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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(73)326final
Brussels,5March1973
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizingthetacitextensionof
certaintradeagreementsconcluded
betweentheMemberStatesandtheir
countries
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C0ï4(73)3?6final

Proposal for
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing thetacit extension ofpertain
trade agreements concluded between the
Member States and their .countries
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 113thereof j
Haying regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 (^0on
progressive ,standardization ofagreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States andtheir countries andonthenegotiation of
Community agreements ,andinparticular Article 3thereof j
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
(l)OJNoL326,29December 19^9 »P*39 •»•/•••

2-•
Whereas tacit extension beyond theendofthetransitional period has
already "been authorized inthecase oftheAgreements listed inthe
Annex hereto "bytheCouncil under itsDecisions of28January 1969 (l),
12May1969 (2),8Juna I969 (3),26June I969 (4),30June (5),
15September I969 (6),20Deoember I969 (7),8J1"1©1970 (8),
29September 1970 (9),1March 1971 (10)and25April 1972 (ll)j
Whereas theMember States concerned have requested that ,with aview to
avoiding interruption intheir commercial relations with thethird
countries concerned based oriagreement andpending finalization ofthe
programme forCommunity negotiations currently being studied –which aims
atthegradual replacement ofMember States' agreements byCommunity
agreements –,thus beauthorized toextend theabove-aentioned Agreements .
Whereas authorization hastobegranted fortheextension oftrade agreements
with third countries beyond thetransitional period ,butwithout affecting
theother obligations incumbent upon theMember States .concerned under
Community lawj
»/*•«
10JNoL43,20.2.1969 ,P.15
2OJNoL117 ,16.5*1969 »P-9
3OJNoL133 ,28.5.1969 ,P.14
4OJNoL159 ,1.7.1969 ,p.20
5OJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,P. 2
6OJNoL238 ,23.9.1969 ,p. 9
(7)OJNoL6,9.1.1970 ,P. 1
8OJNoL133 ,16.6.1970 ,P.14
9OJNoL225 ,12.9.1970 ,p.24
10)OJNoL56,1.3.1971 ,p.8
11 OJNoL112 ,14.5.1972 ,p.10

Whereas theMember States concerned have declared that extension ofthese
Agreements would notconstitute anobstacle totheopening ofCommunity
negotiations with thethird countries concerned andthat they arewilling
tohave commercial matters covered "bytheir current bilateral agreements
covered instead bysuch Community agreements asmaybenegotiated }
Whereas ,attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided forinArticle 2
oftheCouncil Decision of16December 19^9 1itwasestablished ,asthe
aforesaid declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that theprovision
oftheinstruments tobeextended would not ,during theperiod ofextension
envisaged ,constitute anobstacle toimplementation ofthecommon commercial
policy }
Whereas inthese circumstances the .Agreements covered maybetacitly
extended foraspecified period }
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
Thetrade agreements between Member Stages andthird countries listed in
theAnnex hereto maybeextended uptothedated specified ineach case
inthe said Annex .
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed tothe Member States »
Done at For the Council
The President

ANNEX
Member
State
BénéluxThxrd .
Country
Honduras
Morocco
YugoslaviaT^pe andDate
ofAgreementErtended
until
Trade Agreement
Trade Agreement
Trade Agreement30.1.1969 27.5.1974
5.8.I958 30.6.1974
18.6.1958 30.6.1974
Denmark Indonesia
Madagascar
Morocco
Sénégal
Spain
TunisiaCommercial Agreement 9*9*1952 30.6.1974
Trade Agreeaent
Trade Agreement
Trade Agreement
Trade Agreement
Trade Agreement10.12.1965
26.7.1961
11.4.1962
1.7.1960
8.6.I96O25.6.1974
30.6.1974
10.7.1974
30.6.1974
31.5.1974
Prance A.R.E.
(Arab Republic
ofEgypt )
GreeceTrade Agreement
Trade Agreement10.7.1964 10.7.1974
9.6.1962 30.6.1974
Germany Afghanistan
Iceland
Philippines
Sweden
Turkey
YugoslaviaTrade Agreement 31*1.195°
Trade Agreement 20.5*1954
Trade Agreement 25»2.1964
Agreement onMovemen+s
ofGoods 26.1.1951
Agreement onMovement
ofGoods 16.2.1952
Trade Agreement 11.6.1952
Protocol 16.7.196431.5.1974
30.6.1974
12.8.1974
30.6.1974
30.6.1974
30.6.1974
Italy - Austria
Greece
Somalia
Spain
TurkeyTrade Agreement 19.5*1949
Exchange ofletters 14.11 .1961
Trade Agreement 10.11.1954
Agreement oncommercial ,
economic and technical
oe-operation 1.7*1970
Trade AgreementProc ès–verbal
Trade Agreement28.6.1960
1.4.1967
24.1.195230.6.1974
30.6.1974
21.6.1974
8.6.1974
31.5.1974
United
KingdomZaïreAgreeBent onooimeroUl 18.3a970 21.andeconomic co-operation