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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)384final.
Brussels,31July1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION ,
authorizingextensionortacitrenewalofcertaintradeAgreements
concludedbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(78)384final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
,Inimplementation ofArticle3of-theCouncilDecisionof
■*--.December1969(1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning
c--nercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries andonnegotiation
o-Communityagreements,theCommission proposestotheCouncilthattheMember
rrotes -'shouldbeauthorized toextend,,expresslyortacitly/thetradeagreements
•"'ucdtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.Theagreements .in
Ciostionconstitute theforthbatchfor1978ar,dexpireorareduetobe
terminated between 1Nt.»,>;ber1978and31January1979.,
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
executedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on15Jul.i1978
tl.attheconditions underwhichtheagreements couldbeextendedforafurther
yearhadbeenfulfilled.
2. TheCommission considersitappropriate-to pointout,moreover/
th-;ttheproposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestorenew.orextend, '
expresslyortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchforafurtherone-year
periodarebynomeansindicativeofanypositidnItmightadoptnexttime
theseagreements comeupforrenewal.'
<1)OJNoL326of29.12.1969/p.39.

;Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing extension ortacit renewal '-ofcertain Trade
Agreements concluded between Member States andthird countries
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard toth'eTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparti cular "Article 11.3thereof ,
Having regard to 'Council Decision 69/494/EECof16December 1969
ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relations between Member States andthird countries andonthe negotiation
ofCommunity Agreements (1),and "inparticular Article 3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ;
Whereas extension ortacit renewal beyond the end ofthetransitional ■
period hasalready been authorized inthe case ofthe Agreements and
Protocols listed inthe Annex byCouncil Decision 77/657/EECof 18October
1977 (2); ' •
(1)OJNoL326,29.12.1969 ,p.39
(2)OJNoL270,22.10.1977 ,p.15

WreroastheMemberStatesconcerned haverequestedauthorization toextendor
renewtheseAgreementswithaviewtoavoidinginterruption intheircommercial
relationswiththethirdcountriesconcernedbasedonagreement;
Whereasauthorization has-tobegranted -onlyforthemaintenance oftrade
relationsbetweentheMemberStatesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedon
s^reenents,pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;
whereassuchauthorization wouldnot,thereforeinanywaymodifytheobligation
oftheMemberStatestoavoidand,yhereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibi.li
betweensuchagreements andtheprovisionsofCommunity law;.
'Wftereasfurthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherextendedor
renewedshouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute an
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;-'
whereastheMember*Statesconcerned havedeclaredthattheextension ortacit
renewaloftheseAgreements wouldpreventneithertheopeningofComnun'ity ~
negotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernednorthetransferofthe
c.v^erciatfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements/norwouldit,duringthe
periodenvisaged,hinder,theadoptionofthe*measuresnecessarytocompletethe
standardization oftheimportsystemsoftheMemberStates;
W'-ereas,attheconclusion .oftheconsultations providesforinArticle2of
tr.e Decision69/494/EEC,.Vitwasestablished,astheaforesaid
declarations bytheMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisionsoftheAgreements
to.beextendedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,constitute an.
o'-stacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;'r
i.'.1_.»reas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements maybeeitherextendedor
tocitlyrenewedforalimitedperiod,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:

Article 1
ThetradeAgreements andProtocolsListedintheAnnexheretobetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountries maybeextendedortacitlyreneweduptothedates
specifiedineachcaseinthesaidAnnex.
Article 2
TnisDecisionisaddressed totheMemberStates.
Doneat, FortheCouncil
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