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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(75)414 final
Brussels ,25July 1975
PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal ofcertain
trade agreements concluded between Member States andthird countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(75 )414final

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal ofcertain
trade agreements concluded between Member States and
third countries
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Commu­
nity ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ;
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 (l)cnthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial rela­
tions between Member States and third countries and onthenegotiation
ofCommunity Agreements ,and inparticular Article 3thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
(1)OJNoL326 ,29.12.1969 ,p.39

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Whereas prolongation ortacit renewal beyond ,theendofthetransi­
tional period hasalready been authorized inthe case oftheAgree­
ments listed intheAnnex hereto bytheCouncil under itsDecisions
of28January 1969 (1),26June 1969 (2),30June 1969 (3),15Sep­
tember 1969 (4),17October 1969 (5),8December .1969 (6),20Decem­
ber1969 (7),6February 1970 (8),8sJune 1970 (9),13July 1970 (10)
29September 1970 (11),23November 1970 (12),25October 1971 (13),
18October 1972 (1*0 ,28April 1973 (15),6December 1973 (16)and
9December 1974 (17)>
Whereas theMember States concerned have ,with aview toavoiding
interruption intheir commercial relatione with thethird countries
concerned based onagreement ,requested authorization toprolong or
renew theabovementioned Agreements ;
(1)OJNoL43,20.2.1969 ,p.15
(2)OJNoL159 ,1.7.1969 ,p.20
(3)OJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,p.2
(4)OJNoL238 23.9.1969 ,p.9
(5)OJNoL266 ,24.10.1969 ,p.32
(6)OJNoL323 ,2^.12.1969 ,p.10
(7)OJNoL 6,9.1.1970 ,p.1
(8)OJNoL36,14.2.1970 ,p.29
(9)OJNoL133 ,18.6.1970 ,p.14
(10)0J NoL157 ,18.7.1970 ,p.29
(11)0J NoL.225 ,12.10.1970 ,p.24
(12)0J NoL262 ,3.12.1970 ,p.18
(13)0J NoL248 ,9.11.1971 ,p.7
(14)0J NoL250 ,6.11.1972 ,p.1
(15)0J NoL124 ,10.5.1973 ,p.20
andNoL220 ,8.8.1973 ,p.25
(16)0J NoL30,4.2.1974 ,p.1
(17)0J NoL352 ,28.12.1974 ,p.37

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whereas authorization has tobegranted only forthemaintenance of
trade relations between the Member States and the third countries
concerned ,based onagi'eements ,pending their replacement byCommu­
nity Agreements tobenegotiated $whereas such authorization would
not ,therefore ,inanywaymodify theobligation oftheMember States
toavoid and ,where appropriate toeliminate ,anyincompatibility
between such agreements and theprovisions ofCommunity law j
Whereas furthermore ,theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeeither
prolonged orrenewed should not ,during theperiod under considera­
tion ,constitute anobstacle totheimplementation ofthe common
commercial policy ;
Whereas theMember States concerned have declared that theprolonga­
tion ortacit renewal ofthese Agreements would prevent neither the
opening ofCommunity negotiations with thethird countries concerned
nor thetransfer ofthecommercial fabric thereof toCommunity Agree­
ments ,norwould it,during theperiod envisaged ,hinder theadoption
ofthemeasures necessary tocomplete thestandardization ofthe
import systems oftheMember States ;
Whereas ,attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided forinArti­
cle 2oftheCouncil Decision of16December 19&9i itwasestablished ,
astheaforesaid declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that the
provisions oftheAgreements listed intheAnnex tobeprolonged or
renewed would not ,during theperiod envisaged ,constitute anobstacle
totheimplementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;
Whereas ,inthese circumstances ,theAgreements concerned may be
either prolonged ortacitly renewed for aperiod not exceeding ayear ,
/

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
The trade agreements between Member States and third countries
listed intheAnnex hereto may beprolonged ortacitly renewed upto
thedates specified ineach case intheseid Annex .
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed tothe Member States *
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President

BILAG ANHANG -ANNEX -ANNEXE -ALLEGATO -BIJLAGE
Medlemsstat Tredjeland Aftalens art ogdatering Udlob efter
forlaengelse
Mitgliedstaat Drittland Art und Datum des Abkommens Ablauf nach
Verlängerung
Member State Third country Type and date ofagreement Extended
until
Etat membre Pays tiers Nature etdate del'accord Echéance
après
reconduction
Stato membro Paese terzo Natura edata dell' accordo Scadenza dopo
ilrinnovo
Lid-Staat Derde land Aard endatum van het
akkoordVervaldatum
na
verlenging
BENELUX Autriche Accord commercial du29»
Espagne Accord commercial du 2.
Norvège Accord commercial du28.
Suède Accord commercial du27.
Suisse Accord commercial du21.
etéchange denotes 5.
Tunisie Accord commercial du 1.6.1957 31.3.19Γ7
6.1960 14.k.1977
5.1957 30.4.,1977
4.1957 28.2.1977
6.1957
5.196131.3.1977
8.1958 31.3.1977
DANMARK Island
Norge
Schweiz
fîverigeVareudvekslingsaftale 4.6.1948 31.12.1976
Vareudvekslingsover - ,
enskomst 30.3.1946 1
ogtillaegeprotokol 331.12.197b
hertil 2.8.1966 )
Vareudvekslingsaftale 15.9.1951 31-12.1976
Vareudvekslings - )
overenskomst 11.3.1948 531.1.197 ?
DEUTSCHLAND Indonesien Handel sabkommen vom 22.4.1953 31«3^977
Spanien Handelsabkommen vom 20.6.1960 30.4.1977
Siidkorea Handelsabkommen vom 8.4.1965 T«4.1977

BILAG ,-ANHANG -ANNEX-2-
-ANNEXE ALLEGATO -BIJLAGE
FRANCE ..Afrique duSud
;Corée duSud
Inde (1) .-
Irak
Liban --Cl)Echange delettres
Echange delettres
Accord commercial et
échange delettres
Accord commercial
Accord commercial --18.4.1964 31.12.1976
12.3.1963 31.3.1977
19.10.1959 31.12.1976
25.9.1967 25.3.1977
25.3.1955 10.4.1977
IRELAND Austria
Finland
Iceland
SwedenTrade agreement
concluded by
echange ofnotes
Trade agreement
Trade agreement
Trade agreement6.1Ô."195Ô 3i.i2.i976
"1.6.1951 3i.i2.i976
2.12.1950 31.12.1976
25.6.1949 31.12.1976
ITALIA Corea del Sud
ElSalvador
Indonesia
Iran : ?
IsraeleAccordo commerciale
Iugoslavia
t
Norvegia
Repubblica
dominicanaAccordo commerciale 30.3.19539.3.1965 8.3.1977
Accordo commerciale 30.3.1953 3-z,,-.077
protocollò addizionale 21.12.1955 )
Accordo commerciale 23.3.1951 31-3.1977
29.1.1958 )23.3.1961 )9*2.1977
5.3.1954 ;
5»1.1956 1 -197721.10.1956 ,*Z.
11.2.1964 }Scambio dinote
e
Accordo commerciale
scambio dilettere
processi verbali
e
Accordo commerciale
protocollo escambio
dinote successivo
Accordo commerciale
protocollo
scambio dinote1.7.1967
1
30.4.1969 :
20.5.1953 ;
31.3.1959 ;
10.5.1962 :31.12.1976
31.3.1977
Accordo commerciale 18.2.1954 11.3-1977
NEDERLAND Finland Handelsakkoord 8.12.1956 31.3.1977
(1)Prorogation paréchange denotes