Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2003/2004 delivery period
Date: 2004-11-17
Institutions: European Community, India
Subjects: India, cane sugar, guaranteed price, import (EU), trade agreement (EU)

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Official Journal of the European Union

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in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of India
on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2003/2004 delivery period

AGREEMENT

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 17 November 2004

Sir,

The Representatives of India and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have
agreed, within the framework of the negotiations provided for in Article 5(4) of the Agreement between the
European Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar, on the following:

For the delivery period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the
Agreement shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Agreement, 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 your Government and the Community.

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

Por la Comunidad Europea
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Για την Eυρωπαϊκή Koινóτητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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B. Letter No 2

Brussels, 17 November 2004

Sir,

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

‘The Representatives of India and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community,
have agreed, within the framework of the negotiations provided for in Article 5(4) of the Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar, on the following:

For the delivery period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of
the Agreement shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Agreement, 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 principles appertaining to the
determination of the guaranteed prices.

the Contracting Parties in respect of

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

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

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

For the Government of the Republic of India