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NEDERLAND ArabischeRepubliek
Egypte Handelsovereenkomst
Turkije21.3.195331.12.1975
Argentinié Handels-enbetalings-
overeenkomst 25.11.1957
Handelsakkoord 6.9.194931.12.1975
31.12.1975
UEBL Argentine
Finlande
PakistanAccordcommercial
etdepaiement
Accordcommercial
Accordcommercial25.11.1957 31.12.1975
8.11.1955 30.9.1975
15.3.196231.12.1975
UNITEDKINGDOM Cameroon
SpainAgreementoncommer­
cialandeconomic
cooperation with
protocolandexchange
ofletters
Tradeandpayments
agreement
extendedbyechanges
ofnotesendingwith
thatof29.7.196331.12.1975
23.6.1948
19/25.6.195231.12.1975

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ITALIA Afghanistan
Argent ina
Canada
Costa Rica
Giappone
Guatemala
Irak
Malta
Marocco
MessicoAccordo commerciale 10.12,1960
Pakistan
Paraguay -
PortogalloAccordo commerciale
escambio dinote
Modus Vivendi
commerciale
Modus vivendi
commerciale e
Scambio dinote
Agreed minutes
Modus vivendi
commerciale
Accordo commerciale
Accordo commerciale
Accordo commerciale
Protocollo
Accordo commerciale
Protocollo
Scambio dinote
Accordo commerciale
Accordo commerciale
Accordo commerciale
escambio dinote
Scambio dilettere25.11.1957
28.4.1948
20.2.1953
23,6.1953
31.12.1969
6*6,1936
30.9.1963
28.7.1967
28.1.1961
24.2.1965
15.9.1949
28.10.1963
20.7.1965
10.1.1961
8.7.1959
4.3.1961
30.12.1961
Repubblica araba
d'Egitto
Siria
Stati Uniti
TunisiaProtocollo commerciale 29.4.1959
Accordo commerciale 10.11.1955
Scambio dinote 19.10.1966 Scambio dinote i9.lO.i966
Accordo commerciale 23.11.1961
2.8.196323.11.1975
31.12.1975
,31.12.1975
I
I12,11.1975
30.9.1975
31,12.1975
30.11.1975
'31.12.1975
[31.12.1975
J31.12.1975
10.1.1976
23.1.1976
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
30.9.1975
I31.12.1975
eprotocolle addi­
zionale

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FRANCETunesien
UgandaHandelsabkommen und
Zusatzprotokoll
Hande 1sabkommen29.1.1960X
31.12,1975
Zent ralafrika -
nische Republik Wirtschaftsabkommen
Zypern
Argentine
Autriche
Espagne
Iran
Islande
Israël
Japon
Mexique
Norvège
Portugal
Ν
Suede
Suisse
Turquie
YougoslavieHande 1sabkommen
Accord commercial
etdepaiement
Accord commercial
etprotocole
Accord commercial22.12.1963 )
17.3.1964 31.12.1975
29.12.1962 31.12.1975
30.10.1961 31.12.1975
25.11.1957 31.12.1975
26.7.1963
27.11.1963
Accord commercial et 4*6.1959
échange delettres 28.2.1969
Accord économique
Accord commercial
Protocole
Echange delettres
Accord commercial
etprotocole
Protocole6.12.1951
10.7.1953 ;
16.1.1967 ]
24.12.1968 ;
14.5.1963 \
26.7.1966 )
11.7.1950 Accord commercial 11.7.1950
m
Accord commercial 3.7.1951
Protocole 2.4»i960
Echange delettres 6.2.1964
Arrangement commercial 25.3*1961
Accord commercial 3«3.1949
Accord commercial 21.11.1967
Accord commercial 31.8.1946
Accord commercial
Protocole25.1.1964
6.5.197031,12.1975
31.10.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
10.1.1976
28.11.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
IRELAND Norway Trade agreement 2.7.1951 31.12.1975
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Dahome
Elfenbeinldista
Finnland .
Gabun
Guinea
Irak
Japan
Kamerun
Kenia
Kongo
Madagaskar
Malta
Marokko
Neuseeland
Niger
Nigeria
Norwegen
Österreich
Obervolta
Pakistan
Paraguay
Schweiz
Sambia
SierraLeone
Somalia
•i
SUdafrika
Tansania
TschadWirtschaftsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Notenwechsel
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Handelsabkommen
Hande1sabkommen
Handelsabkommen
Wirtschafts-und
Handelsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Handelsabkommen und
Protokoll
Handelsabkommen und
Eriefwechsel
Protokoll
Handelsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Handelsabkommen
Handelsabkommen
Hande1sabkommen
Briefwechsel und
Protokoll
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Handelsabkommen und
Frotokoll
Handelsabkommen
Handelsabkommen und
spätereZusatz-
protokolle
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Handelsabkommen
ListederEinfuhr­
kontingente
Handels-und
Wirtschaftsabkommen
Wirtschaftsabkommen19.6.19&1
18.12.1961
3.12.1969
11.7.1962
19.4.1962
7.10.1951
1.7.1960
8.3.1962,31.12.1975
31.12.1975
2.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
13.1.1976
31.12.1975
31.12.,1975
4.12.1964 31.12,1975
30.10.1962 31.12.1975
6.6.196231.12.1975
29.2.196431.12.1975
15.4.1961)
20.1.1964J
20.4.1959
14.6.1961
25.3.1963
20.12,1950
13.5.1954;
i
21.1.1963;
8.6.196131.12,1975
31.12.1975
31.12,1975
31.12.1975
31.5.1976
31.12.1975
31.12.i975
9.3.195731.12.1975
25.7.195531.12.1975
2.12.1954
10.12.1966
13.9»1963
19,1.196231.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.8.1975
6.9.196231.12.1975
31.5.196331.12.1975

BILAG-ANHANG-ANNEX-ANNEXE-ALLEGATO-BIJLAGE
Medlemsstat Trêdjeland AftalensartogdateringUdlpbefter
forlaengelse
Mitgliedstaat -Erittland ArtundDattundes
AbkommensAblaufnach
Verlängerung
MemberstateThirdcountry Typeanddateofagreement Extended
until
Etatmembre Paystiers Natureetdatede1'accord Echéanceaprès
reconduction
Statomembro Paesoterzo Naturaedatodell'accordo Scadenzadopo
ilrinnovo
'Lid–Staat ■I)erdeland Aardendatumvanhetakkoord Vervaldatum na
verlenging
BENELUX Grece Accordcommercial 9.3.196031.1.1976
Japon Accordcommercial 8.10.1950
Protocoles î
etAgreedminutes)13.4.1963131.12.1975
Echangedelettres 30.4.19633
ΜΝΜΛΗΚ ArgentinaHandels-og
betalingsaftale 25.11.1957 31.12.1975
Elfenbenskysten Handelsaftale
Irak
Israël
^strig
PortugalHandelsaftale
Handelsaftale23.11.1966
13.1.1960
13.11.1952
Vareudvekslingsaftale 29.11.19489.1.1976
13.1.1976
13.11.1975
28.11.1975
Vareudve^slingsaftale 2.6.195031.12.1975
DEOTSCHLAND ArabischeRepublik
Ägypten Abkommenüberden
Warenverkehr 18.2.1956
Argentinien Handels-und
Zahlungsabkommen 25.11.1957
Wirtschafts-und
Handelsabkommen 21.4»1964
ListederEinfuhr­
kontingente
Handelsabkommen 1.7.1955
Handelsabkommen 1.4.1955Argentinien
Äthiopien
Australien
Brasilien
Ceylon
Chile ProtokollüberHandels-
undZahlungsverkehr 2.11.195631.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975
31.12.1975

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Whereas inthese circumstances theAgreements concerned maybeextended ,
either expressly ortacitly ,foraperiod notexceeding oneyear ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
article 1
Thetrade Agreements between Member States andthird countries
listed intheAnnex hereto maybeexpressly ortacitly extended soas
toapply until thedates specified ineach case inthesaid Annex .
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed totheMember States .
Done at
Por the Council
The President

Whereas theMember States concerned have ,with aview ,toavoiding
interruption intheir commercial relations with thethird countries
concerned "based onagreement ,requested authorization toextend ,
expressly ortacitly ,theabove-mentioned Agreements ;
Whereas authorization should "begranted only totheextent necessary
tomaintain commercial relations between theMember States and the
third countries concerned pending thereplacement oftherelevant
Agreement byCommunity agreements tobenegotiated ;whereas such
authorization cannot therefore affect theobligation incumbent upon
theMember States toavoid ,andwhere appropriate eliminate ,any
incompatibility "between their Agreements andtheprovisions of
Community law ;
Whereas ,moreover ,theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeextended
must notduring theperiod under consideration constitute anobstacle
totheimplementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;
Whereas theMember States concerned have declared that theexpress
ortacit extension oftheAgreements inquestion would not constitute
anobstacle either totheopening ofCommunity negotiations with the
third countries concerned tothe transfer ofthe commercial content
thereof toCommunity agreements ,norwould it,during theperiod under
consideratidn ,hinder theadoption ofthemeasures necessary to
complete thestandardization oftheimport arrangements applied bythe
various Member States ;
Whereas attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided for inArticle
2oftheDecision of16December 1969 itwasestablished ,asthe
foresaid declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that theprovisions
oftheAgreements tobe,,expressly ortacitly extended would notduring
theperiod under consideration constitute anobstacle tothe
implementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;

Proposalfor
COUNCILDECISION
■imutaurdiz&is rtfcks"express«rTtsoit"artenaion
ofcertaintradeagreementsconcluded
betweentheMemberStatesandthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16December1969(l)on
theprogressivestandardization ofagreementsconcerningcommercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonthe
negotiation .;.!ofCommunityagreements,andinparticularArticle3
thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereastacitextensionbeyondtheendofthetransitional period
hasalreadybeenauthorizedinthecaseoftheAgreementslistedin
theAnnexheretobytheCounciltinderitsDecision<£? S19$9)«(2).
26June1969(3),30June1969(4),15September1969(5),17Octo-
ber1969(6),8December1969(7)»20December1969(8),6Pebruary1970(9)»
8June1970(10),13July1970(li),29September1970(12),23Novem­
ber1970(13),25OctoberI97I(14),18October1972(15)and22October
1973(16)!
(1)OJn°L326du29.12.1969,P.39
(2)OJn°L43du20.2.1969,P.15
(3)OJn°L159du1.7.1969,P.20
(4)0?n°LI69du10.7.1969 »P*2
(5)07n*L238du23.9.1969,P.9
(6)0jn°L266du24*10.1969,p.32
(7)0Jn°L323du24.12B1969,p.10
(8)OJn*L6du9.1.1970,p.1
(9)OJn°L36du14.2.1970,p.29
(ÎO)OJn°L133du18.6.1970,p.14
(11)OJL157du18.7.1970,p.29
(12)OJn°L225du12.10.1970.P.24(13OJn*L262du3*12.1970,p.18
14OJn°L248du9.11.1971,P.7
(15OJîscL250du6.11.1972,p.1
(16OJn°L301du30.10.1973,P.30
•A

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Inthis respect theCommission mayexercise discretion
since ,asaresult oftheconsultation andaccording toArticle 3
oftheDecision of16.12 .1969 »itistheCommission 'sresponsibility
tojudge whether itisopportune topropose theextension of
agreements (l).
(1)Thetext specifies that ifthere arenoobstacles totheimple­
mentation ofthecommon policy ,theCommission maypropose that
theCouncil authorize theMember States toextend their agree­
ments' with third countries . ' ,:

Therefore ,whenever there isinexistence aCommunity
agreement with athird country ,theprovisions ofthat agreement
replace theprovisions ofanynational agreements with the same
country which areincompatible oridentical with theCommunity
agreements provisions .Moreover ,most Community agreements contain
aclause explicitly confirming this replacement .
Itcan therefore result that when aCommunity agreement
has inthis waysuperseded all theprovisions ofanational agreement ,
theextension ,ofsuch anational agreement would becontrary to
Community law ,and could not beauthorised under Section Iofthe
Council 'sdecision of16.12 .19^9 .
7. Having established that there arenoobstacles tothe
implementation ofacommon commercial policy ,theexpediency of
maintaining inforce thenational agreements should beexamined ,
taking into account thegeneral interests oftheCommunity .
With one ortwo exceptions ,itcan bestated ingeneral
that provisions negotiated onamultilateral basis such asthemost-
favoured-nation clause and commitments byMember States under the
m
common commercial andagricultural policies gofarbeyond thecontent
ofalarge number oftheagreements still inforce .Lists ofquotas ,
where they appear have mostly lapsed .
Itmaythus beconcluded that theimportance offormally
maintaining these agreements inforce ismore psychological and
political than commercial .
/.

vis-a-visthethird countries inquestion ,soastotake thenecessary
steps toensure both theproper functioning ofthecommon market and
thecommunity administration ofexternal regulations .IftheCommission
establishes ,inthelight oftheaforementioned study ,that extending
national agreements with Japan beyond 31December 1975 (theexpiry
d^te .forallthese agreements )would hinder theimplementation ofthe
common commercial policy ,then itwould clearly beunable topropose
such anextension .
Oneoftheproblems tobediscussed during thedetailed
examination ofthevarious agreements between Member States andthird
countries isthat ofthecompatibility ofthecommon commercial
policy with themaintenance inforce ofagreed quotas vis-a-visthird
countries .Since thenegotiation oftrade concessions comes henceforth
under thejurisdiction oftheCommunity theexistence ofsuch quotas ,
which generally entail reciprocal concessions ,mayadversaly affect
thebargaining position oftheCommunity and theworking ofthe
common market ,thereby hindering the setting upofacommon trade
policy 4.
6. Another point which theCommunity hasraised onseveral
occasions (latterly during therecent Permanent Representatives'
Committee discussions )istheproblem oftheexistence ofCommunity
agreements alongside national agreements with the same third
countries . - .
Theputting into effect ofthe common trade policy means
replacing national ,trading agreements byCommunity agreements orby
autonomous Community measures .Inorder toenable this replacement
tobemade gradually ,allowance wasmade intheCouncil 'sdecision
ofl6.12.1969 for .authorising provisional extension ofnational
agreements even beyond theendofthetransition period .
/.

Inthis connection ,theCommission would draw attention
tothesolution which was found forthecurrent trade agreements
between Member States and state«*trading countries , •;.?
.i.
p. Therefore ,theCommission must ,aspart ofthecomprehensive
re-examination ofall theother current agreements with third
countries ,and inconsultation with experts from theMember States ,
check inrespect ofwhich agreements thenecessary condition for
extension (namely theabsence ofobstacles toimplementation ),albeit
inadequate byitself *,;is .£u^L'filled .
One oftheproblems here concerns maintaining inforce -
agreements between Member States andJapan .The Comaiission proposes
making adetailed examination ofhow farthodelay inimplementing
-thecommon commercial policy vis-a-visJapan isdue tomaintaining .
:inforce national ,agreements .• 1 ;;;
• .•One "could doubtless say that from alegal point ofview :
thesituation asregards thepresence of"obstacles "isfairly
similar tothat obtaining fortheEastern European countries ,even
though certain political aspects are entirely different .
m
- -Consequently ,iftherules ofanalogy andacriterion .
which wasstrictly coherent from thelegal angle were applied tothe
case inpoint ,termination oftheagreements inquestion would have
tobeconsidered .The Commission isnonetheless conscious ofthe
serious anddifficult problems posed bytherelations between the
Community andJapan and isaware ofwhat would betheconsequences
ofdenouncing certain Member States 1bilateral agreements atthis ,
stage .TheCommission hastherefore been ledtopropose authorizing
theMember States toextend these agreements for .afurther year and
intends making adetailed examination ofthis whole setof .problems

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T *,
'TheCommission made itsposition onthesubject known
during thediscussion onthesecond "proposal relating tothesecond
batch for197^atthePermanent Representatives Committee meeting
of12and19June 197^*
Thesubject wasalso discussed attheConsultation Committee
meeting of21June 197^during examination oftheagreements tobe
extended ,which areenumerated intheannex tothis proposal *
The results ofthese discussions have led the Commission
toconsider holding consultations from nowoninvolving the joint
examination ofallagreements between Member States andthesame third
countries orgroup ofthird countries ,regardless ofthefinal date
fornotice oftermination .This will enable theCommission tojudge
more comprehensively than inthepast how farmaintaining these
agreements info.rce conforms tocurrent rules andregulations and .
howdesirable .it .isfrom thepoint ofview ofCommunity interests#
This examination ,which theCommission intends tounder­
take .inthevery near future ,will ofcourse remain part ofthe
consultation procedure specified under Title IoftheCouncil
Decision of16December 19^9 * - * '>'■
■Asinthepast ,theprime task oftheexamination will
ofcourse betocheck ,inaccordance with Article 3oftkeDecision
of16December 19&9 »whether theprovisions intheMember States
agreements constitute anobstacle toimplementation ofthecommon ■
commercial policy .Inthis respect ,theCommission will' have ,the
responsibility ofdeciding whether ornot themaintenance ofcertain
agreements would be!likely tohinder subsequent progress inthis
field . v. - .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Inimplementation ofArticle 3oftheCouncil Decision of
16December 1969"^ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements
concerning commercial relations between Member States andthird
countries and onthenegotiation ofCommunity agreements ,the
Commission proposes totheCouncil that theMember States should be
authorized toextend ,expressly ortacitly ,thetrade agreements
annexed totheattached proposal foraCouncil decision .Theagreements
inquestion constitute thethird batch for197^andexpire oraredue
tobeterminated between 1August and1November 197^-
Theprior consultation specified inArticle 2ofthis
Decision took place on21June 197^»Theoutcome wastherecognition
that theconditions under which theagreements could beextended fora
further year had been fulfilled .
2. TheCommission stresses that theagreements involved donot
include those with theEastern European countries ,forwhich ,according
todecisions adopted previously ,notice oftermination must begiven
bytheMember States concerned sothat they canbeterminated before
theendof197^»Theagreements inquestion arethefollowing :
final date for notice
, . oftermination :
Denmark /China of 1,12.1957 31.8.1974 -
Denmark /Czechoslovakia of17-5-1972 30.9»197 ^
Ireland /Romania of20.7*1971 30.9 -197^
Ireland /USSR . ..of28.12.1973 30.9.197 ^
United Kingdom /Albania of10.6.1925 30.9-197 ^
United Kingdom /Poland 'o£21.*f.l971 30.9*197 ^
3» TheCommission considers itappropriate topoint out ,more­
over ,that theproposals forauthorizing theMember States torenew
orextend ,expressly ortacitly ,certain agreements inthis batch for
afurther one-year period arebynomeans indicative .ofanyposition
itmight adopt next time these agreements come upfor -renewal *
1)O.J. no.L326of29.12.1969 ,p.39