CELEX: 51983PC0728
Language: en
Date: 1983-12-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, 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 Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Zimbabwe and Saint Christopher and Nevis on the accession of the latter country to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the second ACP-EEC Convention (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                               P ro p o s a l f o r a
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   on th e c o n c lu s io n o f an Agreement in th e form o f an exchange o f
       l e t t e r s between th e European Economic Community and B arba d os,
  B e l i z e , th e P e o p le 's R e p u b lic o f th e Congo, F i j i ,                 th e C o o p e ra tiv e
  R e p u b lic o f Guyana, J a m a ica , th e R e p u b lic o f Kenya, t h e D em ocratic
      R e p u b lic o f Madagascar, th e R e p u b lic o f M a la w i, M a u r i t i u s , th e
         R e p u b lic o f S urinam e, th e Kingdom o f S w a z ila n d , th e U n ite d
   R e p u b lic o f T a n z a n ia , T r i n i d a d and Tobago, th e R e p u b lic o f Uganda
  and th e R e p u b lic o f Zimbabwe and S a in t C h r is t o p h e r and N e vis on th e
  a c c e s s io n o f th e l a t t e r     c o u n t r y t o P r o t o e o i 7 on ACP sugar annexed
                                t o th e second ACP-EEC C o nve n tion
                      ( s u b m it t e d t o t h e C o u n c il by th e Commission)
  COM(83) 728 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                         E x p la n a t o r y Memorandum
1.    Under A r t i c l e         2 o f Annex IV o f th e C o u n c il D e c is io n o f 16 December 1980
      a s s o c i a t i n g th e o versea s c o u n t r i e s and t e r r i t o r i e s w it h th e European
                                                                     and Nevis
      Economic Community ( 1 ) , Saint Christopher b e n e f i t s fro m a regime s i m i l a r t o
      t h a t o f P r o t o c o l 7 on ACP sugar annexed t o th e second ACP-EEC C o nve n tion .
      T h is c o u n t r y g a in e d independence on 1 9 .9 .1 9 3 3 and asked f o r adhesion
      t o th e Second Lome C o nve n tion i n accordance w it h a r t i c l e                              185 t h e r e o f .
      The Annex t o P r o t o c o l 7 o f th e ACP-EEC Lome C o n v e n tio n re c o rd s th e
      u n d e r t a k in g c o n ta in e d in th e above m en tion ed C o u n c il d e c is i o n f o r a                      and Nevis
      q u a n t i t y o f 1 4 .8 0 0 ton n es            ( w h it e v a lu e ) o f sugar p e r ye ar f o r            Saint Christopher
       ( o r i g i n a l l y S t. K itts -N e v is - A n g u illa ) .
      The Community s h o u ld now co n clu d e an agreement w it h th o s e ACP S ta te s who have
      co n tra c te d r ig h ts          and o b l i g a t i o n s       w i t h i n th e fram ew ork o f th e ACP Sugar           ...  .
      P r o t o c o l v i a an exchange o f                 le tte rs       w it h a vie w t o t r a n s f e r r i n g Saint Christopher
      fro m t h e o ve rse a s c o u n t r i e s and t e r r i t q r i e s regime t o th e P r o t o c o l regime
                                                                     and Nevis
      and t h e r e b y t o in c lu d e Saint Christopher i n th e c o u n t r i e s l i s t e d in A r t i c l e 3 ( 1 )
      w it h an agreed q u a n t i t y o f 1 4 .8 0 0 tonnes w it h e f f e c t fro m th e d a te on which
      it    accedes                    t o th e second Lomé C o n v e n tio n .
      Up t o t h i s        d a t e , th e p r o v i s i o n s o f th e a b o ve -m e n tio n e d C o u n c il D e c is io n
                                                                         and Nevis
      w ill      remain a p p l i c a b l e t o Saint Christopher which w i l l be c o n fir m e d i n th e
      a tt a c h e d exchange o f l e t t e r s .
2.    I n th e l i g h t o f th e a b o ve -m e n tio n e d p r o v i s i o n s , no n e g o t i a t i o n s are r e q u ir e d
      i n o r d e r t o a f f e c t th e r e l e v a n t m o d i f i c a t i o n s t o th e t e x t o f th e Sugar
      P ro to c o l.        The Commission t h e r e f o r e p roposes t h a t th e C o u n c il sh o u ld
      co n clu d e w it h t h e ACP s t a t e s               r e f e r r e d t o i n P r o t o c o l 7 on ACP sugar
      annexed t o t h e second ACP-EEC C o n v e n tio n , th e agreements in q u e s t io n                                        ‘ -
      v i a an exchange o f th e                  le tte rs       a tt a c h e d h e r e t o .
3.    Annexes :
      I.    P ro p o s a l f o r a C o u n c il R e g u la t io n c o n c e r n in g th e c o n c lu s io n o f an
            Agreement in t h e fo rm o f an exchange o f l e t t e r s between th e European
            Economic Community and B a rb a d o s, B e l i z e , th e P e o p le 's R e p u b lic o f th e
            Congo, F i j i ,         t h e C o o p e ra tiv e R e p u b lic o f Guyana, J a m a ica , th e R e p u b lic
            o f Kenya, th e D e m o cra tic R e p u b lic o f Madagascar, th e R e p u b lic o f M a la w i,
            M a u r i t i u s , th e R e p u b lic o f S urina m e , th e Kingdom o f S w a z ila n d ,
             .............                                                                                           ../..
 (1 ) 0J No. L 3 6 1 , 31 . 1 2 . 1 9 8 0 , p . 104.
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 2-
3.  cont.
    the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic
    of Uganda, the Republic of Zimbabwe and Saint Christopher and Nevis on the accession
    of the latter country to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the
    second ACP-EEC Convention.
II. Draft letters.
4.  Financial implications
    The above proposals would be implemented within the framework of the
    management of the common organization of the market in the sugar sector
    and would not, therefore, give rise to additional expenditure.
 ---pagebreak---                COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No              /83
                                    of
on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between
the European Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, 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 Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United
Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda and the
Republic of Zimbabwe and Saint Christopher and Nevis on the accession of the latter
country to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the second ACP-EEC Convention.
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 proposal from the Commission,
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 2-
 Whereas Declaration 2 in the Annex to Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed
 to the second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé (1) provides that Saint Christopher and Nevis
 shall benefit from a treatment identical to that provided for in the said
 Protocol for a quantity of 14.800 tonnes ;
                    and Nevis
 Whereas Saint Christopher gained independence on 21.9.1983 and asked to accede
 to the Second ACP-EEC Convention as well as to Protocol 7 on the ACP sugar;
 Whereas the implementation of the aforesaid Protocol is carried out within
 the framework of the common organization of the market in the sugar sector;
 Whereas it is appropriate to approve an Agreement in the form of an exchange
 of letters between the European Economic Community and the states referred
 to in the aforesaid Protocol on the accession of Saint Christopher and Nevis on
 the accession of the latter country to the said Protocol.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                Article 1
An Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European
Economic Community and Barbados, Belize, 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 Suriname, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of
Tanzania, Trinidad and            the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of
Zimbabwe and Saint Christopher  on the accession of the latter country to
Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to the Second ACP-EEC Convention is hereby
approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of this Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
    0J No. L 347, 22.12.1980, p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                 -3-
                             Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person
empowered to sign the Agreement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind
the Community.
                             Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                For the Council
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                              AGREEMENT
in thè form of an exchange of ietters between thè European Economie Community
and Barbados, Belize, thè People's Republic of thè Congo, Fiji, thè Cooperative
Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, thè Republic of Kenya, thè Democratic Republic
of Madagascar, thè Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, thè Republic of Suriname,
thè Kingdom of Swaziland, thè United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago,
thè Republic of Uganda, thè Republic of Zimbabwe, and Saint .Christopher iand Nevis on.thè
accession of thè latter country to-Protocol 7 on ACP sugar annexed to thè
second ACP-EEC Convention.
                             Letter No. 1
                                                        Brussels,
Sir,
The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 7 on ACP sugar
annexed to the second ACP-EEC Convention, Saint Christopher and Nevis and of the
Commission, on behalf of the European Economic Community have agreed on the
following :
-Saint Christopher is hereby included in article 3 C1) of the said Protocól
   with an agreed quantity of 14.800 tonnes with effect from the day on which
   it accedes to the second ACP-EEC Convention
Up to this date the provisions of Annex IV to the Council Decision of
16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories
with the European Economic Community shall remain applicable.
 I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm
 that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments
 of the above-mentioned ACP States and the Community.
 Please accept. Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                           For the Council
                                                         of the European Communities
 ---pagebreak---                                Letter No. 2
                                                        Brussels
Si r,
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date
which reads as follows :
The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 7 on ACP sugar
annexed to the second ACP-EEC Convention, of Saint Christopher and Nevis and of the
Commission, on behalf of the European Economic Community, have agreed on the
following :
                and Nevis
- Saint Christopher   is hereby included in article 3 (1) of the said Protocol with
   an agreed quantity of 14.800 tonnes with effect from the day on which it
   accedes to the second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé.
Up to this date, the provisions of Annex IV to the Council Decision of
16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and
territories with the European Economic Community shall remain applicable.
I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm
that this letter and your reply constitute an Agreement between the Governments
of the above-mentioned ACP states and the Community.
I have the honour to confirm the agreement of the Governments of the ACP states
referred to in this letter with the foregoing.
Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.
                                                            For the Governments