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Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and 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 Suriname, 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 on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for the 1998/1999 delivery period [1998] PITSE 2 (23 December 1999)

AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND 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 SURINAME, 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 ON THE GUARANTEED PRICES FOR CANE SUGAR FOR THE 1998/1999 DELIVERY PERIOD


(23 December 1999)


ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1 JULY 1998 to 30 JUNE 1999


A. Letter No 1


Brussels, 23 December 1999


Sir,


The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following:


For the delivery period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be:


(a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms;


(b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms.


These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif, free out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the determination of the guaranteed prices.


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 abovementioned ACP States and the Community.


Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.


On behalf of the Council of the European Union


B. Letter No 2


Brussels, 23 December 1999


Sir,


I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today which reads as follows:


"The representatives of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8 on ACP sugar annexed to the Fourth ACP-EC Convention of Lomé and of the Commission, acting on behalf of the European Community, have agreed, pursuant to the provisions of the said Protocol, on the following:


For the delivery period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, the guaranteed prices referred to in Article 5(4) of the Protocol shall, for the purpose of intervention within the terms of Article 6 of the Protocol, be:


(a) for raw sugar: EUR 52,37 per 100 kilograms;


(b) for white sugar: EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms.


These prices shall refer to sugar of standard quality as defined in Community legislation, unpacked, cif, free out of European ports of the Community. The introduction of these prices in no way prejudices the respective positions of the Contracting Parties in respect of the principles appertaining to the determination of the guaranteed prices.


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 abovementioned 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 of the ACP States referred to in Protocol 8


For the Government of Barbados


For the Government of Belize


Pour le gouvernement de la République du Congo


Pour le gouvernement de la République de Côte d'Ivoire


For the Government of the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji


For the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana


For the Government of Jamaica


For the Government of the Republic of Kenya


Pour le gouvernement de la République de Madagascar


For the Government of the Republic of Malawi


For the Government of the Republic of Mauritius


For the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis


For the Government of the Republic of Suriname


For the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland


For the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania


For the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago


For the Government of the Republic of Uganda


For the Government of the Republic of Zambia


For the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe


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