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COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COM  (83) 246  final 
Brussels,  4 May  1983 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  DECISION 
authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade agreements 
concluded  between the Member States and third countries 
(submitted to the Council by the Commission) 
COM  (83) 246  final 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 
1. In implementation of Article 3 of the Council Decision of 16 December 
1969 (1) on the progressive standardization of agreements concerning commer­
cial  relations between Member States and third countries and on negotiation 
of Community agreements, the Commission proposes to the Council  that  the 
Member States should be authorized to extend, expressly or tacitly, the 
trade  agreements annexed to the attached proposal for a Council  decision. 
The agreements in question constitute the second batch for 1983 and expire 
or are due to be terminated between 1 May and 31 July 1983. 
The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was executed 
by written  procedure. The outcome was the recognition on 8 April 1983  that 
the conditions under which the agreements could be extended for a further 
year had been fulfilled. 
2. The Commission considers it appropriate to point out, moreover,  that  the 
proposals  for authorizing the Member States to renew or extend, expressly or 
tacitly, certain agreements in this batch for a further one-year period are 
by no means indicative of any position it might adopt  next  time  these agree­
ments come up for renewal. 
(1) OJ N° L  326  of 29.12.1969,  p. 39. 

Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL  DECISION 
authorizing extension or  tacit  renewal of certain  trade  agreements 
concluded  between the Member States and third countries 
THE COUNCIL OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in par­
ticular Article 113  thereof. 
Having  regard to Council Decision 69/494/EEC of 16 December 1969 on the progressive 
standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations between Member States 
and third countries and on the negotiation of Community agreements (1), and in par­
ticular Article 3  thereof, 
Having  regard to the proposal from the  Commission, 
Whereas extension or  tacit  renewal beyond the end of the transitional period was 
last authorized in the case of the Agreements and Protocols listed in the Annex by 
Decision  82/503/EEC (2);r 
Whereas the Member States concerned have,  with  a view to avoiding any disruption of 
their commercial relations  with  the third countries concerned based on agreement, 
requested authorization to extend or renew the abovementioned Agreements; 
Whereas,  however, most of the areas covered by these national agreements are hence­
forth  the subject of Community agreements; whereas in this situation  there  should 
be authorization for the maintenance of national agreements only for those areas not 
covered  by Community agreements; whereas, in addition,  such  authorization should 
not, therefore, adversely affect the obligation incumbent upon the Member States to 
avoid  and,  where  appropriate, to eliminate any incompatibility between  such  agree­
ments and the provisions of Community law; 
Whereas the provisions of the agreements to be either prolonged or renewed should 
not furthermore, during the period under consideration, constitute an obstacle to 
the implementation of the common commercial policy; 
Whereas the Member States concerned have declared  that  the extension or  tacit  re­
newal of these cgreements would neither constitute an obstacle to the opening of 
Community  negotiations  with  the third countries concerned and the transfer of the 
commercial  sub;·.:  ance of those agreements to Community agreements nor, during the 
period  under consideration, hinder the adoption of the measures necessary to 
complete the  st<"•:  dardi zat i on of the import arrangements of the Member States; 
Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in Article 2 of De­
cision  69/494/EEC it was established, as the aforesaid declarations by the Member 
States concerned confirm,  that  the provisions of the agreements to be extended 
or renewed would not, during the period under consideration, constitute an ob­
stacle  to the implementation of the common commercial policy; 
Whereas,  in these circumstances, the agreements concerned may be either extended 
or tacitly renewed for a limited period, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION: 
(1) OJ No. L  326,  29.12.1969,  p.  39. 
(2) OJ No. L  230,  05.08.1982,  p.  33. 

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Article 1 
The Trade Agreements and Protocols between Member States and third countries 
listed in the Annex hereto may be extended or tacitly renewed up to the dates 
indicated for each of them for those areas not covered by agreements between 
the Community and the third countries concerned and in so far as their pro­
visions  are not contrary to existing common policies. 
Article 2 
This  Decision is addressed to the Member States. 
Done at  Brussels, 

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