Council Decision
of 28 June 2004
on the request by Burkina Faso to accede to the Protocol on ACP Sugar
(2004/527/EC)
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 Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Joint Declaration on Protocol 3 on ACP Sugar to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(1) provides that any request from an African, Caribbean or Pacific (ACP) State Contracting Party to the Convention not specifically referred to in that Protocol to participate in its provisions shall be examined.
(2) Burkina Faso is an ACP State Contracting Party to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and it requested in November 2000 to participate in the provisions of the said Protocol.
(3) In a letter of 30 September 2002, the ACP States signified their assent to the accession of Burkina Faso to the said Protocol.
(4) An examination of the request of Burkina Faso has shown that the country is not a net exporter of sugar and is not capable of exporting sugar on a permanent basis.
(5) It is appropriate to transmit this conclusion to Burkina Faso by letter,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: