CELEX: 31977R1509
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-05 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1509/77 of 5 July 1977 fixing the guaranteed prices applicable for cane sugar originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) for 1977/78

6 . 7 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 168 /47
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1509/ 77
                                                          of 5 July 1977
               fixing the guaranteed prices applicable for cane sugar originating in the over­
                                    seas countries and territories (OCT) for 1977/78
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         necessary for the Council to fix the same guaranteed
COMMUNITIES,                                                        prices for cane sugar originating in the overseas coun­
                                                                    tries and territories concerned ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 136
thereof,                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the recommendation from the
Commission ,                                                                                Article 1
Whereas , in accordance with the terms of Annex XXI                 For the period 1 May 1977 to 30 June 1978 the
to the Final Act of the ACP-EEC Convention of                       guaranteed prices referred to in Article 4 (4) of Annex
Lome ( ! ), the Community guarantees, for cane sugar                IV to Decision 76/ 568 / EEC shall be as follows :
originating in the overseas countries and territories
mentioned in the said Annex, the same treatment as                  (a) for raw sugar, 27-25 units of account per 100 kilo­
                                                                         grams ;
provided for in Protocol 3 on ACP sugar annexed to
the said Convention ;                                               (b) for white sugar, 33-83 units of account per 100
                                                                         kilograms.
Whereas Council Decision 76/568 /EEC of 29 June
1976 on the association of the overseas countries and               These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as
territories with the European Economic Commu­                       defined in Community rules, unpacked, and cif Euro­
nity (2) embodies the application of this principle ;               pean ports of the Community.
whereas in accordance with Article 4 (4) of Annex IV
to that Decision the guaranteed prices are fixed annu­                                      Article 2
ally ;
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas the guaranteed prices valid for 1977/78 for                 following its publication in the Official Journal of
cane sugar originating in the ACP States have been                   the European Communities.
fixed by Agreements in the form of exchanges of
letters with the relevant ACP States ; whereas it is now            It shall apply with effect from 1 May 1977 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 5 July 1977 .
                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                  H. SIMONET
(') OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1976, p . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 176, 1 . 7. 1976, p . 8 .