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 Surinam, 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 2003/2004 delivery period
Date: 2004-11-29
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, cane sugar, guaranteed price, import (EU), trade agreement (EU)

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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 Surinam, 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
2003/2004 delivery period

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 29 November 2004

Sir,

The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 3 on ACP sugar attached to Annex V to the
ACP-EC Partnership Agreement 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 2003 to 30 June 2004, 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.

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, 29 November 2004

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 3 on ACP sugar attached to Annex V to
the European
the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement 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 2003 to 30 June 2004, 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 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 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

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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