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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)649final.
Brussels.6December1976.
Proposalfora
COUNCILDECISION
authorizingprolongation ortacitrenewalofcertain
tradeagreementsconcludedbetweentheMemberStates
andthirdcountries
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(76)649final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. Inimplementation ofArticle3oftheCouncilDecisionof
16December1969(1)ontheprogressivestandardization ofagreements
concerningcommercialrelationsbetweenMemberStatesandthirdcountries
andonthenegotiation ofCommunityagreements,theCommissionproposes
totheCouncilthattheMemberStatesshouldbeauthorizedtoextend,
expresslyortacitly,thetradeagreementsannexedtotheattachedproposal
foraCouncildecision.Theagreementsinquestionconstitutethefirst
batchfor1977andexpireorareduetobeterminatedbetween1February
and30ApriI1977.
Thepriorconsultation specifiedinArticle2ofthis
Decisionwasexcecutedbywrittenprocedure.Theoutcomewastherecognition
on15November1976,thattheconditionsunderwhichtheagreementscould
beextendedforafurtheryearhadbeenfulfilled.
2. TheCommissionconsidersitappropiratetopointout,
moreover,thattheproposalsforauthorizingtheMemberStatestorenew
orextend,expresslyortacitly,certainagreementsinthisbatchfora
furtherone-yearperiodarebynomeansindicativeofanypositionit
mightadoptnexttimetheseagreements comeupforrenewal.
(1)0JnoL326of29.12.1969,p.39

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
•OF
authorizing prolongation ortacit renewal
ofcertain trade agreements
concluded betv /ecn the Member States
and third countries
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothoTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 113thereof ,
Having regard totheCouncil Decision of16December 1969 onthe
progressive standardization ofagreements concerning commercial
relations betv /een Member States and third countries and onthe
4negotiation ofCommunity Agreements (),andinparticular
Artiole 3thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
<l)OJNoL326,29.12.1969 ,p.39•••/•••

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– 2-
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Whereas prolongation prtacit exten3?.on beyond the endofthe
transitional period has already been authorized inthe case ofthe
agreements listed inthe Annex hereto bytheCouncil under its
Decisions of28Junuary 1963 (1),12Kay1969 (2),8June1969 (^),
26June 19t>9 (^),30June 1969 ("*), 1?September 1969 (**),
20December 1969 (')»8June 1970 (/,29September 1970 (^),
1March 1971 (),25Aprii 1972 (11),28Aprii 1973 (12),
21Liarch 1974 ,'17February 1975 ().and24February 1976 ("*);
'.'/here astheMember States concerned have again ,with aview to
'voiding interruption intheir trade relations with the third
.'.•oimtries concerned ,based onagreements ,requested authorizatio "to
prolong ortacitly renew theabovementioned agreements ;
•Yhereas authorization should begranted tomaintain trade
relations between theMember States and the third countries' concerned ,
onthebasis ofagreements ,pending their replacement byaCommunity
oonventicnal orautonomous system ;whereas such authorization should
not ,therefore ,adversely affect theobligation oftheMember States
toavoid and ,where appropriate ,to'eliminate' anyincompatibility
between such crreements and theprovisions ofCommunity law ;
(')OJNoL43,20.2.1969 ,P.15U>OJNeL117 ,16.5.1969 ,p. 9
(-?)OJNoL133 ,23.5.1969 ,P.14
(c)OJNoL159 , 1.7.1969 ,p.20
(?)OJNoL169 ,10.7.1969 ,p. 2mOJNoL238 ,23.9.1969 ,p. 9
(i)OJNoL 6,9.1.1970 ,p. 1
C°)OJNoL133 ,18.6.1970 ,p.14
("JOJNoL225 ,12.10.1970 ,p.24
''*)CJNoL56, 1.3.1971 ,p. 8
OJNoL112 ,14.5.1972 ,p.10
(...) OJNoL124 ,10.5.1973 ,p.22
(,VU0JKoL93,4.4.1974 ,p.23
v )OJNoL62,7.3.1975 ,p.32
(15)OJNoL58,5.3.1976 ,p.14
••*/•••

Whereas theprovisions oftheinstruments tobeei-her prolonged or
t-uitly rer.owed would not ,furthermore ,during theperiod under
consideration ,constitute anobstacle totheimplementation ofthe
rMaaaon commercial policy ;
Whereas theMember States concernel have stated that theprolongation
ortacit renewal ofthese agreements would not belikely toconstitute an
obstacle toeither theopening ofCommunity negotiations with thethird
countries concerned orthe transfer ofthe commercial fabric thereof to
Community Agreements ,norwould it,during theperiod under cor.s .deration
hinder theadoption ofthenecessary measures tocomplete thestandard­
isation ofthe innort systems oftheMember States ;
Whereas ,attheconclusion oftheconsultations provided for in
Article 2oftheDecision of16December 1969 »itwas established ,a3
theaforesaid declarations bytheMember States confirm ,that the
provisions ofthestatements bytheMember States confim ,that the
not ,therefore ,during theperiod under consideration ,constitute an
obstacle tothaimplementation ofthe connion commercial policy ;
» -»
Whereas ,intnese circumstances ,theagreements may beeither prolonged
ortacitly renewed foraperiod not exceeding ayear ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Article 1
Thetrade agreements between Member States and third countries
listed intheAnnex hereto maybeprolonged ortacitly renewed upto
thedates specified ineach case .

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Article 2
\
This Decision isaddressed tothe Memoer States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President
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stilzwijgendeverlenging
BENKLUX Honduras Handelsakkoord 30.1.1959 27.5.1978
Joegoslavië Handelsakkoord 18.6.1958 30.6.1978
|Marokko Handelsakkoord 5.8.1958 30.6.1078
DANMARK Indonesien Handelsaftale 9.9.1952 30.6.1978
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Madagaskar Handelsaftale 10.12.1965 25.6.1978
Marokko Handelsaftale 26.7.1961 30.6.1978
Sénégal Handelsaftale 11.4.1962 .10.7.197"8
Spanien Handelsaftale 1.7.1960 30.6.1978
Tunesien Handelsaftale 8.6.1960 31.5.1978
DEUTSCHLAND Afghanistan Handelsabkommen 31.1.1958 31.5.1978
Island Handelsabkommen 20.S.1054 30.6.1978
Jugoslawien Handelsabkommen
Protokoll11.
16.6.1952
7.1964J30.6.1978
Philippinen Handelsabkommen 28.2.1964 12.8.1978
Schweden AbkommenüberWarenverkehr 26.1.1951 30.6.1978
Türkei AbkommenüberWarenverkehr 16.2.1952 30.6.1978
FRANCE Grèce Accordcommercial 9.6.1962 30.6.1978
RAE(république
arabed'Egypte)Accordcommercial 10.7.1964 10.7.1978
ITALIA Austria Accordocommerciale
Scambiodilettere19.6.1949
14.11.1961I30.6.1978 ■
Colombia ■Modusvivendi 19.6-1952 19.6.1978
Grecia Accordocommerciale 10.11.1954 30.6.1978
Somalia Accordocommerciale edi
coopcrazioneeconomicaetecnica1.7.1960 30.6.1978
Spagna Accordocommerciale
Processoverbale28.
1.6.1960
4.1967j8.6.1978
Turchia Accordocommerciale 24.1.1952 31.5.1978