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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)133final
Brussels,31March1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizingextensionortacitrenewalof
certaintradeagreementsconcluded "between
MemberStatesandthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(78)133final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969(1)ontheprogressivestandardization ofagreementsconcerningcommercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonthenegotiation of
Communityagreements,theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthattheMember
Statesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreements
annexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.Theagreementsin
questionconstitutethesecondb«*tchfor1978andexpireorareduetobeterminated
between1Mayand31July1978.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
excecutedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on15February1978
thattheconditionsunderwhichtheagreementscouldbeextendedforafurther
yearhadbeenfulfilled. j
2.TheCommissionconsidersitappropriate topointout,moreover,,that
ιtheproposalsforauthorizingtheMemberStatestoreneworextendexpresslyor
tacitly/certainagreementsinthisbatchforafurtherjone-yearperiodareby
nomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadoptnexttimetheseagreements
comeupforrenewal.
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COUNCILDECISION
authorising extensionortacitrenewalofcertaintrad«
agreements concludedbetweenMemberStatesandthird
countries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof.
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16December1969ontheprogressive
standardization ofagreements concerning commercialrelationsbetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountriesandonthenegotiation ofCommunityAgreements (1),
^andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereastacitextension beyondtheendofthetransitional periodhasalreadybeen
authorized inthecaseoftheAgreementslistedintheAnnexheretobythe
CouncilinitsDecisionof30June1969(2),15September 1969(3>,20December
1969(4),8June1970(5),13July1970(6),25May1971C7),6June1972(8),
,18June1973(9),17September1974(10),16June1975(11),•8April1976(12)
and25April1977(13);' ■■- i
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(1)0JNoL326,29.12.1969,P-39
(2)0JNoL169,10.07.1969,P-2oc3>^(4)0JNoL238,23.09.1969,P-9
0JNoL6,09.01.1970,p,.1
(5)0JNoL133,18.06.1970,P.14
(6)0JNoL157,18.07.1970,P-29
(7)OJNoL122,04.06.1971,P-24
(8)OJNoL133,10.06.1972,Ρ-61
(9)0JNoL189,11*07.1973,P.45
(10)0JNOL266,02110.1974,p.1
(11)OJNoL162,25.06.1975,P-10
(12)0JNoL101,15.04.1976,P-53
(13)0JN°L120,13.05.1977,P-17
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,WhereostheMemberState-c>nc?n.edhaverequest■"•aauthoriz£tion' OP
renewtheseAgreements wftbaviewtoavoidingInterruption Inti?■'ial
relationswiththethirdcountriesconcernedbasedonagreement;
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlyforthemaintenance oftracVcions
betweentheMemberStatesandthethirdCountriesconcerned,basedonagrees,'
pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;whereas
suchauthorization wouldnot,therefore,inanywaymodifytheobligationof
theMemberStatestoavoidand,whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreements andtheprovisionsofCommunitylaw;
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Whereas,furthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherextended
orrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration,constitueaftob-'
stacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcerned havedeclaredthattheextensionortacit
renewaloftheseAgreements wouldpreventneithertheopeningofCommunity
negotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernednorthetransferofthecommer­
cialfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements,norwouldit,duringtheperiod
envisaged,hindertheadoptionofthemeasuresnecessarytocompletethestandardi­
zationoftheimportsystemsoftheMemberStates;'
Whereas,atthecohclusionoftheconsultations providedforinArticle2ofthe
theDecisionof16December1969,itwasestablished,astheaforesaiddeclarations
bytheMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisionsoftheAgreementstobe
extendedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,constitute aan
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
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Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements maybe-eitherextendedor
tacitlyrenewedforalimitedperiod, jv
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HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
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Article 1
Thetradeagreemeftllisted1ntheAnnexHeretobetweenMemberStatesandthird
countriesmaybeExtendedortacitlyrenevleduptothedatesspecifiedineach
caseinthesaidAnnex. . J i
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ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
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