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COMMISSION OFTHEBUS.QÏ2ÂN COMMUNT
COM(74)169 final
Brussels ,18February 1974
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing thetacit extension ofcertain trade agreements
concluded between the Member States and third countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CGM(74 )169final

PTlOPCSAL FCR
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing thetacit extension ofcertain trade agreements
concluded between the Member States and third countries .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,,,and inparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 (l)onthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relations between Member States andtheir countries andonthenegotiation
ofCommunity agreements ,and inparticular Article 3thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,,■■■■
(1)OJNoL326 ,29.i2.i969 ,p.39

Whereas tacit extension beyond the endofthetransitional period has al­
ready been authorized in-the case oftheAgreements listed intheAnnex
hereto bytheCouncil under itsDecisions of28January 1969 (2),12May
1969 (3),8June I969 (4),29June 1969 (5),30June I969 (6),15September
1969 (7)t20Deceober 1969 (8),8June 1970 (9)»29September I970 (10),
1March 1971 (ll),25April 1972 (12)and26April .1973 (13);
Whereas theMember States concerned have requested that ,with aview
toavoiding interruption intheir commercial relations with thethird '
countries concerned based onagreement thus beauthorized toextend the
above-mentioned Agreements ;
Whereas inthis respect theaimisonly toauthorize thecontinuation of
conventional commercial relations between theMember States concerned and
such third countries ,pending their replacement byCommunity Agreements
tobenegotiated ,andthat such anauthorization should not ,therefore ,
affect theobligation incumbent upon theMember States toavoid ,and,'
eventually ,eliminate every incompatibility between such agreements and
theprovisions ofCommunity law :
' - '■■■■■ --A
(2)0JNoL43,20.2.1969 ,P.15 ;
(3)0JNoL117 ,16.5.I969 ,p.9
(4)
(5)
(6)
<7)
(8)
9)
(10)
(H)
(12)
(13)0JNoL43,20.2.1969 ,P.15
OJNoL117 ,16.5.1969 ,P-9
OJNoL133 ,28.5.1969 ,P.14
OJNoL159 ,1.7.1969 ,P.20
OJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,P. 2
OJNoL238 ,23.9.1969 ,P. 9
OJNoL6,9.1.1970 ,p. 1
OJNoL133 ,16.8.1970 ,P.14
OJNoL225 ,12.10.1970 ,P.24
OJNoL56,1.3.1971 .P. 8
OJNoL112 ,14.5.1972 ,P.10
OJNoL124 ,10.5.1973 ,P.22

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Whereasfurthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstrumentstobeeither
extendedorrenewed,shouldnot,duringtheperiodofextension
envisaged,constituteanobstacletotheimplementation ofthecommon
commercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthisrespect,theMemberStatesconcernedhavedeclaredthat
therenewaloftheseinstruments wouldnotbeofsuchanatureasto
preludetheopeningoftradenegotiations withthethirdcountries
concerned,andthetransferofthecoveringofcommercialmattersfrom
theprovisionsofsuchagreementstothoseofCommunityAgreements ,
nortohindertheadoptionofthenecessarymeasurestocompletethe
standardization oftheimportsystemsoftheMemberStatesduringthe
envisagedextensionperiod;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations providedforinArticle2
oftheCouncilDecisionof16December19^9»wasestablished ,asthe
aforesaiddeclarations bytheMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovision
oftheinstrumentstobeextendedwouldnot,duringtheperiodof
extensionenvisaged,constituteanobstacletoimplementation ofthe
commoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements maybeeitherextended
ortacitlyrenewedforaperiodwhichshouldnotexceedayear.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
ThetradeagreementsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountrieslistedin
theAnneaheretomaybeextendeduptothedatesspecifiedineachcasein
«thesaidAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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Madagascar Handelsaftale 10.12.196525.6.1975
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Senegal Handelsaftale 11.4.196210.7.1965
Spanien Handelsaftale 1.7-196030.6.1975
Tunesien Handelsaftale -8.6.I96O31.5-1975
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