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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)268final
Brussels,16June1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION(EEC)
authorizingprolongation ortacitrenewalofcertaintrade
agreementsconcludedbetweentheMemberStatesandthird
countries
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(78)268final

EXPLANATORY KEKRANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCoxincilDecisionof16December
1969(l)ontheprogressivestandardization of-agreementsconcerning'commercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonnegotiationof
Communityagreements,theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthattheMember
Statesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyortacitly,thetrade
agreementsannexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.The
e-greeaentsinquestionconstitutethethird,batchfor1978andexpireor
duetobeterminatedbetween1Augustand31October1978#
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
executedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on16Kay1978
thattheFederalRepublicofGermanyh^sdenounceditsagreementof20.12.1950
withNorwayanditsagreementof02.12.1954withSwitzerland ,andthatthe
conditionsunderwhichtheotheragreementscouldbeextendedforafurther
yearhad.beenfulfilled.
2.TheCommissionconsidersitappfopiatetopointout,moreover,that
theproposalsforauthorizingtheMemberStatestoreneworextend,expressly
ortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatohforafurtherone-yearperiod
are"bynomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadoptnexttinethese
agreements comeupforrenewal*
(1)OJn*L326of29.i2.i969,p.39

Prooosal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
authoHzing 1'prolongation orta<;it renewal ofcertain trade
agreements (concluded between the States andthird
countries
b
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,* •-
Having regard totheCouncil Decision 69/494/EECof16December 1969 (l)on
theprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States andthird countries and onthenegotiations ofCommunity
Agreements ,andinparticular Article 3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
/
Whereas tacit extension beyond theend ofthetransitional period hasalready
been authorized inthecase oftheAgreements listed intheAnnex hereto by
theCouncil under itsDecisions of28 .January 1969 (2),26June 1969 (3),30Jui
1969 (4),15September 1969 (5),17October 1969 (6),8December 1969 (7),
20December 1969 (8),6February 1970 (9),8June 1970 (10),13July 1970 (11),
29September 1970 (12),23November 19/0(13),25October 1971 (14),18October
1972 (15),22October 1973 (16),2October 1974 (17),16September 1975 (18)
and20September 1976 (19),and18July 1977 (20);
(1)O.J. No.L326,29.12.1969 ,p.39.
(2)O.J. No.L43,20.02.1969 ,p.15.
(3)O.J. No.L159,01.07.1969 ,p.20.
(4)O.J. No.L169,10.07.1969 ,p.e„
(5)O.J. No.L238,23.09.1969 ,p„9.
(6)O.J. No.L266,24.10.1969 ,p.32.
<7>O.J. No.L323,24.12.1969 ,p.10.
(8)O.J. No.L6,09.01.1970 ,p. 1.
(9)O.J. No.L36,14.02.1970 ,p.29.
(10)O.J. No.L133,18.06.1970 ,p.14.
(11)O.J.No.L157,18.07.1970 ,p.29.
(12)O.J. No.L225,12.10.1970 ,p.24.
(13)O.J. No.L262,03.12.1970 ,p,18.
(U)O.J. No.L248,09.11.1971 ,p,7.
(15)0,J.No.L250,06.11.1972 ,p. 1,
(16)O.J. No.L301,30.10 .1973,p.30.
(17)O.J. No.L276,11.10,1974 ,p„37,
(18)O.J. No.L247,23.09.1975 ,Pe29„
(19)O.J. No.L270,02.10.1976 ,p.26,"
(20)0.J,Ko,L197,04*08*1977 ,P«26.

Whereas theMember States concerned hav«,with aview toavoiding Interruption
1ntheir commercial relations with |?hethird countries concerned based onagree­
ment,requested authorization toprplonj orrenew theabo^mentioned Agreements ;
Whereas authori zationhastobegranted only tomaintain commercial relations
between theMember States andthetjnird countries concerned onthebasis of
Agreements ,pending their replacement byCommunity agreements tobenegotiated ;
whereas such authorization should npt,therefore ,adversely affect theobligation
incumbent upon theMember States to ,pvoid ,and,where appropriate toeliminate ,any
incompatibility between such agreements andtheprovisions ofCommunity law;
Whereas theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeeither prolonged orrenewed
would not,furthermore ,during theperiod under consideration ,constitute an
obstacle totheimplementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;
i
Whereas theMember States concerned have declared that theprolongation or
tacit renewal ofthese Agreements wpuld notconstitute anobstacle either to
theopening ofCommunity negotiations with thethird countries concerned orto
thetransfer ofthecommercial fabric thereof toCommunity Agreements ,nor
would it,during theperiod under consideration ,hinder theadoption ofthe
measures necessary tocomplete the standardisation ofthe import arrangements
applied bythevarious Member States ;
Whereas attheconclusion ofthe consultations provided for inArticle2of
theDecision 69/494/EEC itwasestablished ,astheaforesaid declarations
bytheMember States confirm ,that theprovisions oftheagreements tobe
prolonged orrenewed would not,during theperiod under consideration ,constitute
anobstacle totheImplementation ofthecommon commercial policy ;
Whereas ,inthecircumstances ,theAgreements concerned maybeeither prolonged
ortacitly renewed foraperiod notexceeding oneyear ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION

Article 1
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Thetrade agreements between s-the Member States andthrid countries listed inthe
Annex hereto maybeprolonged ortacitly renewed until thedates specified
ineach case inthe eaid Annex * .'
Article 2
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This Decision 1saddressed totheMember States *
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