Legal provisions of COM(2003)137 - Conclusion of the Agreements between the EC and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Congo, Fiji, Guyana, Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe and, of the other part, India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods - Main contents
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Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods /* COM/2003/0137 final - ACC 2003/0053 */
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods
(presented by the Commission)
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and the agreement on sugar between the European Community and the Republic of India provide for a Community undertaking to purchase and import at guaranteed prices cane sugar which the exporting countries concerned cannot market in the Community at prices equivalent to or higher than the guaranteed prices.
2. For the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods, the Commission has negotiated guaranteed prices with the ACP States and the Republic of India pursuant to Article 5(4) of Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar, referred to in point 1, and the agreement with India on cane sugar as well as in conformity with the guidelines for negotiations given by the Council on 22 April 2002.
3. The Commission therefore proposes that the Council adopt the proposal for a decision on the conclusion of these agreements in the form of an exchange of letters as set out in the Annex.
4. Financial impact: These proposals have no new financial impact as compared with the previous legislation.
2003/0053 (ACC)
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and, of the one part, Barbados, Belize, the Republic of the Congo, Fiji, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, the Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, Saint Christopher and Nevis, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, the Republic of Zambia and the Republic of Zimbabwe and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
OJ C ..., ..., p. ...
Whereas:
(1) Implementation of Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar attached to Annex V to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of India on cane sugar is carried out, in accordance with Article 1(2) of each, within the framework of the management of the common organisation of the sugar market.
OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 46.
OJ L 190, 22.7.1985, p. 35.
(2) It is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Community and, of the one part, the States referred to in the Protocol and, of the other part, the Republic of India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 2001/02 and 2002/03 delivery periods,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The texts of the agreements are set out in Annex A (2001/02 delivery period) and in Annex B (2002/03 delivery period) to this Decision.