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COUNCIL
COUNCILDECISION
of17September1974
authorizingextensionortacitrenewalofcertaintradeagreementsconcludedbetween
MemberStatesandthirdcountries
(74/482/EEC)
WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhave
requestedauthorization toextendorrenewthese
Agreementswithaviewtoavoidinginterruptionin
theircommercialrelationswiththethirdcountries
concernedbasedonagreement;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article113thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16De­
cember1969(*)ontheprogressivestandardization
ofagreementsconcerningcommercialrelations
betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandon
thenegotiationofCommunityAgreements,andin
particularArticle3thereof; /
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereastacitextensionbeyondtheendofthe
transitionalperiodhasalreadybeenauthorizedinthe
caseoftheAgreementslistedintheAnnexheretoby
theCouncilinitsDecisionsof30June1969(2),15
September1969(3),20December1969(4),8June
1970(5),13July1970(6),25May1971(7),6June
1972(8)and18June1973(9);Whereasauthorizationhastobegrantedonlyforthe
maintenance oftraderelationsbetweentheMember
Statesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedon
agreements,pendingtheirreplacement by
CommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;whereas
suchauthorizationwouldnot,therefore,inanyway
modifytheobligationoftheMemberStatestoavoid
and,whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreementsandtheprovisionsof
Communitylaw;
Whereas,furthermore ,theprovisionsofthe
instrumentstobeeitherextendedorrenewedwould
not,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute
anobstacletotheimplementation ofthecommon
commercialpolicy; 4)OJNoL326,29.12.1969,p.39.
2)OJNoL169,10.7.1969,p.2.
3)OJNoL238,23.9.1969,p.9.
4)OJNoL6,9.1.1970,p.1.
5)OJNoL133,18.6.1970,p.14.
«)OJNoL157,18.7.1970,p.29.
7)OJNoL122,4.6.1971,p.24.
8)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.61.
9)OJNoL189,11.7.1973,p.45.WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhavedeclared
thattheextensionortacitrenewalofthese
Agreementswouldpreventneithertheopeningof
Communitynegotiationswiththethirdcountries
concernednorthetransferofthecommercialfabric

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thereoftoCommunityAgreements,norwouldit,
duringtheperiodenvisaged,hindertheadoptionof
themeasuresnecessarytocompletethe
standardization oftheimportsystemsoftheMember
States;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations
providedforinArticle2oftheDecisionof16De­
cember1969,itwasestablished,astheaforesaid
declarationsbytheMemberStatesconfirm,thatthe
provisionsof'theAgreementstobeextendedor
renewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,
constituteanobstacletotheimplementation ofthe
commoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreementsmay
beeitherextendedortacitlyrenewedforalimited
period,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThetradeagreementslistedintheAnnexhereto
betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesmaybe
extendedortacitlyreneweduptothedatesspecified
ineachcaseinthesaidAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,17September1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES

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BILAG—ANHANG—ANNEX—ANNEXE—ALLEGATO—BIJLAGE
Medlemstat Tredjeland AftalensartogdateringUdløb
efterforlængelse
Mitgliedstaat Drittland ArtundDatumdesAbkommensAblauf
nachVerlängerung
MemberState Thirdcountry Typeanddateoíagreement Extendeduntil
Étatmembre Paystiers Natureetdatedel'accordÉchéance
aprèsreconduction
Statomembro Paeseterzo Naturaedatadell'accordoScadenza
dopoilrinnovo
Lid-Staat Derdeland AardendatumvanhetakkoordVervaldatum
naverlenging
BENELUX Israël Accordcommercial 29.8.1958 31.8.1975
Portugal Accordcommercial 24.5.1961 30.9.1975
Philippines Accordcommercial 14.3.1967 11.10.1975
IRELAND Bulgaria TradeAgreement 23.4.1970 31.12.1974
Portugal TradeAgreement 6.2.1952 31.12.1975
Spain TradeAgreement 19.12.1951 31.12.1975
Switzerland TradeAgreement 26.12.1951 31.12.1975
ITALIA Cuba Scambiodinote 9.9.1950 8.9.1975
IndiaAccordocommerciale e
Scambiodilettere6.10.19591
7.7.1964j30.6.1975
Libano Accordocommerciale 4.11.1955 10.9.1975
Svezia Accordocommerciale 18.12.1961 31.10.1975
Svizzera Accordocommerciale 21.10.1950 31.10.1975
Yemen Protocolloaddizionale (al
trattatod'amiciziaedi
relazionieconomiche
del4.9.1937) 5.10.1959 31.12.1975
DANMARK Cameroun Handelsaftale 8.10.1962 7.10.1975
DEUTSCHLAND Ekuador Handelsabkommen 1.8.1953 15.10.1975
Kolumbien Handelsabkommen 9.11.1957 10.11.1975
Uruguay Handelsabkommen 18.4.1953 31.10.1975
UEBL Mexique Accordcommercial 11.9.1950 11.9.1975
Uruguay Accordcommercial 14.6.1946 31.12.1975
UNITED
KINGDOMArgentina Agreementrelatingtotrade
andcommerceanasuccessively
exchangeofnotes 1.12.1936 31.12.1975
Haiti Exchangeofnotesfortjieestablishment ofacommercial
'Modusvivendi' 25.2.1928 31.12.1975
Iceland Agreementrelatingtotrade
andcommerce(withprotocol)19.5.1933 31.12.1975
Norway TradeAgreement 15.12.1950 31.12.1975
Tunisia TradeAgreementand
successivelyexchange
ofnotes 17.1.1961 31.10.1975