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COU (74)1750 final .
Brussels ,3oOctober 1974
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing extension ortacit renewal ofcertain
trade agreements ccncluded between Member States
and third countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
CQM (74)175o final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof
16December19&9(l)ontheprogressivestandardization ofagreements
concerningcommercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
a"-4~nthenegotiation ofCommunityagreements ,theCommissionproposes
totheCouncilthattheMemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,
expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreementsannexedtotheattachedpro­
posalforaCouncildecision.Theagreementsinquestionconstitutethe
4thbatchfor1974andexpireorareduetobeterminatedbetween
1Novemoer1974and31January1975»
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthis
Decisiontookplaceon27September1974»Theoutcomewastherecognition
thattheconditionsunderwhichtheagreementscouldbeextendedfora
furtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2. TheCommissionstressesthattheagreementsinvolveddo
notincludethosewiththeEasternEuropeancountries,forwhich,accor­
dingtodecisionsadoptedpreviously ,noiceoftermination mustbegiven
bytheMemberStatesconcernedsothattheycanbeterminatedbeforethe
endof1974*However,asregardscertainlongtermagreementsbetween
newMemberStatesandtheEasternEuropeancountries,whicharedueto
expireon31.12.1975t -heCommission ,attherequestoftheMemberStates
concerned,hasconsidereditappropriate toproposetheextensionofthe
agreementsandannexes,foronefurtheryear.
TheCommissionconsidersitappropriate topointout,
moreover,thattheproposalsaimedatauthorizing MemberStatestorenew
orextendforafurtheryeartheagreementslistedintheannex,donot
inanywayprejudicetheargumentssetoutbytheCommissioninitsex­
planatorymemorandumconcerningtheproposalsforthe3rdgroupof1974
agreements (documentCOM(74)1271of24July1974).
(1)O.J.n°L326of29.12.1969,p.39

Proposai fora
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing extension ortacit renewal ofcertain trade
agreements concluded ,between Member States andthird countries
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPE /INCOMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing -theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 ;(l)onthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States andthird countries andonthenegotiation of
Community Agreements ,andinparticular Article 3thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommissions
(1)OJNoL326 ,29.12.1969 ,p.39

Whereas tacit extension beyond theendofthetransitional period has
already "been authorized inthecase oftheAgreements andProtocols listed
intheAnnex hereto "bytheCouncil under itsDecisions of28January 1969 (l),
26June 1969 (2),30June 1969 (3),15September 1969 (4)r17October 1969(5)
8December 1969 (6),20December 1969 (7)»6February 1970 (8),8Juni 1970
(9),13July 1970 (10),29September 1970 (ll),23November 1970 (12),
25October1971(13),18October 1972(14),28April 1973 (15)and
6December 1973 (16). -
Whereas theMember States concerned have requested authorization toextend
orrenew these Agreements with a-\aewtoavoiding interruption intheir
commercial relations with thethird countries concerned based onagreement ;
Whereas authorization hastobegranted only forthemaintenance oftrade
relations between theMember States andthethird countries concerned ,based
on .agreements ,pending their replacement byCommunity Agroemcnts tobe
negotiated !whereas such authorization would not ,therefore ,inanywaymodify
theobligation oftheMember States toavoid and ,where appropriate ,eliminate
anyincompatibility between such agreements andtheprovisions ofCommunity
laws ,s• ■ ..
■/..
' "1
(1OJNoL43,20.2.1969 ,p.15
2)OJFoL159 » 1.7.1969 »p.20
3CJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,P*2
(4OJNoL238 ,23.9.1969 »P.9
5)0^ΝοX266 ,24.10,1969 »P.32
<6OJNoL323 ,24.12.1969 ,p.10
(7)OJNoL6,9.1,1970 ,p. 1
8)OJNoL36,14.2.1970 ,p.29
9)OJNoL133 ,18.6.1970,p.14
10)OJNoL157 ,18.7.1970 ,p.29H)OJNoL225 ,12.10.1970 ,p.24
12)OJiïoL.262 ,3.12.1970 ,p.18
(13OJiloL248,9.11.1971 ,P*7
14)CTiï-JL250,6.11.1972,p. 1
15OJNoL124 ,10.5.1973 ,p.20and
(16)L220 ,8.8.1973 ,P.25
OJNoL30,4.2.1974 »P. 1

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Whereas furthermore ,theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeeither extend 3d
orrenewed would not ,during theperiod under consideration ,constitute
anobstacle totheimplementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;
Whereas the Member States concerned have declared that the extension or
tacit renewal ofthese Agreements would prevent neither theopening of
Community negotiations with thethird countries concerned northetransfer
ofthecommercial fabric thereof toCommunity Agreements ,norwould it,
during theperiod envisaged ,hinder theadoption ofthemeasures necessary
tocomplete thestandardization oftheimport systems oftheMember Statesj
Whereas ,attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided forinArticle 2
oftheDecision of16December 1969 > wasestablished ,astheaforesaid
declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that theprovisions ofthe
Agreeiaents -tobeextended orrenewed would not ,during theperiod envisaged ,
constitute anobstacle totheimplementation ofthecommon commercial
policy ?
Whereas ,inthese circumstances ,theAgreements maybeeither extended
ortacitly renewed foralimited period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
The trede agreements andprotocols listed intheAnnex hereto between
Member States andthird countries maybeextended ortacitly renewed upto
thedates specified ineach case inthesaid Annex .
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The Président

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Accordocommerciale 30.3.1953
protocolloaddizionala21.12.1955
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