CELEX: 51976PC0316
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION concluding 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 Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the Republic of Uganda, the People's Republic of the Congo, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for 1976/1977#Recommendation for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing the guaranteed prices for cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) for 1976/1977#Recommandation for a COUNCIL DECISION amending the Decision of 25 February 75, concerning the importation of cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) (submitted to the Council by the Commission).

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                       COM(76)316 final.
                                                       Brussels , 22 June 1976 .
                                       Recommendation for a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION
                concluding 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 Republic of Madagascar , the . Republic of Malawi ,
                Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda , the People 's Republic
            of the Congo , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic
             of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago , and the Republic of India
                    on the guarantee d prices for cane sugar for 1976/1977 •
                                       Recommendation for a
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION
                        fixing the guaranteed prices for cane sugar
           originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories ( OCT)
                                          for 1976/1977
  i . r: ^  ^ .  •-
                                       Recommandation f or a
                                        COUNCIL DECISION
                             amending the Decision of 25 February 75 »
                            concerning the importation of cane sugar
           originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories ( OCT )
                        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission ).
 COM(76 ) 316 final
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEKORAITIUM
a ) By a decision cf the Council , the Commission was authorised to enter
    into negotiations on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar to apply in
    1976/1977 with the states referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar
    annexed to the ACP-EEC Convention of Lome and with the Republic of India .
    The outcome of these negotiations requires to "be approved by the compe­
    tent authorities of the Community and of the countries mentioned above .
    The Commission therefore recommends to the Council that this outcome should
    be made the subject of an exchange of letters between the Community , on
    the one hand , and the ACP states concerned and the Republic of India       on
    the other .
b)"-In a declaration annexed to the Final Act of the ACP-EEC Lome Conven­
    tion , the Community undertook to guarantee , for sugar originating in cerr-
    tain Overseas Countries and Territories ( OCT ), an' identical treatment to
    that provided for in Protocol No 3 upon ACP sugar.
                                                                                    I
    The Commission therefore recommends to the Council that it establishes ,
    for the sugar originating in the countries concerned by the said decla­
    ration , for 1976/1977 j the same guaranteed prices as those concluded
    with the ACP States .
                                                                                    I
                                Ά
   -If the Council decision concerning the association of the OCT does not
    enter into force on 1 July 197^ and noting that the interim regime
    concerning trade with the OCT expires on 31 July 1976 , it is necessary
    to extend ,, until this date , the Council decision of 25 February 1975
    concerning the import of cane sugar originating in the OCT and to modify
    the provisions concerning the . guaranteed prices laid down for 1975AS76 .
                                               ;
Annexed herewith are :
          I. A recommendation for a Regulation of the Council on the conclu­
              sion of agreements in the form of exchanges of letters on the
              guaranteed prices for cane sugar in 1976/1977 between the Euro­
            . pean Economic Community and Barbados , Fiji , the Republic of Gu­
              yana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya , the Republic of Madagascar ,
              the Republic of Malawi , Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda , the
              People 's Republic of the Congo , the Kingdom of Swaziland,
 ---pagebreak---                 the United Republic of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago ,
                and the Republic of India
           II , Drafts of the letters to be exchanged
          III . Recommendation fbr a Council Decision fixing the guaranteed
                prices applicable for'cane sugar originating in the Over­
                seas Countries and Territories ( OCT) for 1976/1977
           IV. Recommendation £>r a Council Decision amending the Council
                Decision of 25 February 1975 » concerning the imports of
                cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Terri­
                tories ( OCT ).
Financial implications
The aforementioned recommendations are the direct consequence of the annual
price decisions .  From a financial point of view they do not involve
elements other than those already considered in the context of the pro­
posals upon agricultural prices (Doc. CCM ( 75 ) 600 final II , pages 119
to 130).
 ---pagebreak---                                               Annex I
                              Recommendation for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No ..../76
              OF .                        :
       concluding Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters
     "between the European Economic Commununity and Barbados , Fiji ,
        the Republic of Guyana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya ,
          the Republic of Madagascar , the Republic of Malawi ,
       Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda , the People 's Republic
    of the Congo , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic
        of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago and the Republic of India
           on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for 1976/77 *
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . !   I
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the Community
                   *
and the states referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the
ACP-EEC Convention of Lome , and the Republic of India , should be concluded
on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for 1976/77 *
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                      Article 1
There are hereby concluded on behalf of the Community Agreements in the form . of
exchanges of letters between the Community and Barbados , Fiji , the Republic of
Guyana * .Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya , the Republic of Madagascar , the Republic cf
Malawi , Mauritius , " the Republic of Uganda , the People 's Republic of the Congo ,
the Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic of Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago
and the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for
1976/1977.
 ---pagebreak---                                  • - 2 -
                   The texts of these Agreements are annexed to this Regulation.
                 "           ■        /  '
        i                         Article 2
                  The President o-f the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreements referred to in Article 1 for the
purpose of binding the Community .
                                  Article 3
                  This Regulation shall enter into force the day foil owing
  its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
                   This Regulation shall be binding m its entirety and di­
" rectly applicable in all Member States .
  Done at Brussels ,                           For the Council .
                                                The President .
                                               \
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  #
                                            Annex IX
                            Letter No 1
                                             Brussels ,
Sir .
                                      Ί
                  Following the conclusion of the negotiations referred to
in Article 5(4 ) *(l ) °f Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-CEE
Convention of Lome*, the Commission , on "behalf of the European Economic
Community, and the *( 2 ) ACP States referred to in the aforesaid Protocol* (3 ? ,
have agreed as follows
       For the. period from 1 April 197& "to 30 June 1977 "the guaranteed
       prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the Protocol *( 3 ) shall "be -
          a) for raw sugar , 26.70 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ;
          b) for white sugar , 34»14 units of account per 100 kilogrammes.
       These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined
        in Community rules , unpacked cif European ports of the Community.
       The guaranteed price for raw sugar for 1976/1977 contains a premium
        of 0»48 units of account per 100 kilogrammes white value which will
       "be recoverable from the exporting state concerned to the extent if any ,
        by which the price realised on sale from intervention is less than the
        guaranteed price for raw sugar .
                   I should be obliged if you would kindly acknowledge receipt
of this letter and confirm that this letter , together with your reply , cons-
titues an Agreement between your Government and the Community.
                                               \
                  Kindly accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest conside­
ration .
                                        For the Council of the European Communitie
         for India
(1 ) of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the
      Republic of India on cane sugar
(2^ the Republic
(2)        Repu"b of India
(3 ) Agreement
                                    ,
 ---pagebreak---                                                     Annex II bis
                                Letter Nc5 2
                                                    Brussels .
Sir ,
                   . I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter
of this day which reads as follows :
w                    Following the conclusion of the negotiations referred to
" in Article 5(4 ) *(l ) of Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the ACP-CEE
w Convention of Lome*, the Commission , on "behalf of the European Economic
II
" Community , and the *( 2 ) ACP States referred to in the aforesaid Protocol* (3
" have agreed as follows :
M         For the period from 1 April 1976 to 30 June 1977 the guaranteed
"         prices referred to in Article 5(4 ) of the Protocol *( 3 ) shall be -
•'          a) for raw sugar , 26.70 units of account per 100 kilogranmes ;
M           b ) for white sugar , 34.14 units of account per 100 kilogrammes .
"         These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined
"         in Community rales , unpacked cif European ports of the Community.
w         The guaranteed price for raw sugar for 1976/1977 contains a premiun
M         of 0 f48 units of account per 100 kilogrammes white value which will
tl
          be recoverable from the exporting state concerned to the extent,
"      ~ if any , by which the price realised on sale from intervention is less
"        than the guaranteed price for raw sugar .
"                    I should be obliged if you would kindly acknowledge receipt
w of this letter and confirm that this letter , together with your reply , cons­
" titues an Agreement between your Government and the Community. "
                                   A
                     I have the honour to confirm the agreement of my Government
with the foregoing.
                     PI ease - accept , Sir , the assurance of my highest consideration
                                              For the Government of Barbados (X)
* for India , see previous page .
(X) A similar exchange of letters took place mutatis mutandis between the
      Community and the following states : Fiji , Barbados , the Republic of
      Guyana , Jamaica , the Republic of Kenya , the Republic of Madagascar ,
      the Republic of I-Ialawi , Mauritius , the Republic of Uganda , the People 's
      Republic of the Congo , the Kingdom of Swaziland , the United Republic of
      Tanzania , Trinidad and Tobago , and the Republic of India*.
 ---pagebreak---        #
                                                 Annex III
                           Recommendation for a
                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No ..../76 .
             QP                         ,   •
              fixing the guaranteed prices for cane sugar
   originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories ( OCT )
                              for 1976/1977
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN CCOTNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Coom-ordtj,
and in particular Article 136 thereof ,
Having regard to the " recommendation       fromthe Commission t
Whereas , under Annex XXI of the Final Act of ^
the ACP-EEC Lome Convention of 28 February 1975 (l ) "the Community guaran­
tees , for cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories
mentioned in the said Annex , the same _ treatment as            ~~ provided fcr
in Protocol No 3      on ;        ACP sugar annexed to the said Convention ; •
Whereas ,    the Council Decision regarding the Association
of the Overseas Countries and' Territories ( OCT ) ( 2 ) involve the application
of this principle ; whereas under Article 4 (4 ) of Annex IV to this
Decision the guaranteed prices are laid down each year ;
down each year 1 ;
Whereas the guaranteed prices             for 1976/1977 for cane sugar origins.-: ing
in the ACP States have "been agreed with the relevant ACP States in Agreements
in the form of exchanges of letters ; whereas the Council should now fix the
same guaranteed prices for . sugar originating in the OCTconcerned , .
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                          • ••/#
 fl ) OJ No L 25 of 30.1.1976 , p. 142
 [ 2 ) OJ No            '
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 1
For the period from 1 April 1976 to 3.0 June 1977 1 the guaranteed prices
referred to in Article 4(4 ) of Annex IV to the Decision of           shall be
                                     /
     a) for raw sugar ,     26 70 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ;
     b) for white sugar . 34.14 units of account per 100 kilogrammes .
These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Con-
munity rules , unpacked cif European ports of the Community .
The guaranteed price for raw sugar for 1976/1977 contains a premium cf
0,48 units of account per 100 kilogrammes white value which will "be reco­
verable from the 'competent authority of the exporting country concerned to t:
 extent , if any , lay which the price realised on sale from intervention is less
than the guaranteed price for raw sugar .
                                  ' Article 2
                     This Regulation shall enter into force the third dav
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Com­
munity.
                     It shall apply ^withTeffecXTrom 1 April 197 6 .
                   ' This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety ana
directly applicable in all Member States .       v
Done at Brussels ,                             For the Council ,
                                               The President
 ---pagebreak---                                               Annex IV
                                               (in the event of the non-adopticn
                                                of the proposed regulation refer
                                                red to in Annex III )
                       Recommendation for a
                       COUHCIL DECISION-
                      OF
             amending the Decision of 25 February 1975 ,
              concerning the importation of cane sugar
    originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories ( OCT )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission ,
Whereas , under Annex XXI of the Final Act of             '
the ACP-EEC Lome Convention of 28 February 1975 (l ) the Community guaran­
tees , for cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Territories
mentioned in the said Annex , the same treatment as provided for          _ ..
in Protocol No 3 on           ACP sugar annexed to the said Convention ;
Whereas the Council Decision^ of 25 February 1975 concerning the importa­
 tion       of cane sugar originating in the Overseas Countries and Territori
(OCT) (2) , which applies this principle , applies until the entry into
 fQrce of the Decision concerning the Association of CCT until the
Community and at the latest until 30 June 1976 J
Whereas the said Decision will not enter into force on 30 June 1976 and
 the period of validity of the Council Decision of 25 February 1975 should
 be extended until 31 July 1976 ;
Whereas the guaranteed prices          for 1976/1977 ^or cane sugar originating
in the ACP states have been agreed with the relevant ACP states in agreement
 in the form of exchanges of letters ; the Council should now fix the gua­
ranteed prices for sugar originating in the OCT at the same level for the
extended period of the Council Decision of 25 February 1975 »
(1 ) OJ No L 25 of 30.1.1976 , p. l'42
(2) OJ No L 268 of 17.10.1975 , p. 43
 ---pagebreak--- HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
                               Article 1
                   The text of Article 4(5 ) of the Decision of 25 February
1975 is hereby replaced "by the following text :
     "For the period from 1 April 1976 to 31_ July l~97(L.the guaranteed
      prices shall "be -     '
          a) for raw sugar ,   26.70 units of account per 100 kilogrammes ;
         b ) for white sugar , 34*14 units of account per 100 kilogrammes .
                                           H
      These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined
      in Community rules , unpacked cif European ports of the Community.
      The guaranteed price for raw sugar for 1976/1977 contains a premium
       of 0*48 units of account per 100 kilogrammes, which will "be recoverable
       from the exporting state concerned to the extent , if any , "by which
     ■ concerned to the extent that the price realised on sale from interven­
       tion is less than the guaranteed price for raw sugar. "
                               Article 2
                   In Article 7 of the said Decision , the date "30 June 1976 "
is hereby replaced by "31 July 1976 ".
                               Article 3
                   This Decision shall apply with effect from 1 April 1976 .
Done at                .     .         For the Council
                                       The President .