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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)392final.
Brussels,28July1977
Proposalfora
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COUNCILDECISION
authorizing extensionortacitrenewalofcertaintrade
AgreementsconcludedbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncillaytheCommission)
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CQM(77)392final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
■ :
1. Inimplementation ofArti.cle3oftheCouncilDecisionof
16December1969(1)ontheprogressivestandardization ofagreementsconcerning
commercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonnegotiation
ofCommunityagreements,theCommissionproposestotheCouncilthattheMember
Statesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreements
annexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.Theagreementsin
questionconstitutetheforthbatchfor1977andexpireorareduetobe
terminatedbetween 1November1977and31January1978.
M
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
executedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on15Juli1977
thattheconditionsunderwhichtheagreementscouldbeextendedforafurther -,
yearhadbeenfulfilled.
2. TheCommissionconsidersitappropriatetopointout,moreover,
thattheproposalsforauthorizingtheMemberStatestoreneworextend,
expresslyortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchfora^furtherone-year
periodareby.nomeansindicativeof.anypositionitmightadoptnexttime
theseagreemerits comeupforrenewal. ......
(1)OJNoL326of29.12.1969,p.39.

Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
of
authorizing extensionortacitrenewalofcertaintrade
Agreements cqpcludedbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,andin
particularArticle113thereof;
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecisionof16December1969C1)ontheprogressive
standardization ofagreements concerning commercialrelations betweenMember
Statesandthirdcountries andonthenegotiation ofCommunityAgreements,andin
particularArticle3thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
Whereasextensionortacitrenewalbeyondtheendoftffetransitional periodhas
alreadybeenauthorized inthecaseoftheAgreements andProtocolslistedinthe
AnnexheretobytheCouncilunderitsDecisionsof28January1969(2),26June
1969(3),30.JUne.1969(4;,15September1969(5),°T7October1969(6),
8December1969(7),20December1969(8),6February1970(9),8June1970(10),
13July1970(11),29September1970(12),23November1970(13),25October1971
(14),18October1972(15),28April1973(16),6December *1973(17),9December
1974(18),7October1975(19)and.'4October1976(20)
(1)0JNoL326,29.12.1969,,p.39
(2)0JNoL43,20.02.1969 .,p.15
(3)0JNoL159,01.07.1969,.p.20
(4)0JNoL169,10.07.1969,.p.2
(5)0JNoL238,23.09.1969,.p,9
(6)0JNoL266,24.10.1969,,p.32
(7)0JNoL323,24.12.1969,.p.10
(8)0JNoL6,09.01.1970,p. ,
(9)0JNoL36,14.02.1970,.p.29
(10)0JNoL133,18.06.1970,.p.14
(11)0JNoL157,18.07.1970,p.29
(12)0JNoL225,12.10.1970,p.24
(13)OJNoL262,03.12.1970,p.18
(14)0JNoL248,09.11.1971,P.7
(15)0JNoL250,06.11.1972,p.1
(16)0JNlOL124.10.05.1973 .0.20
and0JNoL220,08.08.'-73,ρ
(17)0JNei
■30,04.02.197^Ρ-1
(18)0JNo352,28.12.197--o.3/
(19)0JNoi265,14.10.*-' ■:o«19
(20)CJNo283, Ci.

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WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhaverequestedauthorization toextendor
renewtheseAgreementswithaviewtoavoidinginterruption intheircommercial
relationswith.thethirdcountriesconcernedbasedonagreement;
«
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlyforthemaintenance oftrade
relationsbetweentheMemberStatesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedon
agreements,pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;
whereassuchauthorization wouldnot,thereforeinanywaymodifytheobligation
oftheMemberStatestoavoidand,whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreements andtheprovisionsofCommunitylaw;
Whereasfurthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherextendedor
renewedshouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute an
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcerned havedeclaredthattheextensionortacit
renewaloftheseAgreements wouldpreventneithertheopeningofCommunity
negotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernednorthetransferofthe
commercialfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements,norwouldit,duringthe
periodenvisaged,hinder.theadoptionofthemeasure'snecessarytocompletethe
standardization oftheimportsystemsoftheMember.States;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations providesforinArticle2of
theCouncilDecision .of16December .1969,""it;-.wasestablished,astheaforesaid
declarations bytheMember-Statesconfirm>■thattheprovisionsoftheAgreements
tobeextendedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,constitute an
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances,theAgreements may-beeitherextendedor
tacitlyrenewedforalimitedperiod,
.HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION:

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Article 1
ThetradeAgreements "andProtocolslistedintheAnnexheretobetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountriesmaybeextendedortacitlyreneweduptothedates
specifiedineachcaseinthesaidAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat. FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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l'.spafrno Accordcomnercial 2.6.i960 14.4.19/9
Norve/je Accordcommercial 20.5.1957 30.Λ.1979
Surde Accordcommercial 27.4.1957 26.2.1979
Suisse Accordcommercial 21.6.1957 111ΊΤΛ7Λ
etéchangédenotes 5-5-1961Jji.^.i/ir
Tunisie Accordcommercial 1.a.1958 31.3.1979
LAMARK Island Vareudvek6lin^8aftale 4«6.1948 31.12.1978
Hor<re Varcudvokfil in/rîoverenflkomot 30.3.1946\η\οηοτδ
o#tillægsprotokol hertil2.0.1966/JA«Afc•A/J-
Schweia Vareudveksl in/jsaftaie 15.9.1951 31.12.1978
Sverige Varcudveks11n/rsoverennkomst 11.3.194'J 31.1.197?
DRUTSOHIAND Indonesien Handeleabkommcn vom 22.4.1953 31.'3.n/9
Spanien Handelsabkommen vom 70.6.i960 30.4.1979
Südkorea Kandel«abkommen vom 8.4.1965 5.4.1070
FJV.KCR AfriqueditSud(l)Kchan/redelettres 16.4.1904 31.12.1978
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7nde(1) Accordcommercial et\
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Irak Accordcommercial 25.9.196725.3.l'J'9
Liban Accordcommercial 25."3.195510.A.1979
IlîKl.AVa Aufitria Tradeagreementconcluded
byexchangeofnotes 6.10.1950-31.12.1978
Finland Tradearreement 1.6.1951 31.12.1978
Iceland Tradea/^reemont 2.12.1950 31.12.j-m
Sweden Tradeagreement 25.6.1949 31.12.1978
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ElSalvador Aocordo commerciale 30.3.1953
protocollo addizionala' 21.12 .1955
Indoneaia Accordo commerciale 23.3.1951
Iran Scambio dinote 29.1.1958
e 23.3.1961
Israele Accordo commerciale 5-3.1954
ecambio diletture 5-1.1956
processi verbali 21.10 .1956
e 11.2.1964
Tugo*lavr.a Accordo commerciale 1.7.1967
protocol leescambio
àin^te successivo 30.4.1969
Porve<ria Accorda commerciale 20.5-1953
prot<-f"Mlr « 31.o.1959
scaj.ibio dinote 10. 1962
Reputhli'-.a*
dominicana Accrn !.-1cnerciale 18.2.1954
Finland Handelsakkoord S.12.■195*8.3.1979.
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31-3.1979
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