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OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)463final
Brussels,21March1973
Recommendation fora
DECISION OFTHECOUNCIL
on"theopeningofnegotiations withtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslaviawithaviewto
concludinganagreementextendingtheTradeAgreement
of19March1970
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)463final

1/129/73-E
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Draft Becommendation for aDecision bythe Council
ontheopening ofnegotiations with theSocialist
Federal Republic ofYugoslavia with aview to
concluding anagreement extending the Trade
Agreement of19March 1970
The Trade Agreement between theEECand theSocialist Federal Republic
ofYugoslavia ,which wassigned on19March 1970 and entered into
force on1May1970 ,wasbyArticle VIII thereof concluded "fora
period ofthree years from thedate ofitsentry into force ". This
Agreement will thus expire on30April 1973-
Initsmemoranda of28November 1971 ,1March andIkJuly 1972
addressed totheCommunity ,Yugoslavia requested theopening of
negotiations with aview toconcluding anewagreement .Tothis end ,
theCommission andYugoslavia held exploratory discussions on27and28
November 1972 ,asaresult ofwhich theCommission submitted a
Recommendation concerning theopening ofsuch negotiations tothe
Council on8February 1973 *Itishoped that theCouncil canreach
adecision onthis Recommendation atits session on2and3April 1973 .
However ,since these dates arevery close tothedate ofexpiry ofthe
present Trade Agreement ,there isnoquestion ofnegotiations being
concluded by30April 1973 nor ofthenewagreement entering into
force before that date .
TheCommission therefore considers that thepresent Agreement should
beextended until amutually satisfactory newagreement isconcluded .
Asix-months •extension should suffice .

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TheCommission therefore recommends ,pursuant toArticle 113(3 )of
theTreaty ,that theCouncil authorize ittoopen negotiations with
theSocialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia with aview toextending
thepresent Trade Agreement until 30September -1973 *
ARecommendation for aDecision isannexed .

1/129/73-Ε
ANNEX
7Recommendation foraDecisionoftheCouncil
ontheopeningofnegotiations withthe
SocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviawith
aviewtoconcluding anagreementextending
theTradeAgreementof19March1970
TheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheRecommendation fromtheCommission ;
WhereastheTradeAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheSocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviaconcluded,according
toArticleVIIIthereof,"foraperiodofthreeyearsfromthedate
ofitsentryintoforce"expireson30April1973,
Whereasnegotiations foranewtradeagreement,whichtheSocialist
FederalRepublicofYugoslavia,initsmemorandaof28November1971»
1Marchand2kJuly1972,requestedbeopened,cannotbeconcludedby
thatdateandwhereasnegotiations shouldthereforebeopenedwiththe
SocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviawithaviewtoextendingthe
TradeAgreementof19March1970untiltheentryintqforceofthis
newagreementoruntil30September1973»whicheveristheearlier,
HASDECIDED:
SoleArticle
TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtoopennegotiations withthe
SocialistFederalRepublicofYugoslaviawithaviewtoextendingthe
TradeAgreementof19March1970untiltheentryintoforceofanew
tradeagreementoruntil30September1973»whicheveristheearlier.

TheCommxssion shallconductthese
theSpecialCommitteeprovidedfor
DoneatBrussels,March1973*2- 1/129/73-E
negotiations inconsultation with
inArticle113oftheTreaty.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident