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Date: 1977-06-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1394/77 of 27 June 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, the People's Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Uganda concerning the agreed quantities of cane sugar for certain ACP States #Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, the People's Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Uganda concerning the agreed quantities of cane sugar for certain ACP States

29. 6. 77                             Official Journal of the European Communities                     No L 158/ 17
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1394/77
                                                      of 27 June 1977
             on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
             between the European Economic Community and Barbados, the People's Repu­
             blic of the Congo, Fiji , the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Repu­
             blic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi ,
             Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United
             Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of Uganda
                  concerning the agreed quantities of cane sugar for certain ACP States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Barbados, the People s Republic of the Congo, Fiji,
COMMUNITIES,                                                    the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the
                                                                Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113               Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the
thereof,
                                                                United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago
Having regard to the recommendation from the                    and the Republic of Uganda concerning the agreed
Commission,                                                     quantities of cane sugar for certain ACP States, is
                                                                hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
Whereas, having regard to the initial difficulties
inherent in implementing Protocol 3 on ACP sugar
annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome (l) and               The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regula­
Annex IV to the Council Decision of 29 June 1976                tion .
on the association of the overseas countries and territo­
ries with the European Economic Community (2), it is
appropriate that an Agreement be approved in the
form of an exchange of letters between the European                                    Article 2
Economic Community and the States referred to in
the said Protocol and the Republic of Surinam, in
order to restore the agreed quantities originally               The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
provided for in the said Protocol in respect of the             designate the person empowered to sign the Agree­
People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of                 ment referred to in Article 1 so that it shall be
Kenya and the Republic of Uganda and in respect of              binding on the Community.
the Republic of Surinam in the context of the said
Decision,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                          Article 3
                         Article 1
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
The agreement in the form of an exchange of letters             following its publication in the Official Journal of
between the European Economic Community and                      the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1977.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                              J. SILKIN
(') OJ No L 25, 30. 1 . 1976, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1976, p. 8 .
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                                                 AGREEMENT
           in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Commu­
           nity and Barbados, the People's Republic of the Congo, Fiji , the Cooperative
           Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic
           of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi , Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the
           Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago
           and the Republic of Uganda, concerning the agreed quantities of cane sugar for
                                               certain ACP States
                                                   Letter No 1
                                                                                           Brussels,
           Sirs,
           I have the honour to inform you as follows :
           Further to the statement by the Council of the European Communities, made at the
           meeting of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers in Fiji on 14 April 1977, on the non-de­
           livery by the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of
           Uganda and the Republic of Surinam of certain agreed quantities of cane sugar during the
           period 1975/76, the agreed quantities of cane sugar for these States to which Protocol 3
           on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome applies shall, with effect
           from the 1976/77 delivery period, be as follows, expressed in tonnes of white sugar :
                          People's Republic of the Congo :                     10 000,
                          Kenya :                                               5 000,
                          Uganda :                                              5 000,
                          Surinam :                                             4 000 .
           The abovementioned quantities to be supplied in respect of the delivery period 1976/77
           shall be delivered to the Community not later than 31 December 1977.
           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 Governments and the
           Community.
           Please accept, Sirs, the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                                                      For the Council
                                                               of the European Communities
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                                                      Letter No 2
            Sir,
            We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of todays date, reading as
            follows :
                  I have the honour to inform you as follows :
                 Further to the statement by the Council of the European Communities, made at the
                 meeting of the ACP-EEC Council of Ministers in Fiji on 14 April 1977, on the non­
                 delivery by the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic
                 of Uganda and the Republic of Surinam of certain agreed quantities of cane sugar
                 during the period 1975/76, the agreed quantities of cane sugar for these States to
                 which Protocol 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome
                 applies shall, with effect from the 1976/77 delivery period, be as follows, expressed in
                 tonnes of white sugar :
                            People s Republic of the Congo :                             10 000 ,
                            Kenya :                                                       5 000 ,
                            Uganda :                                                      5 000,
                            Surinam :                                                     4 000 .
                 The abovementioned quantities to be supplied in respect of the delivery period
                 1976/77 shall be delivered to the Community not later than 31 December 1977.
                 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 Governments and the
                 European Economic Community.'
            We have the honour to confirm the agreement of our Governments with the foregoing.
            Please accept, Sir, the assurance of our highest consideration .
                                                                     For the Governments of