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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
AUTHORIZING PROLONGATION ORTACITRENEWAL OF
CERTAINTRADEAGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN
THEMEMBERSTATESANDTHIRDCOUNTRIES
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969C1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning
commercial relations betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries andon
negotiation ofCommunityagreements/theCommission proposestothe
CouncilthattheMemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyor
tacitly,thetradeagreements annexedtotheattachedproposalfora
Councildecision.Theagreements inquestionconstitute thefourthbatch
for1980andexpireorareduetobeterminated between 1November1980
and31January1981.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
executedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on17July
1980thattheconditions underwhichtheagreements couldbeextendedfor
afurtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2.TheCommission Considersijtappropriate topointout,moreover,that
theproposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestoreneworextend,
expresslyortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchforafurther
oneyearperiodarebynomean9indicativeofanypositionitmightadopt
nexttimetheseagreements comeupforrenewal.
■. ii. \
WfoiC32*©t.29.12*1969,39.

COUNCILDECISION
authorizing prolongation ortacitrenewalof . \
certainTradeAgreements concludedbetween
theMemberStatesandthirdcountries .
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof.
HavingregardtoCouncilDecision69/494/EECof16December1969ontheprogressive
standardization ofAgreements concerning commercialrelationsbetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountries andonthenegotiations ofCommunityAgreements (1),
andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasextensipnortacitrenewalbeyondtheendofthetransitional period
hasalreadybeenauthorizedinthecaseoftheAgreements andProtocolslisted
intheAnnextoCouncilDecision79/882/EEC(2);
WhereastheMemberStatesconcerned have,withaviewtoavoidinginterruption
intheircommercial relationswiththethirdcountries concerned basedoh
agreement,requestedauthorization toprolongOf*renewtheabovementioned
Agreements; »
ν
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlytomaintainsuchrelations,until
theyarethesubjectofCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated andsuchauthoriza­
tionshouldnot,therefore,adverselyaffecttheobligation incumbent uponthe
MemberStatestoavoid,andwhereappropriate toeliminate,anyincompatibility
betweensuchAgreements andtheprovisionsofCommunitylaw;
Whereastheprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherprolongedorrenewedwould
not;furthermore,duringtheperiodunderconsideration,constitute anobstacle
totheimplementation ofthe.commoncommercialpolicy;
(1)OJNo.L326,29.12.1969,p.39
(2)OJNo.L272,30.10.1979,p.25

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WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhavedeclaredthattheprolongation or
tacitrenewaloftheseAgreements wouldnotconstitute anobstacleeither
totheopeningofCommunitynegotiations withthethirdcountriesconcerned
ortothetransferofthecommercialfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements,
norwouldit,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,hindertheadoptionof
themeasuresnecessarytocompletethestandardization oftheimportarrange­
mentsappliedbythevariousMemberStates;
Whereasattheconclusionoftheconsultations providedforinArticle2of
Decision69/494/EECitwasestablished,astheaforesaiddeclarations by
.theMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisionsoftheAgreementstobe
prolongedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute
anobstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements concerned maybeeitherextended
ortacitlyrenewedforalimitedperiod,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:
♦ . ."• '
Article 1.
TheTradeAgreements andProtocolsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
listedinthaAnnexheretomaybeprolongedortacitlyreneweduptothedates
specifiedineachcaseintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil .•
-..'. . .ThePresident/ .:

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Medlemsstat :-:'Tredjeland Aftalensartogdatering Udløbefter
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until
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verlenging
BENELUX Autriche |Accordcommercial29.06.1957 31.03.1982 ,
Espagne Accordcommercial 02.06.1960 14.04.1982
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.Norvège Accordcommercial 28.05.1957 |i30.04.1982
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Suède-Accordcommercial 27.04.1957 I!28.02.1982
Suisse Accordcommercial
etéchangedenotes21.06.1957 I
05.05.1961 j!31.03.1982
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Tunisie Accordcommercial - 01.08.1958
.II:31.03.1982
DANMARK Island Vareudvekslingsaftale 04.06.1948 'I31.12.1981
.Norge iVareudvekslingsoverenskomst
ogtillægsprotokol hertil30.03.1946
02.08.1966jj31.12.1981
Schweiz .jVareudvekslingsaftale 15.09.1951 31.12è1981
Sverige jVareudvekslingsoverenskomst 11.03.1948 31.01.1982 .
DEUTSCHLAND Indonesien jHandelsabkommen vom ^22.04.1953•31.03.1982
•,jSpanien Handelsabkommen vom 20.06.1960 30.04.1982
Südkorea Handelsabkommen vom 08.04.1965 07.04.1982
FRANCE Afriquedu
Sud(1)Echangedelettres 18.04.1964 31.12.1981
CoréeduSud[EchangedelettresK12.03.1963 I31.03.1982
Inde(1)IAccordcommercialetéchange delettres 19.10.1959 31.12.1981
Irak|Accordcommercial25.09.1967 25.03.1982 1
Liban Accordcommercial
■j-_" ■i-;■., V'25.03.1955 10.04.1982

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byexchangeofnotes
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TradeAgreement
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