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 1996/97 DELIVERY PERIOD 

(Brussels, 22 December 1997)

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1 JULY 1996 – 30 JUNE 1997

A. Letter No 1

Brussels, 22 December 1997

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 1996 to 30 June 1997, 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: ECU 52,37 per 100 kilograms; 

(b) for white sugar: ECU 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 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, 22 December 1997

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 1996 to 30 June 1997, 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: ECU 52,37 per 100 kilograms;

(b) for white sugar: ECU 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

On behalf of the Council of the European Union

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