15.4.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/53
COUNCILDECISION
of8April1976
authorizingextensionortacitrenewalofcertaintradeagreementsconcluded
betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
(76/386/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,whereastheMemberStatesconcernedhavedeclared
thattheextensionortacitrenewaloftheseAgree­
mentswouldpreventneithertheopeningofCommu­
nitynegotiationswiththethirdcountriesconcerned
northetransferofthecommercial fabricthereofto
CommunityAgreements,norwouldit,duringthe
periodenvisaged,hindertheadoptionofthemeasures
necessarytocompletethestandardization ofthe
importsystemsoftheMemberStates;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations
providedforinArticle2oftheDecisionof16
December1969,itwasestablished ,astheaforesaid
declarationsbytheMemberStatesconfirm,thatthe
provisionsoftheAgreementstobeextendedor
renewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,
constituteanobstacletotheimplementation ofthe
commoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreementsmay
beeitherextendedortacitlyrenewedforalimited
period,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle113
thereof,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16
December1969ontheprogressivestandardization of
agreementsconcerningcommercialrelationsbetween
MemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonthenegotia­
tionofCommunityAgreements (1),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereastacitextensionbeyondtheendofthetransi­
tionalperiodhasalreadybeenauthorizedinthecase
oftheAgreementslistedintheAnnexheretobythe
CouncilinitsDecisionof30June1969(2),15
September1969(3),20December1969(4),8June
1970(5),13July1970(6),25May1971(7),6June
1972(8),18June1973(9),17September1974(10)and
16June1975(H);
WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhaverequested
authorization toextendorrenewtheseAgreements
withaviewtoavoidinginterruptionintheircommer­
cialrelationswiththethirdcountriesconcernedbased
onagreement ;
Whereasauthorizationhastobegrantedonlyforthe
maintenance oftraderelationsbetweentheMember
Statesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedon
agreements,pendingtheirreplacementbyCommu­
nityAgreementstobenegotiated;whereassuch
authorizationwouldnot,therefore,inanywaymodify
theobligationoftheMemberStatestoavoidand,
whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreementsandtheprovisionsof
Communitylaw;
Whereas,furthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstru­
mentstobeeitherextendedorrenewedwouldnot,
duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitutean
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommon
commercialpolicy;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThetradeagreementslistedintheAnnexhereto
betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesmaybe
extendedortacitlyreneweduptothedatesspecified
ineachcaseinthesaidAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg ,8April1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN
0)OJNoL326,29.12.1969,p.39.
I2)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.2.
(3)OJNoL238,23.9.1969,p.9.
(«)OJNoL6,9.1.1970,p.1.
(5)OJNoL133,18.6.1970,p.14.
(6)OJNoL157,18.7.1970,p.29.
(7)OJNoL122,4.6.1971,p.24.
(»)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.61.
HOJNoL189,11.7.1973,p.45.
(10)OJNoL266,2.10.1974,p.1.
(»)OJNoL162,25.6.1975,p.10.

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BILAG—ANHANG—ANNEX—ANNEXE—ALLEGATO—BIJLAGE
MedlemsstatTredjeland AftalensartogdateringUdløb
efterforlængelse
Mitgliedstaat Drittland ArtundDatumdesAbkommensAblauf
nachVerlängerung
MemberState Thirdcountry Typeanddateofagreement Extendeduntil
Étatmembre Paystiers Natureetdatedel'accordÉchéance
aprèsreconduction
Statomembro Paeseterzo Naturaedatadell'accordoScadenza
dopoilrinnovo
Lid-Staat Derdeland AardendatumvanhetakkoordVervaldatum
naverlenging
BENELUX Israël Accordcommercial 29,8.1958 31.8.1977
Portugal Accordcommercial 24.5.1961 30.9.1977
Philippines Accordcommercial 14.3.1967 11.10.1977
IRELAND Portugal Tradeagreement 6.2.1952 31.12.1977
Spain Tradeagreement 19.12.1951 31.12.1977
Switzerland Tradeagreement 26.12.1951 31.12.1977
ITALIA Cuba Scambiodinote 9.9.1950 8.9.1977
India Accordocommerciale e
Scambiodilettere6.
7.10.
7.1959
1964j30.6.1977
Libano Accordocommerciale 4.11.1955 10.9.1977
Svezia Accordocommerciale 18.12.1961 31.10.1977
Svizzera Accordocommerciale 21.10.1950 31.10.1977
Yemen Protocollo addizionale
(altrattatod'amiciziae
direlazionieconomiche
del4.9.1937) 5.10.1959 31.12.1977
DANMARK Cameroun Handelsaftale 8.10.1962 7.10.1977
DEUTSCHLAND Ekuador Handelsabkommen 1.8.1953 15.10.1977
Kolumbien Handelsabkommen 9.11.1957 10.11.1977
UEBL Mexique Accordcommercial 11.91950 11.9.1977
UNITEDKINGDOM Haiti Exchangeoflettersfor
theestablishment ofa
commercial 'Modusvi­
vendi' 25.21928 31.12.1977
Iceland Agreementrelatingto
tradeandcommerce
(withProtocol) 1951933 31.12.1977
Norway Tradeagreement 15121950 31.12.1977