11.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL189/47
COUNCILDECISION
of18June1973
authorizingthetacitextensionorcontinuedoperationofcertainTreatiesofFriend­
ship,TradeandNavigationTreatiesandsimilarAgreementsconcludedbytheMember
Stateswiththirdcountries
(73/182/EEC)
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereastheauthorization toextendthoseprovisions
wouldgobeyondthetransitionalperiod,without
prejudicetootherobligationsdevolvinguponthe
MemberStatesconcernedunderCommunitylaw;
whereassuchauthorization doesnotaffecttheother
provisionsoftherelevantagreements;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhavestated
thatthetacitextensionorcontinuedoperationof
theseagreementswouldinnowaydebartheopening
ofCommunitycommercialnegotiationswiththerel­
evantthirdcountries,andwhereastheyarewillingto
transposethecommercialquestionscoveredbycur­
rentbilateralagreementsintosuchCommunityagree­
mentsasitisproposedtonegotiate;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle
113thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16Decem­
ber1969(*)inparticularArticle3thereof,onthe
progressivestandardization ofagreementsconcerning
commercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesand
thirdcountriesandonthenegotiationofCommunity
Agreements ;
HavingregardtotheProposalfromtheCommission ;
WhereastheCouncilDecisionsof13October
1970(-'),1February1971(3)and18October1972(4)
authorizedthetacitextensionorcontinuedoperation
oftheTreatiesofFriendship,TradeandNavigation
TreatiesandsimilarAgreementsconcludedbythe
MemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallycon­
stituted;
WhereastheKingdomofDenmark,Irelandandthe
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIre­
landrequestedauthorization forthetacitextension
orcontinuedoperationofprovisionsgoverningmat­
terscoveredbythecommoncommercialpolicy
withinthemeaningofArticle113oftheTreatyand
containedintheTreatiesofFriendship,Tradeand
NavigationTreatiesandsimilarAgreementslistedin
theAnnex,toavoidinterruptingtheirtraderelations
basedonagreementswiththerelevantthirdcountries;Whereas,followingtheconsultationprovidedforin
Article2oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969,itwasfound,andconfirmedbytheabovemen­
tionedstatementsfromtheMemberStatesconcerned,
thattherelevantbilateralagreementswillnot,during
theproposedperiodofextension,hindertheimple­
mentationofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,moreover,theMemberStatesconcerned
havestatedthattheywouldbewillingtoamendand,
ifnecessary,repudiatetheseAgreementsshoulditbe
found,duringtheproposedperiodofextension,that
theprovisionsthereof,relatingtomatterscoveredby
Article113oftheTreaty,hindertheimplementation
ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheAgreementsinvolvedcontainrepudi­
ationclausesrequiringaperiodofnoticeofbetween
threeandtwelvemonths;
HOJNoL326,29.12.1969,p.39.
(-')OJNoL231,20.10.1970,p.7.
(»)OJNoL31,8.2.1971,p.18.
(4)OJNo250,6.11.1972,p.5.Whereasthereisthusnoreasonfornotauthorizing
thetacitextensionorcontinuedoperation,until31
December1974,oftheprovisionsinquestion;

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Article2 HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofDen­
mark,IrelandandtheUnitedKingdomofGreatBri­
tainandNorthernIreland.
Theprovisionsgoverningmatterscoveredbythe
commoncommercialpolicywithinthemeaningof
Article113oftheTreatyandcontainedintheTreat­
iesofFriendship,TradeandNavigationTreatiesand
similarAgreementslistedintheAnnexheretomaybe
extendedtacitlyorcontinuedinoperationuntil
31December1974.DoneatLuxembourg ,18June1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

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ANNEX
MemberState Thirdcountry Typeofact Dateoftheact
DENMARK ArabRepublicofEgypt Temporarycommercialagreement 7.5.1930
Austria TreatyofCommerce 6.4.1928
Bolivia TreatyofCommerce 9.11.1931
Brazil Temporaryagreementofmostfavoured
nationtreatment 30.7.1936
Bulgaria Arrangementregardingthereciprocal
applicationofmostfavourednation
treatment(exchangeofletters) 27.7./5.8.1921
Burma Exchangeofnotesconcerningthemost
favourednationtreatment29.4.1948and
17.4.1950
Chile TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 4.2.1899
China ProvisionalTreatyofFriendshipand
Commerce
Exchangeofnotesconcerningthis
Treaty12.12.1928
13.3.1929
Colombia TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 21.6.1923
CostaRica TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 26.9.1956
Czechoslovakia Exchangeofnotesconcerningcommerce
andnavigation
Exchangeofnotesconcerningthegoods
treatment18.4.1925
26.8.1929
DominicanRepublic TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation26.7.1852
ElSalvador TreatyofCommerceandNavigation9.7.1958
Finland TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 3.8.1923
Greece ConventionofCommerceand
Navigation 22.8.1928
Guatemala TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 4.3.1948
Haïti TreatyofCommerce 21.10.1937
Hungary ConventionofCommerceand
Navigation 14.3.1887
Iran TreatyofFriendship,Establishment and
Commerce 20.2.1934
Israel ProvisionalAgreement (ModusVivendi)
ofmostfavourednationtreatmentin
mattersofnavigationandinanymatter
regardingcustomsduties,etc. 14.11.1952
Japan TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 12.2.1912
Liberia TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation 21.5.1860
Norway TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 2.11.1826
Paraguay Agreementontradeandnavigation 3.5.1967
Peru TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 10.6.1957
Poland TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 22.3.1924

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MemberState Thirdcountry Typeofact Dateoftheact
DENMARK
(confd)Portugal DeclarationofCommerceand
Navigation
Additionaldeclaration18.6.1935
29.4.1966
Romania Exchangeofnotesconcerningcommerce
andnavigation 28.8.1930
SovietUnion TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 17.8.1946
Spain Conventionofcommerceandnavigation 2.1.1928
Sweden TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 2.11.1826
Switzerland TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Establishment 10.2.1875
Thailand TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation
Exchangeofnotes5.11.1937
9.3.1972
Turkey TreatyofEstablishment ,Commerceand
Navigation 31.5.1930
UnitedStates TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 1.10.1951
Uruguay TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 4.3.1953
Yugoslavia Declaration ofCommerce 17./30.3.1909
Zaïre TradeConvention 23.2.1885
IRELAND ArabRepublicofEgypt Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations
Exchangeofnotesprolongingthe
provisionalcommercialagreementof
25-/28.7.193025/28.7.1930
27.2.1951
Brazil Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations 16.10.1931
CostaRica Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations2.8.1933and
2.4.1934
Greece Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations 15.5.1930
Guatemala Exchangeofnotesinregardto
CommercialRelations8.2,and
10.4.1930
Portugal TreatyofCommerceandNavigation29.10.1929
Romania Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations 1./27.10.1930
SouthAfrica Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations 31.7.1935
UnitedStates TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation 21.10.1950
Vietnam Exchangeofnotesinregardto
Commercial Relations 1.12.1964
UNITEDKINGDOM Afghanistan TreatyofFriendshipandCommerce
TradeConvention
Exchangeofnotes22.11.1921
5.6.1923
6.5.1930
Argentine TreatyofAmityCommerceand
Navigation2.2.1825

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MemberState Thirdcountry Typeofact Dateoftheact
UNITEDKINGDOM
(cont'd)Bolivia
BurmaTreatyofCommerce
TreatyregardingtheRecognitionof
BurmeseIndependence andrelated
matters,withExchangeofNotes
Exchangeofnotesregulatingcommercial
relationspendingtheconclusionofa
newTreatyofCommerceand
Navigation1.8.1911
17.10.1947
24.12.1949
Colombia TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation
ProtocolapplyingtheTreatytocertain
partsoftheDominions
ExchangeofNotes16.2.1866
20.8.1912
30.12.1938
CostaRica TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation
Protocolrespectingtheapplicationofthe
TreatytocertainpartsoftheDominions27.11.1849
18.8.1913
Czechoslovakia TreatyofCommercewithDeclaration 14.7.1923
Finland TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 14.12.1923
Greece TreatyofCommerceandNavigation
andDeclaration
ExchangeofnotesamendingtheTreaty
of16.7.192616.7.1926
21.2.1951
Hungary TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 23.7.1926
Iran TreatyofPeaceandCommerce
Commercial Convention
AgreementmodifyingtheCommercial
Convention4.3.1857
9.2.1903
21.3.1920
Japan TreatyofCommerce,Establishment and
Navigation,withProtocolsand
Exchangesofnotes
ExchangeofnotesonvoluntaryExport
Control14.11.1962
14.11.1962
Liberia TreatyofFriendshipandCommerce
AgreementmodifyingtheTreatyof
21.11.184821.11.1848
23.7.1908
Morocco GeneralTreaty
ConventionofCommerceand
Navigation
ExchangeofNotesconcerningthe
Convention of9.12.18569.12.1856
9.12.1856
1.3.1957
MuscatandOman TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
NavigationwithExchangeofletters 20.12.1951
Nepal TreatyofPeaceandFriendship 30.10.1950
Nicaragua TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation 28.7.1905
Norway Convention ofCommerceand
Navigation
Conventionregardingtheapplicationof
theConventionofCommerceof1826to
theDominions18.3.1826
16.5.1913

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MemberState Thirdcountry Typeofact Dateoftheact
UNITEDKINGDOM
(cont'd)Peru TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
Navigation
AgreementrelatingtoCommerceand
Navigation (withProtocolsand
Exchangesofnotes)
Exchangeofnotesregardingthe
continuance inforceofArticles4and5
ofthecommercialagreementof
6.10.193610.4.1850
6.10.1936
28.1.1950
Poland TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 26.11.1923
Portugal TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 12.8.1914
Romania TreatyofCommerceandNavigation
withProtocolsandExchangeofnotes 6.8.1930
SovietUnion TemporaryCommercialAgreement 16.2.1934
Spain TreatyofNavigationandCommerce
TreatyofCommerce
TreatyofCommerce
TreatyofCommerceandNavigation
Conventionrevisingcertainprovisionsof
the1922TreatyandExchangeofNotes
ExchangeofNotesregarding
interpretation ofTreatyof1922
ExchangeofNotesmodifyingthe
Convention of5.4.19279.12.1713
14.12.1715
5.10.1750
31.10.1922
5.4.1927
6.2.1928
31.5.1928
Sweden TreatyofPeaceandCommerce
TreatyofCommerce
TreatyofPeaceandCommerce
TreatyofCommerceandAlliance
TreatyofPeaceUnionandFriendship
ConventionofCommerceand
Navigation11.4.1654
17.7.1656
21.10.1661
5.2.1766
18.7.1812
18.3.1826
Switzerland TreatyofFriendship,Commerceand
reciprocalEstablishment
ConventionapplyingtheTreatyof1855
totheDominions
ExchangeofNotesapplyingto
Liechtensteincommercialagreementsin
force6.9.1855
30.3.1914
26.4.1924
Thailand TreatyofCommerceandNavigation 23.11.1937
Turkey TreatyofCommerceandNavigation
ExchangeofNotesrelatingtocertain
commercialmatters1.3.1930
28.2.1957
UnitedStates ConventionofCommerce
Convention
Convention ofCommerce3.7.1815
20.10.1818
6.8.1827
-Venezuela TreatyofAmity,Commerceand
Navigation
Convention
ExchangeofNotes18.4.1825
29.10.1834
3.2.1903
Yemen TreatyofFriendshipandMutual
CooperationwithExchangesofNotes 11.2.1934
Yugoslavia TreatyofCommerceandNavigation
withExchangeofNotes
AgreementonTradeandPayments12.5.1927
27.11.1936