Council Decision (EU) 2022/1910 of 29 September 2022 concerning the conclusion of the amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4), first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

1. The Union is a Party to the International Sugar Agreement 1992 (‘the Agreement’), which was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 92/580/EEC⁽¹⁾, and a member of the International Sugar Organization (‘ISO’).

2. Based on the authorisation given by Council Decisions (EU) 2017/2242⁽²⁾ and (EU) 2019/2136⁽³⁾, the Commission, on behalf of the Union, opened negotiations with other ISO Members to amend the Agreement, under the guidance of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

3. The negotiations on the amendments to the Agreement have been completed and the wording of those amendments was approved by the International Sugar Council (‘ISC’) during its 57th session in November 2020 and its 58th session in June 2021.

4. Any amendments to the Agreement agreed upon during the negotiations may be recommended to the ISO Members by the ISC in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 44 of the Agreement.

5. Council Decision (EU) 2021/1851⁽⁴⁾ authorised the Commission to vote in favour of recommending that the ISO Members amend the Agreement during the special vote that took place at the 59th session of the ISC in November 2021. The ISC voted unanimously in favour of the amendments to the Agreement.

6. Pursuant to Article 44(1) of the Agreement, each ISO Member is to notify the depositary of its acceptance of the amendments to the Agreement.

7. The amendments to the Agreement should be approved,

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