CELEX: 51992PC0175
Language: en
Date: 1992-05-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade agreements concluded between Member States and third countries

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  C0MC92) 175 final
                                                  Brussels, 6    May 1992
                                    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)
 ---pagebreak---                       EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Pursuant to Artiole 3 of the Council Decision of 16 December 1969
on the progressive standardization of agreements concerning
commercial relations between Member States and 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 annexed to the
attached proposal for a Council decision.
The agreements in question constitute the 2nd batch for 1992 and
expire or are due to be terminated between 1.5.1992 and
31.7.1992.
The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of the Decision was
executed by written procedure. The outcome was the recognition on
12.3.1992 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 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 L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39.
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 ---pagebreak---                                         t                           Proposal f o r a
                                                                    COUNCIL          DECISION
                                                                     of .
                      a u t h o r i n g - e x t e n s i o n o r tacit r e n e w a l of c e r t a i n trade a g r e e m e n t s concluded
                                                    b e t w e e n M e m b e r States a n d third c o u n t r i e s
    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES.                                           the transfer of the commercial substance of those Agree-
                                                                                       ments to Community Agreements nor, during the period
     Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             under consideration, hinder the adoption of the measures
    Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                                  necessary to complete the standardization of the import
    thereof.                                                                          arrangements of the Member States ;
    Having regard to Council Decision 69/494/EEC of 16
                                                                                      Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided
    December 1969 on the progressive standardization of
                                                                                      for in Article 2 of Decision 6 9 / 4 9 4 / E E C it was estab-
    agreements concerning commercial relations between
                                                                                      lished, as the aforesaid declarations by the Member States
    Member States and third countries and on the negotiation
                                                                                      concerned confirm, that the provisions of the Agreements
   of Community agreements ('), and in particular Article 3
                                                                                      to be extended or renewed would not, during the period
    thereof.                                               \
                                                                                      under consideration, constitute an obstacle to the imple-
    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                mentation of the c o m m o n commercial policy ;
   Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of the                           Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements
   transitional period was last authorized in the case of the                         concerned may be either extended or tacitly renewed for a
   Agreements and Protocols listed in the Annex by                                    limited period.
   Decision     c/j/374 / E f i C         ( 2 ) ;
   Whereas the Member States concerned have, with a view
   to avoiding any disruption of their commercial relations                           HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
   with third countries concerned based on Agreement,
  requested authorization to extend or renew the above-                                                              Am'c/c      1
  mentioned Agreements ;
                                                                                     The Trade Agreements and Protocols between Member
  Whereas, however, most of the areas covered by these                               States and third countries, as listed in the Annex hereto,
  national Agreements are henceforth the subject of                                  may be extended or tacitly renewed up to the dates indi-
  Community agreements ; whereas, in this situation, there                           cated for each of them for those areas not covered by
  should be authorization for the maintenance of national                            Agreements between the Community and the third coun-
 Agreements only for those areas not covered by C o m m u -                          tries concerned and in so far as their provisions are not
  nity Agreements ; whereas, in addition, such authorization                         contrary to existing c o m m o n policies.
 should not, therefore, adversely affect the obligation
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  incumbent upon the Member States to avoid and, where
 appropriate, to eliminate any incompatibility between                                                               A rticle  2
 such Agreements and the provisions of Community law ;
                                                                                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
 Whereas the provisions of the Agreements to be cither
 prolonged or renewed should not furthermore, during the
 period under consideration, constitute an obstacle to the
 implementation of the c o m m o n commercial policy;
 Whereas the Member States concerned have declared that
 the extension or tacit renewal of these Agreements would
neither constitute an obstacle to the opening of C o m m u -
nity negotiations with the third countries concerned and
(') OJ No L 326. 19. 12. I?69. p. 39.
(') OJ No        2(E, 25.7.1991                   . 46.
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