WAS ESTABLISHED , AS THE AFORESAID STATEMENTS BY THE MEMBER STATES CONFIRM , THAT THE RELEVANT TREATIES AND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WILL NOT , DURING THE PERIOD UNDER CONSIDERATION , CONSTITUTE AN OBSTACLE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY ;
WHEREAS , NEVERTHELESS , THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED HAVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO ADAPT AND , IF NECESSARY , TERMINATE THOSE TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS SHOULD IT BE FOUND , DURING THE PERIOD UNDER CONSIDERATION , THAT THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE IN FORCE OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF RELATING TO MATTERS COVERED BY ARTICLE 113 OF THE TREATY HINDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY ;
WHEREAS THE TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS INVOLVED CONTAIN TERMINATION CLAUSES REQUIRING A PERIOD OF NOTICE OF BETWEEN THREE AND 12 MONTHS ;
WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THERE IS NO REASON FOR NOT AUTHORIZING THE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE IN FORCE , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 , OF THE PROVISIONS IN QUESTION ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
ARTICLE 1
THE PROVISIONS GOVERNING MATTERS COVERED BY THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 113 OF THE TREATY AND CONTAINED IN THE FRIENDSHIP , TRADE AND NAVIGATION TREATIES AND SIMILAR AGREEMENTS LISTED IN THE ANNEX HERETO MAY BE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED OR MAINTAINED IN FORCE UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1983 AS REGARDS THOSE AREAS NOT COVERED BY AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES CONCERNED IN SO FAR AS THEIR PROVISIONS ARE NOT CONTRARY TO EXISTING COMMON POLICIES .
ARTICLE 2
THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE MEMBER STATES .
DONE AT BRUSSELS , 12 JULY 1982 .
FOR THE COUNCIL
THE PRESIDENT
J . NOERGAARD
ANNEX : SEE O.J . NO L 230 OF 5 . 8 . 82