CELEX: 51980PC0183
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Date: 1980-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with the ACP States referred to in Protocol No 3 annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé and with the Republic of India concerning the guaranteed prices for cane sugar to apply in the 1980/81 delivery period (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (80) 183
Vol. 1980/0054
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                                          DECISION
authorizing the Commission to open negotiations with the ACP States
referred to in Protocol No 3 annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of
Lomé and with the Republic of India concerning the guaranteed prices
           for cane sugar to apply in the 1980/ 81 delivery period
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
COM ( 80 ) 183 final
 ---pagebreak---                              • EXPLANATORY NOTE
1 * Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome
    and the Agreement with India on cane sugar place an obligation on " the
    Community to purchase and iraport-at guaranteed prices - cane sugar whioh
    the exporting countries concerned cannot commercially market in the
    Community at prices equivalent to" or in excess of the guaranteed prices#
    The Protocol and the Agreement also require that the guaranteed prides
    shall be negotiated annually® ,
2* The current guaranteed prices apply until 30 June 1980 .         The attached
    recommendation for a Council Decision accordingly seeks authority for
    the Commission to negotiate , on behalf of the Community , the guaranteed
    prices to be applied to the I980/8I delivery period which begins on
    1 July 1980.
3 * The Council 's attention is drawn to the following :      , .
    - During last year 's negotiations
      ( a) it was agreed that although retroactivity was not provided for
            in respect of the 1979/80 prices this did not prejudice the position
            of the ACP states in relation to any future negotiation in accordance
            with Article 4 ( 3 ) of the atiove-mentioned Protocol ;
      ( b ) the ACP states reiterated their concern at the burden of freight
            charges and requested that this subject should remain open for
            further consideration# The Community took note of this request .
Financial implications
4« This recommendation for a Decision does not involve implications other
    than those already taken into account in the agricultural prices propo­
    sals ( Doc.CGM(80 ) 10 final - Volume II of 15.2.1980 ).                     - 1
 ---pagebreak---                             RBOCMMENDATÏOW FOR A OOONGIL DECISION
            authorising the Commission to open negotiations with the ACP States
            referred to in Protocol No 3 annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of
            Lom£ and with the Republic of India concerning the guaranteed prices
            for cane sugar to apply in the 1980/81 delivery period
  THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eoonomic Community ,
  and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
  Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
  Whereas the ACP-EEC Convention of Lom6 ( l ) entered into force on 1 April 1976;
  Whereas an agreement on cane sugar between the European Economic Community
  and the Republic of India ( 2 ), hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement",
  entered into force on 18 July 1975 1
  Whereas Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the said Convention , herein-
r after referred to as the "Protocol", and the Agreement provide that the
  guaranteed prices for the quantities of cane sugar concerned shall be nego­
  tiated annually ,
  HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS «
                                    Sole Article
  1 * The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations with the ACP
        States referred to in the Protocol and with the Republic of India on
        the guaranteed prices referred to in the Protocol and the Agreement to
        apply in the 1980/81 delivery period*
  2. The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with
        representatives of the Member States and in conformity with the follo­
       wing guideline t
        - The guaranteed prices ciffo should be negotiated in such a way that
          the return guaranteed to the ACP States and to the Republic of India
          for their raw cane sugar deliveries to the Community are comparable
          with the guaranteed net return to the Community producers of raw
          beet sugar*
   The prices thus negotiated shall not apply before the start of the delivery
   period which begins on 1 July 1980 .
  Done at Brussels ,                                            For the Counoil ,
   ( 1 ) OJ No L 25 , 30.1.1976, P*1
   ( 2 ) OJ Mo h 190 , 23.7.1975 , P.35