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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77 )252final .
Brus sels ,10June 1977
iï\ \to r- a
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:..Proposal fora .
COUNCIL DECISION X/\ >re­authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal ofcertain trade
agreements concluded ,"between theMember States andthird
<countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(77 )252final .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969(1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries andonnegotiation of
Communityagreements,theCommission proposestotheCouncilthattheMember
Statesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyortacitly,thetrade
agreements annexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.The
agreementsinquestionconstitute thethirdbatchfor1977andexpireorare
duetobeterminated between 1Augustand31October1977.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
executedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on16May1977
thattheUnitedKingdomwilldenounceheragreementof27.09.1963 with
Camerounandthattheclnditions underwhichtheotheragreements couldbe
extendedforafurtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2.TheCommission considersitappropriate topointout,moreover,that
theproposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestoreneworextend,expressly
ortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchforafurtherone-yearperiod
arebynomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadoptnexttimethese
agreements comeupforrenewal.
(1)0Jn°L326of29.12.1969,p.39

Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizing prolongation or<tacitrenewalofcertaintrade
agreements concludedbetweentheMemberStatesandthird
countries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16December1969ontheprogressive
standardization ofagreements concerning commercialrelationsbetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountriesandonthenegotiations ofCommunityAgreements (1)an(j
inparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
Whereastacitextension beyondtheendofthetransitional periodhasalready
beenauthorized inthecaseoftheAgreementslistedintheAnnexheretoby
theCouncilunderitsDecisionsof28January1969(2),26June1969(3),30June
1969(4),15September 1969(5),17October1969(6),8December1969(7),
20December1969(8),6February1970(9),8June1970(10),13July1970(11),
29September 1970(12),23November1970(13),25October1971(14),18October
1972(15),22October1973(16),2October1974(17),16September 1975(18)
and20September 1976(19);
■«/••
(1)O.J.No.L326,29.12.1969,P-39.
(2)O.J.No.LA3,20.02.1969,P.15.
(3)O.J.No.L159,01.07.1969,P.20.
(4)O.J.No.L169,10.07.1969,P.2.
(5)O.J.No.L238,23.09.1969,p.9.
(6)O.J.No.L266,24.10.1969,P.32.
(7)O.J.No.L323,24.12.1969,p.10.
(8)O.J.No.L6,09.01.1970,P.1.
(9)O.J.No.L36,14.02.1970,P.29.
(10)O.J.No.L133,18.06.1970,P.14.
(11)O.J.No.L157,18.07.1970,P.29.
(12)O.J.No.L225,12.10.1970,P.24.
(13)O.J.No.L262,03.12.1970,P.18.
(14)O.J.No.L248,09.11.1971,p.7.
(15)O.J.No.L250,06.11.1972,p.1.
(16)O.J.No.L301,30.10.1973,P.30.
(17)O.J.No.L276,11.10.1974,P.37.
(18)O.J.No.L247,23.09.1975,P.29.
(19)O.J.No.L270,02.10.1976,P-26.

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WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhave,withaviewtoavoidinginterruption
intheircommercialrelationswiththethirdcountriesconcernedbasedonagree­
ment,requestedauthorization toprolongorrenewtheabovementioned Agreements;
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlytomaintaincommercialrelations
betweentheMemberStatesandthethirdcountries concerned onthebasisof
Agreements,pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityagreementstobenegotiated;
whereassuchauthorization shouldnot,therefore,adverselyaffecttheobligation
incumbentupontheMemberStatestoavoid,and,whereappropriate toeliminate,any
incompatibility betweensuchagreements andtheprovisions ofCommunity law;
Whereastheprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherprolongedorrenewed
wouldnot,furthermore,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute ;an
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcerned havedeclaredthattheprolongation or
tacitrenewaloftheseAgreements wpuldnotconstitute anobstacleeitherto
theopeningofCommunitynegotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernedorto
thetransferofthecommercialfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements,nor
wouldit,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,hindertheadoptionofthe
measuresnecessarytocompletethestandardisation oftheimportarrangements
appliedbythevariousMemberStates;
Whereasattheconclusion oftheconsultations providedforinArticle2of
theDecisionof16December1969itwasestablished,astheaforesaiddeclarations
bytheMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisionsoftheagreementstobe
prolongedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute
anobstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthecircumstances ,theAgreements concerned maybeeitherprolonged
ortacitlyrenewedforaperiodnotexceeding oneyear,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
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Article 1
ThetradeagreementsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountrieslistedinthe
Annexheretomaybeprolongedortacitlyreneweduntilthedatesspecified
ineachcaseintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCounci1,
ThePresident.

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