Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1998/1999 delivery period
Date: 1999-12-23
Institutions: Barbados, Belize, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Eswatini, European Community, Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Subjects: ACP countries, agreement (EU), cane sugar, guaranteed price

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AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the
Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the
Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of
Suriname, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of
Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia
and the Republic of Zimbabwe on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1998/1999 delivery
period

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 23 December 1999

Sir,

The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC
Convention of Lomé and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have agreed,
pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following:

For the delivery period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the
Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be:

(a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms;

(b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms.

These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif, free
out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the
respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the determination
of the guaranteed prices.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your
reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the
Community.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

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B. Letter No 2

Brussels, 23 December 1999

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today which reads as follows:

‘The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth
ACP-EC Convention of Lomé and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community,
have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following:

For the delivery period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of
the Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be:

(a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms;

(b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms.

These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif,
free out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the
respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the deter-
mination of the guaranteed prices.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that this letter and your
reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments of the abovementioned ACP States and the
Community.’

I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Governments of the ACP States referred to in this letter
with the foregoing.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Governments of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8

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En nombre del Consejo de la Unión Europea

På vegne af Rådet for Den Europæiske Union

Im Namen des Rates der Europäischen Union

Εξ ονόµατος του Συµβουλίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

Au nom du Conseil de l'Union européenne

A nome del Consiglio dell'Unione europea

Namens de Raad van de Europese Unie

Em nome do Conselho da União Europeia

Euroopan unionin neuvoston puolesta

På Europeiska unionens råds vågnar

For the Government of Barbados

For the Government of Belize

Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d'Ivoire

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For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji

For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

For the Government of Jamaica

For the Government of the Republic of Kenya

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Madagascar

For the Government of the Republic of Malawi

For the Government of the Republic of Mauritius

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For the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis

For the Government of the Republic of Suriname

For the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland

For the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania

For the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

For the Government of the Republic of Uganda

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For the Government of the Republic of Zambia

For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe