PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OR TACIT RENEWAL OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES
Date: 1989-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: member country, third country, trade agreement

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0MC89) 596 final 

Brussels, 29 November  1989 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

authorizing  extension or tacit  renewal of certain trade agreements 

concluded  between Member  States and third  countries 

(presented by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MBCRMTOM 

Pursuant to Article 3 of the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 on the 
progressive standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations 
between Member States «"* third countries and on negotiation of Community 
agreements,1 the Commission is proposing to the Council that the Member 
States be authorized to extend or tacitly renew the trade agreements 
fl-n-nffvpri to the attached proposal for a Council decision, j 

The agreements in question constitute the  4th  batch for 1969 and expire 
or are due to be terminated between 1  .11.  1989 and 31 J .1vvG. 

The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of the Decision was executed 
by written procedure.  The outcome was the recognition on 2.1U. 1989 
that the conditions under which the agreements could be extended for a 
further year had been fulfilled. 

The Commission finds that the extension of the agreements has no 
implications for SMEs or for employment. 

The list  still includes certain  agreements with EFTA countries which, in 
accordance with the understanding"reached within the Working Party on EFTA, 
rcfr>nmiH be revised by the Member States concerned: 

The Member State concerned has informed the Camndjsslon that the review of 
theseagreementjSwill soon be completed, but that there is not enough time 
remaining before expiry to finalize the updating.  The Commission therefore 
considers that a further extension of these agreementris required. 

The Commission would also point out that the proposals authorizing the 
Member States to renew or extend certain agreements in this, batch for a 
further year in no way prejudice its position the next time these 
agreements come up for renewal. 

(1) OJ  No. L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39. 

No  L 

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities 

C O U N C IL  D E C I S I ON 

of  . 

a u t h o r i z i ng  e x t e n s i on  or  t a c it  r e n e w al  of  c e r t a in  trade  a g r e e m e n ts  c o n c l u d ed 
b e t w e en  M e m b er  States  a nd  third  c o u n t r i es 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
in  particular  Article  113 
Economic  Community,  and 
thereof. 

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  69/494/EEC  of  16 
the  progressive  standardization  of 
December  1969  on 
agreements  concerning  commercial 
relations  between 
Member  States  and  third  countries  and  on  the  negotiation 
of  Community  agreements  ('),  and  in  particular  Article  3 
thereof. 

, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

f 

the  transfer  of  the  commercial  substance  of  those  Agree 
ments  to  Community  Agreements  nor,  during  the  period 
under  consideration,  hinder  the  adoption  of  the  measures 
necessary  to  complete  the  standardization  of  the  import 
arrangements  of  the  Member  States  ; 

Whereas  at  the  conclusion  of  the  consultations  provided 
for  in  Article  2  of  Decision  69/494/EEC 
it  was  e s u b-
lished,  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  obstacle  to  the  imple 
mentation  of  the  c o m m on  commercial  policy  ; 

Whereas  extension  or  tacit  renewal  beyond  the  end  of  the 
transitional  period  was  last  authorized  in  the  case  of  the 
Agreements  and  Protocols 
the  Annex  by 
Decision  3 9 / 54 

listed 
. 

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( 2) 

in 

in 

Whereas, 
the  Agreements 
concerned  may  be  cither  extended  or  tacitly  renewed  for  a 
limited  period, 

circumstances, 

these 

Whereas  the  Member  States  concerned  have,  with  a  view 
to  avoiding  any  disruption  of  their  commercial  relations 
third  countries  concerned  based  on  Agreement, 
with 
requested  authorization 
to  extend  or  renew  the  above-
mentioned  Agreements  ; 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION 

Article 

1 

The  Trade  Agreements  and  Protocols  between  Member 
States  and  third  countries,  as  listed  in  the  Annex  hereto, 
m ay  be  extended  or  tacitly  renewed  up  to  the  dates  indi 
cated  for  each  of  them  for  those  areas  not  covered  by 
Agreements  between  the  Community  and  the  third  coun 
tries  concerned  and  in  so  far  as  their  provisions  are  not 
contrary  to  existing  c o m m on  policies. 

Article 

r 
2 

This  Decision 

is  addressed  to  the  Member  States. 

D o ne  at  Brussels, 

For 

the  Council 

The 

President 

the 

Whereas,  however,  most  of  the  areas  covered  by  these 
national  Agreements  are  henceforth 
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  C o m m u 
nity  Agreements  ; whereas,  in  addition,  such  authorization 
should  not, 
the  obligation 
incumbent  upon  the  Member  Sûtes  to  avoid  and,  where 
appropriate, 
incompatibility  between 
such  Agreements  and  the  provisions  of  Community  law ; 

therefore,  adversely  affect 

to  eliminate  any 

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  c o m m on  commercial  p o l i c y; 

Whereas  the  Member  Sûtes  concerned  have  declared  that 
;he  extension  or  u c it  renewal  of  these  Agreements  would 
neither  constitute  an  o b s u c le  to  the  opening  of  C o m m u 
nity  negotiations  with  the  third  countries  concerned  and 

(')  OJ  No  L  326.  29.  12.  1969.  0.  39. 
n° JN oL  23,27.1.1989-  P 

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