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November 14, 1966
PROTOCOL FOR THE FURTHER PROLONGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUGAR AGREEMENT OF 1958
Done at London 14 November 1966;
Entered into force 1 January 1967.
PROTOCOL FOR THE FURTHER PROLONGATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SUGAR AGREEMENT OF 1958
The Governments party to this Protocol.
Considering that the International Sugar Agreement of 1958 (hereinafter referred to as "the Agreement"),[1] as extended by the Protocol of 1963 for the Prolongation of the International Sugar Agreement of 1958 and the Protocol of 1965 for the Further Prolongation of the International Sugar Agreement of 1958 (hereinafter referred to as "the previous Protocols") will expire on 31 December 1966;
Desiring to continue the Agreement in force for a further period pending the entry into force of a new International Sugar Agreement under the auspices of the United Nations;
Reaffirming their intention urgently to consider possible bases for a new International Sugar Agreement to replace the Agreement;
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
(1) Subject to the provisions of Article 2, the Agreement shall continue in force between the parties to this Protocol until 31 December 1968. Should a new International Sugar Agreement enter into force before that date, thisProtocol shall cease to have effect on the date of entry into force of the new International Agreement.
(2) Any Government which was not party to the Agreement but which becomes a party to this Protocol shall thereby be deemed to be a party to the Agreement as extended in force.
ARTICLE 2
Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Article 3, Articles 7 to 25 inclusive, Articles 41 and 42 and paragraphs (4) and (7) of Article 44 of the Agreement shall be deemed to be inoperative.
ARTICLE 3
(1) Governments may become party to this Protocol
{a) by signing it; or
(b) by ratifying, accepting or approving it after having signed it subject to ratification, acceptance or approval; or
(c) by acceding to it.
(2) When signing this Protocol each signatory Government shall formally state whether, in accordance with its constitutional procedures, its signature is, or is not, subject to ratification, acceptance or 'approval.
ARTICLE 4
(1) This Protocol shall be open for signature at London from 14 November to 30 December 1966, inclusive, by the Governments party to either of the previous Protocols and by the Government of any other country referred to in Article 33 or 34 of the Agreement.
(2) Where ratification, approval or acceptance is required, the relevant instrument shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(3) After 30 December 1966 this Protocol shall be open for accession by the Government of any country referred to in Article 33 or 34 of the Agreement, by deposit of an instrument of accession with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
(4) This Protocol shall also be open for accession by the Government of any Member of the United Nations or any Government invited to the United Nations Sugar Conference, 1965, but not referred to in Article 33 or 34 of the Agreement, provided that the number of votes to be exercised in the Council by the Government desiring to accede shall first be agreed upon by the Council with that Government.
ARTICLE 5
(1) This Protocol shall enter into force on 1 January 1967 among those Governments which have by that date become parties to this Protocol, provided that such Governments hold 60 per cent of the votes of the importing countries and 70 per cent of the votes of the exporting countries under the Agreement as extended by the previous Protocols on 31 December 1966. Instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited thereafter shall take effect on the date of their deposit.
(2) In calculating whether the percentage requirements referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article have been met, a notification containing an undertaking to seek ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with constitutional procedures as rapidly as possible and if possible before 1 July 1967, received by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland before 1 January 1967, shall be taken into account.
(3) If by 1 January 1967 this Protocol has not entered into force, the Governments which have satisfied the requirements of Article 3 may agree to put into force among themselves.
ARTICLE 6
Where reference is made in the Agreement or in this Protocol to Governments or countries listed or referred to in particular articles, any country not referred to in Article }} or 34 of the Agreement the Government of which either has become a party to the Agreement before 1 January 1964, or has become a party to either of the previous Protocols or to this Protocol, shall be deemed to be listed or referred to accordingly.
ARTICLE 7
Governments party to this Protocol undertake to pay their contributions under Article 38 of the Agreement according to their constitutional procedures. At its first session under this Protocol the Council shall approve its budget for the first year and assess the contributions to be paid by each Participating Government.
ARTICLE 8
(1) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland shall promptly inform all Governments represented at the United Nations Sugar Conference, 1965, of each signature, ratification, acceptance and approval of this Protocol, of each accession thereto, of each notification received pursuant to paragraph (2) of Article 5 and of the date of entry into force of this Protocol.
(2) This Protocol, of which the English, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authoritative, shall be deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which shall transmit certified copies thereof to each signatory and acceding Government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, having been duly authorized to this effect by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol.
DONE at London, the fourteenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-six.
List of States which became parties to the Protocol upon signature or upon the deposit with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of an intsrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
(Paragraph 2 of article 5 provides that a notification containing an undertaking to seek ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with constitutional procedures as rapidly as possible before 1 July 1967, received by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland before 1 January 1976, shall be taken into account in calculating whether the percentage requirements referred to in paragraph (1) of article 5 for the purpose of entry into force of the Protocol have been met.
| State Exporting Countries | Date of receipt of notification | Date of signature(s), or date of receipt of instrument of ratification, acceptance (Ac) approval (A) or accession (a) | |
| ARGENTINA .............................. | 29 December 1966 | 22 March 1967 | |
| AUSTRALIA ................................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| BARBADOS ................................ | — | 6 September 1967(a) | |
| BELGIUM (in the name of the | |||
| Belgo-Luxembourg Union) ...... | 29 December 1966 | 9 January 1967(a)[1] | |
| Bolivia.................................. | — | ||
| BRAZIL .................................... | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| CHINA .................................... | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| COLOMBIA ................................ | 12 December 1966 | — | |
| CONGO (REPUBLIC) .............. | — | 1 January 1967(s)[2] | |
| COSTA RICA .............................. | 12 December 1966 | — | |
| CUBA ...................................... | 29 December 1966 | — | |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA[3] .................... | — | 1 January 1967(a) | |
| DENMARK ................................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC................ | 30 December 1966 | — | |
| EDUADOR .................................. | 30 December 1966 | — | |
| EL SALVADOR............................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| FRANCE .................................... | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| GUATAMELA ............................ | 29 December 1966 | 28 February 1967(a)[1] | |
| GUYANA .................................. | — | 1 January 1967(a)[1] | |
| HAITI ...................................... | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| HUNGARY ................................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| INDIA ...................................... | — | l January 1967(s) | |
| INDONESIA ................................ | 30 December 1966 | ||
| ITALY ...................................... | 28 December 1966 | ||
| JAMAICA .................................. | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| MADAGASCAR ............................ | 9 December 1966 | 20 March 1967 | |
| MEXICO .................................... | 30 December 1966 | — | |
| NETHERLANDS .......................... | 29 December 1966 | 26 July 1967 | |
| NICARAGUA .............................. | 21 December 1966 | ||
| PANAMA .................................. | — | 10 March 1967(a)[1] | |
| PARAGUAY ................................ | 29 December 1966 | — | |
| PERU ...................................... | 30 December 1966 | 30 January 1967 | |
| PHILIPPINES ............................ | 7 December 1966 | 17 March 1967 (Ac) | |
| POLAND .................................... | 23 December 1966 | — | |
| PORTUGAL ................................ | 30 December 1966 | — | |
| SOUTH AFRICA.......................... | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| UNION OF SOVIET UNION | |||
| REPUBLICS ............................ | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| Importing Countries | |||
| CANADA .................................. | — | 1 January 1967(s) | |
| FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.. | 28 December 1966 | — | |
| GHANA .................................... | — | 1 January 1967 (s) | |
| HONDURAS ................................ | — | 10 November 1967 (a) | |
| IRELAND.................................... | 22 December 1966 | 30 June 1967 | |
| JAPAN ...................................... | — | 1 January 1967 (s) | |
| LEBANON .................................. | 30 December 1966 | — | |
| MORROCO.................................. | — | 1 January 1967 (s) | |
| NEW ZEALAND.......................... | — | 1 January 1967 (s) | |
| NIGERIA .................................. | 30 December 1966 | ||
| SIERRA LEONE.......................... | — | 23 February 1967 (A) | |
| TUNISIA .................................. | 30 December 1966 | ||
| UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT | |||
| BRITAIN AND NORTHERN | |||
| IRELAND .............................. | — | 1 January 1967 (s) | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ...... | 22 December 1966 | — | |
[1] 3 PTS 785
[1] Accession under article 4(3).
[2] Accession under article 4(4).
[3] According to a declaration addressed to the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Briatain and Northern Ireland on 1 March 1967, the Government of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic consider that the reservations made by it to the International Sugar Agreement of 1958 remain in force.
[1] Accession under article 4(3).