontheconclusionoftheAgreementsintheformof,exchangesof
lettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandBarbados,the
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People'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,theCooperativeRepublicof
Guyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,theDemocraticRepublic
ofMadagascar,theRepublicofMalawi,Mauritius,theRepublicof
•Suriname,theKingdomofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,
TrinidadandTobago,theRepublicofUganda,andtheRepublicof
India,onguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor1980/81
Recommendation fora
COUNCILREGULATION
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fixingtheguaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugaroriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)for1980/81
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.(a)ByDecisionoftheCouncil,theCommission wasauthorizedtoenter
intonegotiations ontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor
1980/81withtheStatesreferredtoinArticle3oftheProtocolon
ACPsugarannexedtotheACP-EECConventionofLome,theRepublicof
SurinameandwiththeRepublicofIndia.Theresultsofthose
negotiations havetobeapprovedbytherelevantauthoritiesofthe
Communityandthecountriesreferredtoabove.TheCommission .
redommendstotheCouncilthattheresultsbeembodiedinagreements
intheformofexchangesoflettersbetweentheCommunityontheone
handandeachoftheACPStatesconcernedandtheRepublicofIndia
ohtheotheraccordingtotheannexeddrafts.
-(b)AccordingtotheDeclaration XXIannexedtotheFinalActofthe
ACP-EECConventionofLome,theCommunityundertooktoensurefor
sugaroriginating incertainoverseascountriesandterritories
(OCT)thesametreatmentasprovidedforintheProtocolonACP
sugar.TheCommission recommendsthattheCouncilfixforsugar
originating inthecountriesspecifiedbythesaidDeclaration the
sameguaranteedpricesfor-1980/81asthoseagreedwiththeACP.
States..- -
2.ANNEXES:I.Recommendation foraCouncilRegulationconcerningthe
conclusionoftheAgreementsintheformofexchangesof
lettersontheguaranteedpricesforcanesugarfor
1980/81betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
Barbados,thePeople'sRepublicoftheCongo,Fiji,the
RepublicofGuyana,Jamaica,theRepublicofKenya,the
DemocraticRepublicofMadagascar ,theRepublicof
Malawi,Mauritius,theRepublicofSuriname,theKingdom
ofSwaziland,theUnitedRepublicofTanzania,Trinidad
andTobago,theRepublicofUgandaandtheRepublicof
India. .'
-II.Draftexchangesofletters. ;:
III.Recoranendation foraCouncilRegulationfixingthe-
guaranteedpricesapplicableforcanesugaroriginating
intheoverseascountriesandterritories (OCT)for
1980/81.

Financialimplications
Thefinancialimplications havebeentakenintoaccountinthe
frameworkofthefinancialimplications oftheagricultural pricesfor
1980/81andofthedraftbudgetproposalsfor1981.

ANNEX I
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL REGULATION .
ontheconclusion oftheAgreements intheform ofexchanges ofletters
between theEuropean Economic Community andBarbados ,thePeople 's
Republic oftheCongo ,Fiji ,theCooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,
theRepublic ofKenya ,theDemocratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic
ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,theRepublic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,
theUnited Republic ofTanzania ,Trinidad andTobago ,theRepublic of
Uganda ,and theRepublic ofIndia ,on guaranteed prices forcane
sugar for 1980 /81 '.
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community , :
andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
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whereas theProtocol onACPsugar annexed totheACP-EEC Convention of
Lome (1)and theAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and
theRepublic ofIndia oncane sugar (2).areimplemented inthecontext of
themanagement ofthe common -organization ofthe sugar market ;
Whereas itisappropriate toapprove theAgreements intheform of
exchanges ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community and the
States referred toin 'theProtocol onACPsugar * the '
Republic ofSuriname <and theRepublic ofIndia ,ontheguaranteed
prices fcrcane sugar for 1980/81,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION
Article 1
TheAgreements intheform ofexchanges ofletters between theEuropean
Economic Community andBarbados ,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 ,ontheguaranteed
prices forcane sugar for1980 /81,andtheAgreement intheform ofan
exchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Republic ofIndia ontheguaranteed prices forcane sugar for1980 /81,are
hereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
(1)0JNoL25,30.1.1976 ,p. 1
(2)0JNoL190 ,23.7.1975 ,p.36

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ThetextsoftheseAgreementsareannexedtothisRegulation .
Article2
ThePresidentoftheCouncilisherebyauthorizedtodesignatetheperson
empoweredtosignthefgrqementsreferredtoinArticle 1inordertobind
theCommunity .–
/Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNE' ,?'II
AGREEMENT .
intheform ofexchanges ofletters between theEuropean Economic
Community andBarbados ,thePeople 'sRepublic oftheCongo ,Fiji ,the
Cooperative Republic ofGuyana ,Jamaica ,theRepublic ofKenya -,the
Democratic Republic ofMadagascar ,theRepublic ofMalawi ,Mauritius ,the
Republic ofSuriname ,theKingdom ofSwaziland ,theUnited Republic of
Tanzania' ,Trinidad andTobago andtheRepublic ofUganda ,onthe
guaranteed prices forcane sugar for 1980/81.
Letter No 1 •
.Brussels ,
Sir , -
1.The representatives oftheACPStates referred tointheProtocol oh
ACPsugar annexed totheACP-EEC Convention ofLome ,therepublic of
Suriname ,andoftheCommission ,onbehalf oftheEuropean Economic
Community ,have agreed within theframework ofthenegotiations
provided forinArticle 5(4 )ofthesaid Protocol ,thefollowing :
For -theperiod 1July 1980 to30June 1981 theguaranteed prices
referred toinArticle 5(4 )oftheProtocol shall ,forthepurpose of
intervention within the terms ofArticle 6oftheProtocol ,be
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(a),forrawsugar ,35.89 ECUper 100kilograms ,
.(b)forwhite sugar ,"14.48 ECUper 100kilograms ,
These prices ,which represent anincrease of5.16 ?over those ofthe
preceding year ,-shall refer tosugar ofstandard quality asdefined in
Community legislation ,unpacked ,c.i.f .;European ports ofthe
Community . - -
2.Although retroactivity isnotprovided forinrespect ofthe1980 /81
prices itisagreed that this year 'sdecision does notprejudice the
position oftheACPStates inrelation toretroactivity inanyfuture
negotiation inaccordance with Article 4(3)oftheProtocol onACP
sugar annexed totheACP-EEC Convention ofLome .

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3.Itwasnoted'thatdespitetheconcernexpressedbytheACPStatesthe
previousyearovertheburdenoffreightchargestheCouncilof
MinistersoftheCommunityhadnotauthorizedtheinclusionofany
factorinrespectoffreightchargesinthedetermination ofthe
guaranteedpricesforthedeliveryperiod1980/81.TheACPStates
explainedthatthiscosthadrisenbyalmost60%sincelastyear,thus
constituting animportantfactor,andrequestedthattheCommunity
shouldgiveseriousconsideration tothepossibility ofalleviating the
effectofthesechargesontheACPStates.TheCommunity ,while
reiteratingthatArticle5(4)settheguaranteedpriceatthec.i.f.
stage,recognizedtheACPStates'concernattheincreasinglevelsof
freightratesandundertooktoreconsidertheACPrequest.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouvbuidacknowledgereceiptofthisletterand
confirmthatthisletterandyourreplyconstitute anAgreementbetween
the-Governments oftheabove-mentioned ACPStatesandtheCommunity .
Pleaseaccept,Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities

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LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
»Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaywhich
readsasfollows: ..
91 ff
IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementoftheGovernments oftheACP
Statesreferredtointhisletterwiththeforegoing .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernments
1

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AGREEMENT
intheformofanexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheRepublicofIndiaontheguaranteedpricesforcane
sugarfor1980/81
LetterNo1
Brussels
Sir,
1.Therepresentatives oftheRepublicofIndiaandoftheCommission ,on
behalfoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,haveagreedwithinthe
frameworkofthenegotiations providedforinArticle5(4)ofthe
AgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheRepublicof
indiaoncanesugar,thefollowing:
Fortheperiod1July1980to30June1981theguaranteedprices
referredtoinArticle5(4)oftheAgreementshall,forthepurposeof
intervention withinthetermsofArticle6oftheAgreement,be
(a)forrawsugar,35.89ECUper100kilograms,
(b)forwhitesugar,44.48ECUper100kilograms.
Theseprices,whichrepresentanincreaseof5.16%overthoseofthe
precedingyear,.shallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefinedin
Communitylegislation ,unpacked,c.i.f.,Europeanportsofthe
Coranunity .
2.Althoughretroactivity isnotprovidedforinrespectofthe1980/81
pricesitisagreedthatthisyear'sdecisiondoesnotprejudicethe
positionoftheRepublicofIndiainrelationtoretroactivity inany
futurenegotiationinaccordancewithArticle4(3)oftheAgreementon
canesugar.
3.ItwasnotedthatdespitetheconcernexpressedbytheRepublicof
IndiathepreviousyearovertheburdenoffreightchargestheCouncil
ofMinistersoftheCommunityhadnotauthorizedtheinclusionofany
factorinrespectoffreightchargesinthedetermination ofthe
guaranteedpricesforthedeliveryperiod1980/81.TheRepublicof
India.explainedthatthiscosthadrisenbyalmost60?sincelastyear,
thusconstituting animportantfactor,andrequestedthattheCommunity

shouldgivesariousconsideration tothepossibilityofalleviatingthe
effectofthesechargesontheRepublicofIndia.TheCommunity,while
reiteratingthatArticle5(4)settheguaranteedpriceatthec.i.f.
stage,recognizedtheconcernoftheRepublicofIndiaatthe
increasinglevelsoffreightratesandundertooktoreconsiderthe
requestoftheRepublicofIndia.
Ishouldbeobligedifyouwouldacknowledgereceiptofthisletterand
confirmthatthisletterandyourreplyconstitute anAgreementbetween
yourGovernment and'theCommunity.
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheCouncil'
oftheEuropeanCommunities

LetterNo2
Brussels,
Sir,
Ihavethehonourtoacknowledgereceiptofyourletteroftodaywhich
readsasfollows:
II ^# "
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IhavethehonourtoconfirmtheagreementofmyGovernmentwiththe
foregoing .
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
FortheGovernment
oftheRepublicofIndia

ANNEX III
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL REGULATION /
fixing theguaranteed prices applicable forcane sugar originating in
theoverseas countries and territories (OCT )for 1980 /81
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 136thereof ,
Having regard totherecommendation from theCommission ,
Whereas ,inaccordance with the terms ofAnnex XXI totheFinal Actofthe
ACP-EEC Convention ofLome (1)^theCommunity guarantees ,forcane sugar
originating intheoverseas countries and territories mentioned inthe-
said Annex ,thesame treatment asprovided for intheProtocol onACP
* '
sugar annexed tothesaid Convention ;
Whereas Council Decision 76/568/EECof29June 1976 ontheassociation of
theoverseas countries and territories with theEuropean Economic
Community (2),aslast amended byCouncil Decision 80/162/EECC3 ),puts
this principle into effect ;whereas under Article 4(4 )ofAnnex IVto
that Decision theguaranteed prices arefixed .annually ;
•'' * . ' , .
Whereas theguaranteed prices valid for1980 /81forcane sugar originating
intheACPStates have been fixed byAgreements intheform ofexchanges
ofletters with therelevant ACPStates ;whereas itistherefdre necessary for
theCouncil tofixthesame guaranteed prices forcane sugar originating
intheoverseas countries and ■territories concerned ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Fortheperiod 1July 19&0 to31June 1981theguaranteed prices referred
toinArticle 1(4)ofAnnex IVtoDecision 76/568/EECshall beasfollows :.
(a)forrawsugar ,35.89 ECUper 100kilograms ;
(b)forwhite sugar ,M4.18 ECUper 100kilograms .
(1)0JNoL25»30.1.1976 ,p. 1
(2)0JNoL176 ,1.7.1976 ,p.-8
(3)0JNo ,L35,12.2.1980 ,p.26

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Thesepricesshallrefertosugarofstandardqualityasdefinedin
Communityrules,unpackedandcifEuropeanportsintheCommunity.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingthatofits
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publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCoMntil
ThePresident