2006/942/EC: Council Decision of 18 July 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the 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 Mozambique, 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 2005/2006 delivery period and of an 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 2005/2006 delivery period
Date: 2006-07-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, India, agreement (EU), cane sugar, guaranteed price, trade policy

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 July 2006

the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire,

on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of
Guyana,
the Republic of
Jamaica,
Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Mozambique, 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 2005/2006 delivery
period and of an 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 2005/2006
delivery period

the Republic of Kenya,

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(2006/942/EC)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 133,
with the first sentence of
300(2) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
the first subparagraph of Article

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

Implementation of Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar attached to
Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement (1) and of
the Agreement
Economic
Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2)
is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each,
within the
the
framework of
common organisation of the sugar market.

the management of

European

between

the

(1)

(2)

Article 1

the Republic of Fiji,

the Republic of Guyana,

the Republic of Mozambique,

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between
the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of
Congo,
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
the 2005/2006 delivery period and the
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 2005/2006 delivery
period are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

sugar

for

It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form
of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and,
of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and,
of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed
prices for cane sugar for the 2005/2006 delivery period,

The texts of
Annex II to this Decision.

the Agreements are set out

in Annex I and

(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as last amended by the
Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 209,
11.8.2005, p. 27).

(2) OJ L 190, 23.7.1975, p. 35.

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in
Article 1 in order to bind the Community.

Article 2

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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA

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ANNEX I

AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Barbados, Belize, the Republic of
Congo, the Republic of Fiji, the 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
Mozambique, 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 2005/2006 delivery period

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 21 November 2006

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 2005 to 30 June 2006, 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

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
För Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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B. Letter No 2

Brussels, 21 November 2006

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 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 2005 to 30 June 2006, 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.’

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 Government of Barbados

For the Governments of the
ACP States referred to in Protocol 3

For the Government of Belize

Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo

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For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji

For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d’Ivoire

For the Government of Jamaica

For the Government of the Republic of Kenya

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Madagascar

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For the Government of the Republic of Malawi

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Maurice

For the Government of the Republic of Mozambique

For the Government of the Republic of Suriname

For the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis

For the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland

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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

For the Government of the Republic of Zambia

For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

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ANNEX II

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 2005/2006 delivery period

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 27 October 2006

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 2005 to 30 June 2006, 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.

On behalf of the Council
of the European Union

Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

On behalf of the European Community
Au nom de la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

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B. Letter No 2

Brussels, 27 October 2006

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 2005 to 30 June 2006, 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.’

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

For the Government of the Republic of India

Por el Gobierno de la República de la India
Za vládu Indické republiky

For regeringen for Republikken Indien

Für die Regierung der Republik Indien

India Vabariigi valitsuse nimel
Για την κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Ινδιάς

Au nom du gouvernement de la République de l'Inde

Per il governo della Repubblica dell'India
Indijas Republikas valdības vārdā
Indijos Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu
Az Indiai Köztársaság kormánya részéről
Għall-Gvern tar-Repubblika ta' l-Indja
Voor de Regering van de Republiek India
W imieniu Rządu Republiki Indii
Pelo Governo da República da Índia

Za vládu Indickej republiky

Za Vlado Republike Indije
Intian tasavallan hallituksen puolesta

På Republiken Indiens regerings vägnar