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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)44 final
Brussels ,4March 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing extension ortacit renewal
ofcertain trade agreements concluded
"between Member States and third countries
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(77 )44final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof16December
1969(1)ontheprogressive standardization ofagreementsconcerningcommercial
relationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountriesandonthenegotiation of
Communityagreements,theCommissionproposestotheCounciltha-theMember
Statesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreements
annexedtotheattachedproposalforaCouncildecision.Theagreenentsin
questionconstitutethesecondbatchfor1977andexpireorareduetobeterminated
between 1Mayand31July1977.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthisDecisionwas
excecutedbywritenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition on15February1977r
thattheconditions underwhichtheagreementscouldbeextendedforafurther
yearhadbeenfulfilled.
2.TheCommissionconsidersitappropirate topointout,moreover,that
theproposalsforauthorizing theMemberStatestoreneworextendexpresslyor
tacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchforafurtherone-yearperiodareby
nomeansindicativeofanypositionitmightadoptnexttimetheseagreements
comeupforrenewal.
(1)OJnoL326of29.12.1969,p.39

WUUNI.AL UfetiÉUOIN
authorizing extension ortacit renewal ofcertain trade
ag~eenierts concluded between Member States andthird
countries
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 ontheprogressive
standardization ofagreements concerning commercial relations between Member
States andthird countries andonthe negotiation ofCommunity Agreements (1),
and inparticular Article 3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas tacit extension beyond theend ofthetransitional period hasalready been
authorized inthe case oftheAgreements listed intheAnnex hereto bythe
Council initsDecision of30June 1969 (2),15September 1969 (3),20December
1969 (4),8June 1970 (5),13July 1970 (6),25May 1971 (7),6June 1972 (8),
18June 1973 (9),17September 1974 (10),16June 1975 (11)and8April 1976 (12);
(1)0JNoL326,29.12.1969 ,P-39
(2)0JNoL169,10.07.1969 ,P-2
(3)0JNoL238,23.09.1969 ,P-9
(4)0JNoL6,09.01.1970 ,p,.1
(5)0JNoL133,18.06.1970 ,P-14
(6)0JNoL157,18.07.1970 ,P-29
(7)0JNoL122,04.06.1971 ,P-24
(8)0JNoL133,10.06.1972 ,P.61
(9)0JNoL189,11.07.1973 ,P-45
(10)0JNoL266,02.10.1974 ,P-1
(11)0JNoL162,25.06.1975 ,P-10
(12)0JNoL101,15.04.1976 ,P-53

WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhaverequestedauthorization toextendor
renewtheseAgreementswithaviewtoavoidinginterruption intheircommercial
relationswiththethirdcountriesconcernedbasedonagreement;
Whereasauthorization hastobegrantedonlyforthemaintenance oftraderelations
betweentheMemberStatesandthethirdcountriesconcerned,basedonagreements,
pendingtheirreplacement byCommunityAgreementstobenegotiated;whereas
suchauthorization wouldnot,therefore,inanywaymodifytheobligationof
theMemberStatestoavoidand,whereappropriate,eliminateanyincompatibility
betweensuchagreements andtheprovisionsofCommunity law;
Whereas,furthermore,theprovisionsoftheinstruments tobeeitherextended
orrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodunderconsideration ,constitueanob­
stacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
WhereastheMemberStatesconcernedhavedeclaredthattheextensionortacit
renewaloftheseAgreements wouldpreventneithertheopeningofCommunity
negotiations withthethirdcountriesconcernednorthetransferofthecommer­
cialfabricthereoftoCommunityAgreements,norwouldit,duringtheperiod
envisaged,hindertheadoptionofthemeasuresnecessarytocompletethestandardi­
zationoftheimportsystemsoftheMemberStates;
Whereas,attheconclusionoftheconsultations providedforinArticle2ofthe
theDecisionof16December1969,itwasestablished,astheaforesaiddeclarations
bytheMemberStatesconfirm,thattheprovisionsoftheAgreementstobe
extendedorrenewedwouldnot,duringtheperiodenvisaged,constitute an
obstacletotheimplementation ofthecommoncommercialpolicy;
Whereas,inthesecircumstances ,theAgreements maybeeitherextendedor
tacitlyrenewedforalimitedperiod,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article 1
ThetradeagreementslistedintheAnnexheretobetweenMemberStatesandthird
countriesmaybeextendedortacitlyreneweduptothedatesspecifiedineach
caseinthesaidAnnex.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
ThePresident

BILAG -ANHANG -ANNEX -ANNEXE -ALLEGATO -BIJLAGE
Medlemsstat Tredjeland ]Aftalens artogdateringIUdlob efter
forlængelse
Mitgliedstaat1Drittland Art und Datum des Abkommens Ablauf nachL :Verlängerung
Member State ;TMrd country
iType and date ofagreerrent Extended unt il
Etat membre Peys tiers Nature etdate de l'accord Echéance après
I reconduction
Stato membroIPaese terzo Natura edata dell' accordo Scadenza dopo
11rinnovo
Lid-Staat [Derde land Aard endatum van het akkoord Vervaldatum na
verlenging
BENELUX Israë l Accord commercial 29.08.1958 Ί 31.08.1978
Portugal Accord commercial 24.05.1961 30.09.1978
I ■[PhilippinesAccord commercial - 14.03.1967 •11.10.1078
jIRELAND Portuga l Trade agreement 06.02.1952 31.12.1978
Spain Trade agreerr.ent 19.12.1951 31.12.1978
Switzer land Trade agreement 26.12.1951 |31.12.1978
ITALIA Cuba Scambio dinote 09.09.1950 08.09.1978
India Accordo commerciale e 06.10.1959 \ 7n O/ A*7Q
Scambio dilettere 07.07.1964 9uo .rro
i
Libano Accordo commerciale 04.11.1955 10.09.1978
Svezia Accordo commerciale 18.12.1961 31.10.1978
Svizzerà Accordo commerciale 21.10.1950 31.10.1978
Yemen Protocollo addizionale
(altrattato d'amicizia e
direlazioni economiche
Idel 04.09.1937 ) 05.10.1959 31.12.1978
DANMARK
ι
ICameroun Handelsafta le 08.10.1962 07.10.1978
!DEUTSCHLAND Ekuador Handelsabkommen 01.08.1953 15.10.1978
lKolumbien Hande Isabkommen 09.11.1957 10.11.1978
UEBL Mexique Accord commercial 11.09.1950 11.09.1978
IUNITED KINGDOM Haiti 1Exchange ofletters for
ι
I the establishment ofa
commercial Modus vi­
vendi 25.02.1928 31.12.1978
Iceland Agreement relating to
trade and commerce
(with Protocol ) 19.05.1933 31.12.1978
NorwayTrade agreement 15.12.1950 31.12.1978