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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)671 final .
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Brussels .15December 1977
■ ■"PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal
ofcertain trade agreements
concluded between theMember States
and third countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
c®(77 )671final »

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecicionof
16December1969(1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements
concerning commercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
andonthenegotiation ofCommunityagreements,theCommission proposes
totheCouncilthattheMemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,
expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreements annexedtotheattachedproposal
foraCouncildecision.Theagreements inquestionconstitute thefirst
batchfor1978andexpireorareduetobeterminated between 1Februaryand
30April1978.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecision
wasexecutedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on
15November1977,thattheFederal RepublicofGermanywilldenounceits
agreementof26.01.1951 withSwedenandthattheconditions underwhich
theotheragreements couldbeextendedforafurtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2.TheCommission considersitappropriate topointout,moreover,
thattheproposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestoreneworextend,
expresslyortacitly,certainagreements inthisbatchforafurther
one-yearperiodarebynomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadopt
nexttimetheseagreements comeupforrenewal.
(1)0JnoL326of29.12.1969,p.39

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal
ofcertain trade agreements
concluded between the Member States
and third countries
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article 1,13thereof .
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 ontheprogressive
standardization ofAgreements concerning commercial relations between
Member States and third countries andonthenegotiation ofCommunity
Agreements <1),and inparticular Article 3thereof ,
Havingregard totheproposal from theCommission ,
<1)OJN°L326,29.12.1969 ,p.39

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Whereas prolongation ortacit extension beyond the endofthe
transitional period hasalready been authorized inthecase oftheagreements
listed intheAnnex hereto bytheCouncil under itsDecisions of
28January 1969 (1),12May1969 (2),8December 1969 (3),26June 1969 (4),
30June 1969 (5),15September 1969 (6),20December 1969 (7),8June 1970 (8),
29September 1970 (9),1March 1971 (10),25April 1972 (11),28April 1973 (12),
21March 1974 (13),17February 1975 (14)and24February 1976 (15),
21December 1976 (16);
Whereas theMember States concerned have again ,with aview toavoiding
interruption intheir trade relations with thethird countries concerned
based onagreements ,requested authorization toprolong ortacitly renew the
abovementioned agreements ;
Whereas authorization should begranted tomaintain trade relations between
theMember States andthethird countries concerned ,onthebasis of
Agreements ,pending their replacement byaCommunity conventional or
autonomous system ;Whereas such authorization should not ,therefore ,adver­
sely affect theobligation oftheMember States toavoid and ,where appropriate ,
toeliminate anyincompatibility between such agreements andtheprovisions
ofCommunity law ;
(1)0JN°L43,20.02.1969 ,p.15
(2)OJN°L117,16.05.1969 ,P-9
(3)0JN°L323,24.12.1969 ,P-10
(4)0JN°L159,01.07.1969 ,P-20
(5)0JN°L169,10.07.1969 ,P-2
(6)0JMOL238,23.09.1969 ,P-9
(7)0JMOL 6,09.01.1970 ,P. 1
(8)0JN°L133,18.06.1970 ,P.14
(9)0JN°L225,12.10.1970 ,P-24
(10)0JN°L56,01.03,1971 ,P-8
(11)0JN°L112,14.05.1972 ,P-10
(12)0JN°L124,10.05.1973 ,P-22
(13)0JN°L93,04.04.1974 ,P-23
(14)0JMOL62,07.03.1975 ,P-32
(15)0JN°L58,05.03.1976 ,P-14
(16)0JN°L366,31.12.1976 ,P.21
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whereas theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeeither prolonged or
tacitly renewed would not,futhermore ,during theperiod under consideration ,
constitute anobstacle tothe implementation ofthe common commercial
policy ;
Whereas theMember States concerned have stated that theprolongation
ortacit renewal ofthese agreements would not belikely toconstitute an
obstacle toeither theopening ofCommunity negotiations with the third
countries concerned orthe transfer ofthe commercial fabric thereof to
Community Agreements ,nor would it,during theperiod under consideration ,
hinder the adoption ofthenecessary measures tocomplete the
standardization ofthe import systems oftheMember States ;
Whereas ,attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided for inArticle 2
oftheDecision of16December 1969 ,itwasestablished ,asthe
aforesaid declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that theprovisions
ofthestatements bytheMember States confirm ,that thenot,therefore ,
during theperiod under consideration ,constitute anobstacle tothe
implementation ofthe common commercial policy ;
Whereas ,inthese circumstances ,theagreements may beeither prolonged
ortacitly renewed for aperiod notexceeding ayear ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
The trade agreements between Member States andthird countries listed in
theAnnex hereto maybeprolonged ortacitly renewed uptothedates
specified ineach case .
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed tothe Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President

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