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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels.3rdMarch1980
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
AUTHORIZING EXTENSION ORTACITRENEWAL OFCERTAIN
TRADEAGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN MEMBERS
STATESANDTHIRDCOUNTRIES
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969(1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries andonnegotiation of
Communityagreements,theCommission proposestotheCouncilthattheMember
Statesshouldbeauthorized toextend,expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreements
annexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.' Theagreementsin
questionconstitute thesecondbatchfor1980andexpireorareduetobe
terminated between 1Mayand31July1980.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas ,
executedbywrittenprocedure*Theoutcomewastherecognition on15February
1980thattheconditions underwhichtheagreements couldbeextendedfora
furtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2.TheCommission considersitappropriate topointout,moreover,thatthe
proposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestoreneworextend,expresslyor
tacitly,certainagreements inthisbatchforafurtherone-yearperiodare
bynomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadoptnexttimetheseagreements
comeupforrenewal.
(1)0JNoL326of29.12.1969,p.39.

Proposalfora
* COUNCILDECISION
authorizing extensionortacitrenewalofcertainTradeAgreements
concluded betweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
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THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle113thereof,
HavingregardtotheCouncilDecision69/494/EECof16December1969onthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercialrelationsbetween
MemberStatesandthirdcountries andonthenegotiation ofCommunityAgreements
(1),andinparticularArticle3thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
Whereasextensionortacitrenewalbeyondtheendofthetransitional periodhas
alreadybeenauthorized inthecaseoftheAgreements andProtocolslistedin
theAnnexbyCouncilDecision79/434/CEE(2).
WhereasttieMemberStatesconcerned haverequestedauthorization toextendor
renewtheseAgreements withaviewtoavoidinginterruption intheircommercial
relationswiththethirdcountriesconcerned basedonagreement;
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlyforthemaintenance oftrade
relationsbetweentheMemberStatesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedon
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agreements,pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;
whereassuchauthorization wouldnot,thereforeinanywaymodifytheobligation
oftheMemberStatestoavoidand,whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreements andtheprovisionsofCommunity law;
(1)OJNoL326,29.12.1969,p.39.
(2)OJNoL111,4.5.1979,p.33.

Whereasfurthermore,theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeeitherextendedor
renewedshouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitute anobstacle
totheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcerned havedeclaredthattheextensionortacit
renewaloftheseAgreements wouldpreventneithertheopeningofCommunity
negotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernednorthetransferofthe
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commercialfabric:thereoftoCommunityAgreements,norwouldit,duringthe
periodenvisaged,hindertheadoptionofthemeasuresnecessarytocompletethe
standardization oftheimportsystemsoftheMemberStates;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations providesforinArticle2of
theDecision69/494/EECitwasestablished,astheaforesaiddeclarations by
theMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisions oftheAgreements tobeextended
orrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,constitute anobstacleto
theimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements maybeeitherextendedortacitly
renewedforalimitedperiod,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION: '
Article 1
ThetradeAgreements andProtocolslistedintheAnnexheretobetweenMember
Statesandthirdcountries' maybeextendedortacitlyreneweduptothedates
ι ■ ,
specifiedineachcaseinthesaidAnnex.
x Article2
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ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates*
Doneat, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

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