31977R1508

No L 168 /42 Official Journal of the European Communities 6 . 7. 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1508 /77 of 5 July 1977 on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community and Barbados, the People's Repu­ blic of the Congo, Fiji , the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Repu­ blic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi , Mauritius, the Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic of Uganda, and also the Republic of India, on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar for 1977/78

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Barbados, the People s Republic of the Congo, Fiji, COMMUNITIES , the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, the Republic of Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Havidng regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Madagascar, the Republic of Malawi, Mauritius, the pean Economic Community, and in particular Article Republic of Surinam, the Kingdom of Swaziland, the 1 1 3 thereof, United Republic of Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago Having regard to the recommendation from the and the Republic of Uganda, on the guaranteed prices Commission , for cane sugar for 1977/78 , and the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the the Euro­ Whereas Protocol 3 on ACP sugar annexed to the pean Economic Community and the Republic of ACP-EEC Convention of Lome ('), and the Agree­ India on the guaranteed prices for cane sugar 1977/78, ment between the European Economic Community are hereby approved on behalf of the Community. and the Republic of India on cane sugar (2), are imple­ mented in the context of the management of the The texts of these Agreements are annexed to this common organization of the sugar market ; Regulation . Whereas it is appropriate to approve the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the Euro­ Article 2 pean Economic Community and the States referred to in Protocol 3 on ACP sugar and the Republic of The President of the Council is authorized to desig­ Surinam , and also the Republic of India, on the nate the person empowered to sign the Agreements guaranteed prices for cane sugar for 1977/78 , referred to in Article 1 so as to bind the Community.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day The Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters following its publication in the Official Journal of between the European Economic Community and the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 5 July 1977 . For the Council

The President H. SIMONET

(') OJ No L 25, 30 . 1 . 1976, p. 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 190 , 23 . 7 . 1975 , p . 36 .