CELEX: 51977PC0201
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Date: 1977-05-23 00:00:00
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of the Agreements, in the form of exchanges of letters, between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Fiji, the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Uganda, the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
         on the conclusion of "the Agreements , in the form of exchanges
         of letters , between the European Economic Community and Barbados ,
         Fiji , the Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya,
         the Democratic Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi ,
         Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda, the People 's Republic of the
         Congo , the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland , the
         United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(77 ) 201 final
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 « During the second meeting of the Council of ACP-EEC Ministers "
    it was considered.
    that the agreed quantities of cane sugar originally provided in Proto­
    col No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome in res­
    pect of the People 's Republic of the Congo , the Republic of Kenya , the
    Republic of Surinam and the Republic of Uganda should be restored to
    those states , without prejudice to the soundness and validity of the
    decisions taken by the Commission under the provisions of Article 7 of
    the above-mentioned Protocol in respect of the non-deliveries in 1975/76
    and without retroactive application .
    This proposal was based on a recognition that the ACP states may have
    experienced difficulties in applying the Protocol in the first full year
    of its operation .
    In response to the Council 's invitation of 14 April 1977 » "the Commission
    recommends that it be authorised by the Council to negotiate Agreements ,
    in the form of exchanges of letters of which drafts are submitted in
    Annex I , with the ACP states referred to in the above-mentioned Protocol a
    The Commission would in due course notify the results of the negotiation
    to the Council with a view to concluding the Agreements , in respect of
    which a proposed regulation is submitted in Annex II .
2a ANNEXES : – I      Drafie of letters to be exchanged
               - II   Proposed Council Regulation on the conclusion of Agreements ,
                      in the form of exchanges of letters , between the European
                     Economic Community and Barbados , Fiji , the Republic of
                      Guyana , Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya , the Democratic
                     Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi , Mauritius ,
                      the Republic of Uganda, the People 's Republic of the Congo ,
                     the Republic of Surinam , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the
                     United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago a
     l ) concerning an overall reduction of 21*000 t
         of the quantities in question
 ---pagebreak---                                                                 ANNEX I ;
                                        No 1                    Brussels ,
Sir ,
I have the honour to inform you as follows ?
1 . Without prejudice to the soundness and validity of the decisions taken
    "by the Commission of the European Communities under Article 7         Proto­
    col Ho 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome confirming
    the absence of force majeure in respect of underdeliveries of cane sugar
    in the delivery period 1975/76 by the Republic of Kenya, the People 's-
    Republic of the Congo , the Republic of Surinam and the Republic of Uganda,
    the agreed quantities of cane sugar for these States , to which the said
    Protocol shall apply shall , with effect from 1976/77 . delivery period, be
    as follows ( expressed in tonnes of white sugar ):
           Kenya                   5 .000
           Uganda                  5 . 000
           People 's Republic
           of the Congo           10.000
           Surinam                 4 . 000
2 . The quantities to be supplied in respect of the delivery period 1976/77
     shall be delivered to the Community not later than 2>0 September 1977 *
I should be obliged if you would kindly acknowledge receipt of this
letter and confirm that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement
between your Government and the European Economic Community .
 Please accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration .
                                            For the Council of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 2.-
                              Letter No 2
Sir ,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of
           May 1977 which reads as follows s
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 Barbados (l )
 (l ) A similar exchange of letters shall take place mutatis nut and i 3
      "between the Community and the following ACP states ! Fiji , the
      Republic of Guyana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya , the Demo­
       cratic Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi , Maurit ius ,
       the Republic of Uganda, the People 's Republic of the Congo , the
      Republic of Surinam , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic
       of Tanzania , Trinidad and TobagA .
 ---pagebreak---                                                                   ANNEX l£ «
                                     Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
             on the conclusion of Agreements , in the form of exchanges of
             letters , between the European Economic Community and Barbados ,
             Fiji , the Republic of Guyana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya ,
             the Democratic Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi ,
             Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda , the People 's Republic of the
             Congo , the Republic of Surinam , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the
             United Republic of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago .
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof }
i^aving regard to the recommendation from the Commission ?
Whereas , having regard to the initial difficulties inherent in operating
Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome ( l )»
it is appropriate that Agreements          be concluded, in the form of exchanges
of letters between the European Economic Community and the states referred
to in the said Protocol , to restore to the People 's Republic of the Congo ,
the Republic of Kenya , the Republic of Surinam and the Republic of Uganda
the agreed quantities originally provided in the said Protocol in respect
of those states ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
The Agreements , in the form of exchanges of letters concluded on behalf of
the Community between the European Economic Community and Barbados , Fiji ,
the Republic of Guyana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya , the Democratic
Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi , Mauritius , the Republic of
Uganda , the People 's Republic of the Congo , the Republic of Surinam , the
Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago
concerning the restoration to certain ACP states of their agreed quantities
originally provided in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar , are concluded on behalf
 of the Community .
l ) 0 .J o No L 25 , 30,1.1976 , p ,l
 ---pagebreak---                               - 2 -
The texts of these Agreements are annexed to this Regulation .
                             Article 2
 The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person
 empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 and to
 confer on him the powers required to "bind the Community .
                             Article ^
 This Regulation shall enter into force the day following its
 publication in the Official Journal of the European Connunitiea .
 This Regulation shall "be binding in its entirety and directly
 applicable in all Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                         For the Council
                                             The President
 ---pagebreak--- I                                                                                   !j   Annex to Doc,           -
                    Ff^AWCSAL                  STATEMENT                            j
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                :       :
     1.   Line of the &jdget concerned :            Article 64O Sugar restitutions
                                    Proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of
    2.    Title of the action j Agreements in the fo'rm of exchanges of letters , between the
                                    ESC and certain ACP states
   3.     Legal basis :             Article 113 of the Treaty
  4,       Objectives of the action :     Restoration for certain ACP states of agreed quantities
                                          originally provided for in Protocol No 3 EEC-ACP
     5.0 Cost of the action                             I (faring the campaign current roer-dse ( 77 ) folloBlng exerclse( 75 )
             charge to the EC Budget             1)      I rn ax o 3 , 5         j is&7'»3y5             raax.3»5
             charge to the national adainistrations
             charge to other national sectors
     5 1 Estimated costs          Year .... 7.7,      Year ...I ?...     Year
                             max.3j5                  max.3»5              max.3,5
     5e 2  Bethod of calculation
           max . 21 . 000 t with an restitution of 165 uc/t ( upon the hypothesis of the
           average rate when drafting the budget )
     6.1    Possible financing by credits written into the rsfative chapter of the current Bjdget
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