Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India of the supply of raw sugar to be refined
Date: 2001-12-14
Institutions: European Community, India
Subjects: India, agreement (EU), cane sugar, raw sugar, supply

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Official Journal of the European Communities

8.12.2001

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India
of the supply of raw sugar to be refined

AGREEMENT

A. Letter No 1

SPECIAL PREFERENTIAL SUGAR FROM INDIA

The representatives of India and the European Community have agreed as follows:

1. For the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2006:

— the Community undertakes to open annually a special tariff quota for the import of raw cane sugar
for refining which originate in India, on the basis of the needs determined by the Commission of the
European Communities in accordance with point 3,

— in the event of import needs being established, India undertakes to supply 10 000 tonnes (white
sugar equivalent) under this tariff quota and under the conditions fixed by this Agreement and by the
measures taken by the Commission for the application of this Agreement within the framework of
the management of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector. Nothing in this
indent should prevent the Community offering to India the possibility to supply more than 10 000
tonnes in the event of a shortfall

in the total supplies obtained under other agreements.

2. The Commission and India shall establish the cooperation procedures necessary to enable the two

Parties to this Agreement to meet the commitments entered into.

3. The import needs of raw sugar for refining under this Agreement shall be established by marketing year

on the basis of a Community forward estimate taking account of:

— the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, and in particular Article 39 thereof,

concerning the system of preferential

import,

— the quantities which will be offered within the framework of other agreements or other unilateral

concessions and which will actually be imported.

4. The special reduced rate of duty shall be fixed for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years at

EUR 0 per 100 kg raw sugar of standard quality.

Refiners wishing to participate in this special reduced duty system must pay a minimum purchase price
which is equal to the guaranteed price for raw sugar reduced by the adjustment aid fixed for the
marketing year concerned in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 mentioned
under point 3.

5. Before 1 January 2006, the two Parties to this Agreement shall open discussions on its possible

continuation.

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 Government of India 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

Sir,

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

‘1. For the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2006:

— the Community undertakes to open annually a special tariff quota for the import of raw cane
sugar for refining which originate in India, on the basis of the needs determined by the
Commission of the European Communities in accordance with point 3,

— in the event of import needs being established, India undertakes to supply 10 000 tonnes (white
sugar equivalent) under this tariff quota and under the conditions fixed by this Agreement and
by the measures taken by the Commission for the application of this Agreement within the
framework of the management of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector.
Nothing in this indent should prevent the Community offering to India the possibility to supply
more than 10 000 tonnes in the event of a shortfall in the total supplies obtained under other
agreements.

2. The Commission and India shall establish the cooperation procedures necessary to enable the two

Parties to this Agreement to meet the commitments entered into.

3. The import needs of raw sugar for refining under this Agreement shall be established by marketing

year on the basis of a Community forward estimate taking account of:

— the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, and in particular Article 39 thereof,

concerning the system of preferential

import,

— the quantities which will be offered within the framework of other agreements or other

unilateral concessions and which will actually be imported.

4. The special reduced rate of duty shall be fixed for the 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 marketing years at

EUR 0 per 100 kg raw sugar of standard quality.

Refiners wishing to participate in this special reduced duty system must pay a minimum purchase
price which is equal to the guaranteed price for raw sugar reduced by the adjustment aid fixed for
the marketing year concerned in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001
mentioned under point 3.

5. Before 1 January 2006, the two Parties to this Agreement shall open discussions on its possible

continuation.

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 Government of India and the Community.’

I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Government of the Republic of India with the foregoing.

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

For the Government of the Republic of India