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 Kitts 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 1999/2000 delivery period
Date: 2000-12-22
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 Kitts 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
1999/2000 delivery period

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 22 December 2000.

Sir,

The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC
Convention, which has become Protocol 3 from 1 March 2000 under Article 3 of Decision 1/2000 of the
the European
ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors, and of
Community, have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following:

the Commission, acting on behalf of

For the delivery period 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000, 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, 22 December 2000.

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, which has become Protocol 3 from 1 March 2000 under Article 3 of Decision
1/2000 of the ACP-EC Committee of Ambassadors, 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 1999 to 30 June 2000, 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 3

For the Government of Barbados

For the Government of Belize

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Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d'Ivoire

For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fĳi

For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

For the Government of Jamaica

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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

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

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For the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

For the Government of the Republic of Uganda

For the Government of the Republic of Zambia

For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe