CELEX: 51976PC0403
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Date: 1976-07-26
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade Agreements concluded, between Member States and third countries. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                             / COM(76)403 final.
                                              , v :
                                               Brussels , 26 July 1976 ,
                                   Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DECISION          ■
                authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade
            Agreements concluded, between Member States and third countries .
                   ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
                                ■                   .
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                      i
' CCM(76 ) 403 final *
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.   In implementation of Article 3 of the Council Decision of         ,
16 December 1969 0 )     "the progressive standardization of agreements
concerning commercial 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 fourth batch for 1976 and expire or are due
to be terminated between 1 November 1976 and 31 January 1 977 •
The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was
executed by written procedure .       The outcome was the recognition
on 15 July 1976 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 agreements come up for
renewal •
(1)   OJ No L 326 of 29.12.1969 , P. 39
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                                    of
          authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade
       Agreements concluded between Member States and third countries
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 0 ) on the
progressive standardization of 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 ;
Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of the transitional
period has already been authorized in the case of the Agreements and
Protocols listed in the Annex hereto by the Council under its Decisions
of   28 January 1969 ( 2 ) . - 26 June 1969 ( 3 ), 30 June 1969  (4 ) »
15   September 1 9^9 ( 5 )» 17 Oc.tober 1 969 ( 6 ), 8 December  1 969 (7 ) »
20   December 1 969 ( 3 )» 6 Pebruary 1970 ( 9 ), 8 June 1970    ( 1 0) ,
13   July 1970 ( 11 ), 29 September 1970 ( 12 ). 23 November     1970 ( 1 3) ,
25 October 1 97 1 ( 14 ), 18 October 1972 ( 15 ), 28 April 1973 ( 16 ),
6 December 1973 l 1 7 ) » 9 December 1974 ( 18 ) and 7 October 1975 ( 1 9 ) •
( il   OJ No L 326 , 29.12.1969 , p. 39 .   ( 11 ) OJ No L 157 , 18.7.1970 , p. 29 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 43 , 20. 2.1969 , P. 15 .     ( 12 ) OJ No L 225 , 12.10.1970 , p. 24
( 3 ) OJ No L 159 , 1 . 7.1969 , P. 20 .    ( 13 ) OJ No L 262 , 3.12.1970 , p . 18 .
(4)    OJ No L 169,10 . 7.1969 , P. 2 .     ( 14 ) OJ No L 248 , 9.11.1971 , p.7 .
( 5 ) OJ No L 238 , 23.9.1969 , P. 9 . ( 15 } OJ No L 250, 6.11.1972 , p.1 .
Ì6 ) OJ No L 266 , 24.10.1969 , p . 32 . ( 16 ) OJ No L 124 , 10.5.1973 , P . 20 ,
(7 )   OJ No L 323 , 24.12.1969 , p . 10 .         and OJ No L 220 , 8.8.1973 ,
(8 ) OJ No L 6 , 9 . 1 . 1970, p.1 .               P.25 .
( 9 ) OJ No L 36 , 14.2.1970, p. 29 .       ( 17 ) OJ No L 30 , 4.2.1974 , p.1 ;
( 10) OJ No L 133 , 18.6.1970 , p. 14 .     ( 18 ) OJ No L 352 , 28.12.1974 , p. 37
                                            ( 19 ) OJ No L 265 , 14.10.1975 , P.1'9
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Member States concerned have requested authorization
to extend or renew these Agreements with a view to avoiding
interruption in their commercial relations with the third countries
concerned based on agreement ;
Whereas authorization has to be granted only for the maintenance of
trade relations between the Member States and the third countries
concerned , based on agreements , pending their replacement by
Community Agreements to be negotiated ; whereas such authorization
would not , therefore in any way modify the obligation of the
Member States to avoid and, where appropriate , eliminate any
incompatibility between such agreements and the provisions of
Community law ;
Whereas furthermore , the provisions of the instruments to be either
extended or renewed should not , 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 renewal of these Agreements would prevent neither the
opening of Community negotiations with the third countries concerned nor
the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to Community Agreements ,
nor would it , during the period envisaged , hinder the adoption of the
measures necessary to complete the standardization of the import
systems of the Member States ;
Whereas , at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in
Article 2 of the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 , it was established ,
as the aforesaid declarations by the Member States confirm , that the
provisions of the Agreements to be extended or renewed would not , during
the period envisaged , constitute an obstacle to the implementation of
the common commercial policy ;
Whereas , in these circumstances , the Agreements may be either extended
or tacitly renewed for a limited period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                               Article 1
The trade Agreements and Protocols listed in the Annex hereto between
Member States and third countries may be extended or tacitly renewed
up to the dates specified in each case in the said Annex#
                               Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at
                                                  For the Council
                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                            BILAO -  ANHANG  -   ANNEX    -   ANNEXE  -  ALLEGATO     - BIJLAGE
 Medlemsstat        Tredjeland          Aftalens art og datering                           Udlpb efter __
                                                                                           forlæ ngelse
 • litgliedstaat    Drittland           Art und Datum des Abkommens                        Ablauf nach ΓΑ
                                                                                           Verlängerung
                                                                                   ––                       m,
 Member State       Third country       Type and date of Agreement                         Extended         '
                                                                                           until
 Etat membre        Pays tiers          Nature et date de l' accord                        Echéance aprj
                                                                                           reconduction
 Stato membro       Paese terzo         Natura e ; data dell' accordo                      Scadenza dopo
                                                                                           il rinnovo
 Lid-Staat          Derde land          Aard en datum van het akkoord                     Vervaldatum n
                                                                                           verlenging
BENELUX             Autriche            Accord commercial               29 .- 6 . 1957         31 . 3 . 197
                 . Espagne              Accord commercial                2 . 6 . i960          14 . 4 . 197
                    Norvège             Accord commercial               28 . 5 . 1957          30 . 4 . 197'r
                    Suede               Accord commercial               27 . 4 . 1957          28 . 2 . 197 ^
                    Suisse              Accord commercial               21 . 6 . 1957
                                        et échangé de notes              5 . 5 - 1961
                                                                                             ) 31 . 3 . 197 ^
                  . Tunisie             Accord commercial                1 . 0 . 1953          31 . 3 . 197*3
DANîlAïïfC          Island              Vareudveks 1 ingsaftaie          4. 6.    1943         31 . 12.197'
                    Norge               Vareudveks 1 1 ngs overenskomst 30 . 3 .  1946
                                        og tillae gsprotokol hertil      2. 8.    1966
                                                                                            ) 31 . 12.197'
                    Schweiz             Vareudveks 1 ingsaftal e        15 . 9 .  1951         31 . 12.197:
                    Sverige             Vareudvekslingsoverenskornst 11 . 3 .     1940         31 . 1.1971
DEUTSCHLAND         Indonesien          Handelsabkommen vom             22 . 4 . 1953          31 . 3 . 197!
                    Spanien             Handelsabkommen vom             20 . 6 . i960          30 . 4 . 197'
                    Südkorea            Handelsabkommen vom              u . 4 . 1965           5 - 4 . 197Î
FRANCE              Afrique du Sud(l )  Echange de lettres              18 . 4 . 1964          31 . 12 . 191
                    Coree du Sud        Echange de lettres              12 . 3 . 1963          31 .   3 . 191
                    Inde ( l )           Accord commercial et
                                        échangé de lettres              19 . 10 . 1959         31 . 12 . 191
                    Irak                Accord commercial               25 . 9 . 1967          25 . 3 . 191
                    Liban               Accord commercial               25 . : 3 . 1955        10 . 4 . 191
IRELAND             Austria             Trade agreement concluded
                                        by exchange of notes             6 . 10 . 1950         31 . 12 . 191
                    Finland             Trade agreement                  1 . 6 . 1951          31 . 12 . 191
                    Iceland             Trade agreement                  2 . 12 . 1950         31 . 12 . 191
                    Sweden              Trade agreement                 25 »   6 . 1949        31 . 12 . 191
  1 ) Prorogation par échange de notes
 ---pagebreak--- Corea del Sud Accordo commerciale     9 - 3 - 1965       8.  3 . 1973
El Salvador   Accordo commerciale    30 . 3 . 1953
              protocollo addizionale 21.12 . 1955
                                                    ) . 31 . 3 . 1973
Indonesia     Accordo commerciale    23 . 3 . 1951      31 . 3 . 1973
Iran          Scambio di note        29 - 1 . 1958
              e                      23 . 3 . 1961
                                                    )    9.  2 . 1973
Israele       Accordo commerciale     5 - 3 . 1954
              scambio di lettere      5 - 1 . 1956
                                                    )
              processi verbali       21.10 . 1956   ) 31 .   3 . 1973
              e                      11 . 2 . 1964
                                                    )
Iugoslavia    Accordo commerciale     1 . 7 - 1967
              protocolle e scambio
              di note successivo     30 . 4 . 1969
                                                    j 31. 12. 1977
Norvegia      Accordo commerciale    20 . 5 - 1953
              protocollo
              scambio di note
                                     31 . 8 . 959
                                     10 . 5 . 1962
                                                    j 31 . 3. 1973
Repubblica
dominicana    Accordo commerciale    18 . 2 . 1954      11 . 3 . 1973
Finland       Handel sakkoord         Β . 12 . 1956     31 . 3 . 1978