Proposal for a Council Decision on the extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992
Date: 2001-05-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commodity agreement, international agreement, signature of an agreement, sugar

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 2.5.2001
COM(2001) 236 final

2001/100 (ACC)

Proposal for a

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The  International  Sugar  Agreement  entered  into  force  on  1  January  1993  until
31 December 1995 and has three times been extended for a two-year period, so that it
is now due to expire on 31 December 2001.

At the meeting of the International Sugar Council on 31 May 2001 it is likely to be
proposed to extend the Agreement for a  further two-year period until 31  December
2003, under the provisions of Article 45.2 of the Agreement.

The  European  Community’s  contribution  to  the  administrative  budget  of  the
International Sugar Organisation, shown under item B7-821 of the European Union
budget, will not be affected by the proposed decision.

The purpose of this proposal is to authorise the Commission to vote in favour of the
extension of the Agreement on behalf of the Community.

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Proposal for a

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,  and  in  particular
Article 133 in conjunction with Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,

Whereas:

The  International  Sugar  Agreement,  1992,  was  concluded  by  the  Community  by  Council
Decision 92/580/EEC2,  and  was  extended  most  recently  in  1999  for  an  additional  period  of
two  years.  This  Agreement  remains  in  force  until  31  December  2001,  unless  it  is  extended
beyond that date by decision of the International Sugar Council for a period of no more than
two  years.  The  extension  of  that  agreement  is  in  the  interests  of  the  Community.  The
Commission,  which  represents  the  Community  in  the  International  Sugar  Council,  should
therefore be authorised to vote in favour of such an extension,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

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The European Community  is hereby in favour  of  the  extension  of  the  International
Sugar Agreement 1992.

The Commission is hereby authorised to express this position within the International
Sugar Council

Done at Brussels,

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2003

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Article 133 of the Treaty in conjunction with Article 300(2),
Council Decision 92/580/EEC of 13 November 19923.

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Because of its economic importance, especially in the agricultural sector, the EC must be
represented in international agricultural agreements, which represent an important means
for following global developments and defending Community interests for  the products
concerned.

The payment of EC membership contributions enables the objectives of the International
Sugar  Agreement  to  be  attained.  The  International  Sugar  Organisation,  which  is
responsible for administering the Agreement, promotes the objectives of the Agreement,
such as international cooperation, exchange of statistical information, forecasting market
trends, etc. It is therefore in the interests of the EC to be a part of the Agreement.

The membership contributions are determined on an annual basis and are due for as long
as the EC is a member of the Agreement.

It is clear that if the EC had to carry out on its own the same actions as are carried out by
the ISO, the total coast of these would be much greater than the cost of the membership
contributions.

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The EC pays membership dues on an annual basis for the International Sugar Agreement.

The dues are paid for as along as the EC remains a signatory to the Agreement.

The European Commission and the Member States participate fully in the activities of the
ISO and take full advantage of the benefits of membership.

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Breakdown

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2002

Year
2003

EC Contribution

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0.389

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0.389

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Types of post

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B

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Permanent
officials or
Temporary staff

Other human
resources

Total

Staff to be assigned to management
of the action using existing and/or
additional resources

Number of
permanent posts

Number of
temporary posts

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0.1

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0.3

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Description of tasks deriving
from the action

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Type of human resources

Amount EUR

Method of calculation

Officials

Temporary staff

Other human resources

32 400

(give budget line)

Total

32 400

The amounts are total expenditure for twelve months.

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The  Commission  services  will  participate  fully  in  the  Administrative  Committee  and
Council  of  the  ISO;  these  are  the  bodies  responsible  for  determining  budgetary
contributions.

A report of these meetings and of the decisions taken at them is published and is freely
available to members.

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Payments  will  only  be  made  directly  to  the  bank  account  of  the  ISO  on  receipt  of  a
written request, after verification that the request coincides with the figure agreed by the
Council of the International Sugar Agreement.

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