CELEX: 51983PC0442
Language: en
Date: 1983-07-14
Title: 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)

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                                                                     C0H(83> 442 f i n a l
                                                                     B r u s s e l s , 14 J u l y 1983
                                                          P r opo sa l f o r a
                                                        COUNCIL DECISION
            a u t h o r iz in g extensio n or t a c i t           renewal o f c e r t a i n t r a d e agreements
                      c oncl uded between t h e Member S t a t e s and t h i r d                  countries
                                ( s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
 C0MC83) 442 f i n a l
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                                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. I n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f A r t i c l e 3 o f t h e C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n o f 16 December
   1969 (1) on t h e p r o g r e s s i v e s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n o f agreements c o n c e r n i n g
   commercial r e l a t i o n s between Member S t a t e s and t h i r d                     c o u n t r i e s and on
   n e g o t i a t i o n o f Community a gr ee me nt s, t h e Commission proposes t o t h e
   C o u n c i l t h a t t h e Member S t a t e s s h o u ld be a u t h o r i z e d t o e x t e n d , e x p r e s s l y
   or t a c i t l y ,    t h e t r a d e agreements annexed t o t h e a t t a c h e d p r o p o s a l f o r a
   C o u n c i l d e c i s i o n . The agreements i n q u e s t i o n c o n s t i t u t e t h e t h i r d b a t c h
   f o r 1983 and e x p i r e o r are due t o be t e r m i n a t e d between 1 August and 31
   Oct ober 1983.
   The p r i o r c o n s u l t a t i o n s p e c i f i e d i n A r t i c l e 2 o f t h i s D e c i s i o n was
   e x e cu t ed by w r i t t e n p r o c e d u r e . The outcome was t h e r e c o g n i t i o n on 15 June
   1983 t h a t t h e c o n d i t i o n s under which t h e agreements c o u l d be extended
   f o r a f u r t h e r y e a r had been f u l f i l l e d .
2. The Commission c o n s i d e r s i t              a p p ro p ria te to p o i n t o u t , moreover, t h a t
   t h e p r o p o s a l s f o r a u t h o r i z i n g t h e Member S t a t e s t o renew o r e x t e n d ,
   expressly or t a c i t l y ,          c e r t a i n agreements i n t h i s b a t c h f o r a f u r t h e r
   o n e - y e a r p e r i o d a r e by no means i n d i c a t i v e o f any p o s i t i o n              it  m i gh t adopt
   n e x t t i m e t h e se agreements come up f o r r e n e w a l .
 (1) OJ n° L 326, 2 9 . 1 2 . 1 9 6 9 , p. 39.
 ---pagebreak---                                                    PROPOSAL FOR A
                                                  COUNCIL DECISION
            a u t h o r i z i n g e x t e n s i o n o r t a c i t r enewal o f c e r t a i n t r a d e agreements
            concl uded between t h e Member S t a t e s and t h i r d c o u n t r i e s
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
 Having r e g ar d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e European Economic Community, and i n
 p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 113 t h e r e o f ,
 Having r e g ar d t o C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n 69/494/EEC o f 16 December 1969 on t h e p r o g r e s s i v e
 s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n o f agreements c o n c e r n i n g commerci al r e l a t i o n s between Member S t a t e s
 and t h i r d c o u n t r i e s and on t h e n e g o t i a t i o n o f Community agreements ( 1 ) , and i n
 p a rtic u la r A rtic le 3 thereof,
 h a v i n g r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l f ro m t h e Commission,
Whereas e x t e n s i o n o r t a c i t r enewal beyond t h e end o f t h e t r a n s i t i o n a l p e r i o d was
 l a s t a u t h o r i z e d i n t h e case o f t h e Agreements and P r o t o c o l s l i s t e d i n t h e Annex
by C o u n c i l D e c i s i o n 82/591/EEC ( 2 ) ;
Whereas t h e Member S t a t e s concerned have w i t h a v i e w t o a v o i d i n g d i s r u p t i o n o f
t h e i r commerci al r e l a t i o n s w i t h t h e t h i r d c o u n t r i e s concerned based on a gr e eme nt ,
r e q u e s t e d a u t h o r i z a t i o n t o e x t e n d o r renew t h e abovement ioned Agreements;
Whereas, h owev er, most o f t h e a r eas co ver ed by t h e s e n a t i o n a l agreements are
h e n c e f o r t h t h e s u b j e c t o f Community a gr e eme n ts ; whereas i n t h i s s i t u a t i o n t h e r e
 s h o u l d be a u t h o r i z a t i o n f o r the., ma in ten ance o f n a t i o n a l agreements o n l y f o r t h o se
areas n o t c over ed by Community a gr e eme n ts ; wh e re as , i n a d d i t i o n , such a u t h o r i ­
z a t i o n s h o u l d n o t , t h e r e f o r e , a d v e r s e l y a f f e c t t h e o b l i g a t i o n i ncumbent upon t h e
Member S t a t e s t o a v o i d a nd , where a p p r o p r i a t e , t o e l i m i n a t e any i n c o m p a t i b i l i t y
between such agreements and t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f Community l aw;
Whereas t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t s t o be e i t h e r e xte n de d o r t a c i t l y
renewed s h o u l d n o t , f u r t h e r m o r e , d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d under c o n s i d e r a t i o n , c o n s t i t u t e
an o b s t a c l e t o t he i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e common commercial p o l i c y ;
Whereas t h e Member S t a t e s concerned have d e c l a r e d t h a t t h e e x t e n s i o n o r t a c i t
renewal o f t h es e agreements would n e i t h e r c o n s t i t u t e an o b s t a c l e t o t h e o pe ni ng
o f Community n e g o t i a t i o n s w i t h t h e t h i r d c o u n t r i e s concerned and t h e t r a n s f e r o f
t h e commercial s u bs t an ce t h e r e o f t o Community agreements n o r , d u r i n g t he p e r i o d
under c o n s i d e r a t i o n , h i n d e r t h e a d o p t i o n o f t h e measures n e c e s s a r y t o co mp let e
t h e s t a n d a r d i z a t i o n o f t h e i m p o r t a r ra nge me nt s a p p l i e d by t h e Member S t a t e s ;
Whereas a t t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e c o n s u l t a t i o n s p r o v i d e d f o r i n A r t i c l e 2 o f
D e c i s i o n 69/494/EEC i t was e s t a b l i s h e d , as t h e a f o r e s a i d d e c l a r a t i o n s by t h e
Member S t a t e s concerned c o n f i r m , t h a t t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e agreements t o be
e xtended o r t a c i t l y renewed would n o t , d u r i n g t h e p e r i o d under c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,
c o n s t i t u t e an o b s t a c l e t o t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e common commercial p o l i c y ;
CD OJ No. L 326 , 2 9 . 1 2 . 1 9 6 9 , p . 39.
(2) OJ No L 244, 1 9 . 0 8 . 1 9 8 2 , p . 24.
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Whereas, i n t h es e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , t h e agreements concerned may be e i t h e r
extended o r t a c i t l y renewed f o r a l i m i t e d p e r i o d ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                     A rtic le 1
The Trade Agreements and P r o t o c o l s between Member S t a t e s and t h i r d c o u n t r i e s
l i s t e d i n t h e Annex h e r e t o may be extended o r t a c i t l y renewed up t o t h e d a t e s
i n d i c a t e d f o r each o f them f o r t ho se areas n ot cover ed by agreements between
t he Community and t h e t h i r d c o u n t r i e s concerned and i n so f a r as t h e i r p r o ­
v i s i o n s a r e n o t c o n t r a r y t o e x i s t i n g common p o l i c i e s .
                                                      A rtic le 2
T h i s D e c i s i o n i s a ddres sed t o t h e Member S t a t e s .
 Done a t B r u s s e l s ,                                                           For t h e C o u n c i l
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                                                                                                         Udlob efter
     Medlcmsstat          Tredjeland                    Aftalens art og datering                     forbengelse eller
                                                                                                        videreførelse
    MitgliedstM(           Drittland                Art und Datum dea Abkommens                         Ablauf nach
                                                                                                        Vertingerung
                                                                                                    ΉμτρομηνΙαλήξρως
    Kpdio; (itLoj         Τρίτη χώρα                 Φύση καί ήμιρομηνία της συμφωνίας              Katfnuvτηςχαρατά-
                                                                                                    «αςητηςσιωχηρΟς
                                                                                                         άνανκίχχως
   Member Sute           Third country                Type and date of Agreement                          Extended
                                                                                                             until
    Etat mcmbrc            Pays tiers                  Nature et date de 1'accord                     fichéance «prêt
                                                                                                        reconduction
   Suto membro            Paeae terzo                  Nature e data dell'accordo                     Scedenm dopo
                                                                                                         ii rinnovo
      Lid-Suat            Derdc land                Aard en datum van het akkoord                     Vcrvtldanun tu
                                                                                                         verlenging
BENELUX           Japon / Japan        Accord commercial / Handelsakkoord '            8. 10. 1960  )
                                       Protocoles et agreed minutes / Protocollen
                                                                                      13. 4. 1963   Z31. 12. 1983
                                       en Agreed minutes
                                       Échange de lettres / Briefwisseling            30. 4. 1963   )
DANMARK           Argentina            Handels- og betalingsaftale                    25. 11.  1957   31.   1Z    198V
                  Elfenbenskysten      Handelsaftale                                  23. 11.  1966     9.    1.  1985"
                  Irak                 Handelsaftale                                  13.   1. 1960    13.    1.  1985
                  Israel               Handelsaftale                                  14. 11.  1952    14.  11.   198 V
                  Østrig               Vareudvekslingsaftale                          29. 11.  1948   28.   11.   198 V
                  Portugal             Vareudvekslingsaftale                           2.  6.  1950   31.   12.   198V
DEUTSCHLAND       Arabische Republik
                  Ägypten              Abkommen über den. Warenverkehr                18.  2.  1956   31.   12.  198 9
                  Argentinien          Handels- und Zahlungsabkommen                  25. 11.  1957   31.   12.   198 9
                  Äthiopien            Wirtschafts- und Handelsabkommen               21.  4.  1964   31.   12.  198V
                  Brasilien            Handelsabkommen                                 1.  7.  1955   31.   12.  1989
                  Chile                Protokoll über Handels- und
                                       Zahlungsverkehr                                 2. 11. 1956    31.   1Z   198V
                  Dahome               Wirtschaftsabkommen                            19.  6. 1961    31.   1Z   198y
                  Elfenbeinküste       Wirtschaftsabkommen                            18. 1Z 1961     31.   12.  1989
                  Finnland             Notenwechsel                                    3. 12. 1969      2.  12.  198 9
                  Gabun                Wirtschaftsabkommen                            11.  7. 1962    31.   1Z   1989
                  Guinea               Wirtschaftsabkommen                            19.  4. 1962    3t.   1Z   198y
                  Irak                 Handelsabkommen                                 7. 10. 1951    31.     1. 1985"
                  Japan                Handelsabkommen                               • I.  7. 1960    31.   IZ   198V
                  Kamerun              Handelsabkommen                                 8.  3. 1962    31.   12.  198y
                  Kenia                Wirtschafts- und Handelsabkommen                4. 12. .1964   31.   IZ   1989
                  Kongo                Wirtschaftsabkommen                           30.  10. 1962    31.   12.  198V
                  Madagaskar           Wirtschaftsabkommen                             6.  6. 1962    31.   IZ   198V
                  Marokko              Handelsabkommen und Briefwechsel               15.  4. 1961
                                       Protokoll                                     20.   1. 1964  1 31. 12. 198V
                  Neuseeland           Handelsabkommen                               20.   4. 1959    31. IZ 1989
                  Niger                Wirtschaftsabkommen                            14. '6. 1961    31. IZ 198V
                  Nigeria              Handelsabkommen                               25.   3. 1963    31. IZ 198V
 ---pagebreak--- DEUTSCHLAND         Österreich           Handelsabkommen                          13.      3.   1954
(F o ru ttz u n g )                      Briefwechsel und Protokoll               21.      1.   1963    ( 31. 12. 198V
                    Obervolta            Wirtschaftsabkommen                        8.     6.   1961      31. 12. 198V
                    Pakistan             Handelsabkommen und Protokoll              9.     3.   1957      31. 12. 198V
                    Paraguay             Handelsabkommen                          25.      7.   1955      31. 12. 198V
                    Schweiz              21. Zusatzprotokoll zum (aufgehobenen)
                                         deutsch-schweizerischen Handelsabkom­
                                         men                                      13.      9.   1977      31.   12.   198q
                    Sambia               Wirtschaftsabkommen                       10.    12.   1966      31.   12.   198V
                    Sierra Leone         Wirtschaftsabkommen                       13.     9.   1963      31.   12.   198V
                    Somalia              Handelsabkommen                           19.      I.  1962      31.    12.  198V
                    Sri Lanka            Handelsabkommen                             1.     4.  1955      31.    12.  198V
                    Südafrika            Liste der Einfuhrkontingente                                     31.     8.  198V
                    Tansania             Handels- und Wirtschaftsabkommen            6.     9.   1962     31.    12.  198V
                    Tschad               Wirtschaftsabkommen                       31.      5.   1963      31.   12.  1981/
                    Tunesien             Handelsabkommen und                       29.      1.   1960
                                          Zusatzprotokoll                          22.    12.    1963    >31. 12. 198V
                     Uganda               Handelsabkommen                          17.      3.   1964      31. 12. 198ÿ
                     Zentralafrikanische
                     Republik             Wirtschaftsabkommen                      29. 12. 1962            31. 12. 1981)
                     Zypern               Handelsabkommen                          30. 10. 1961            31. 12. 198 V
 ΕΛΛΑΣ               Καναδάς              "Εμπορική   Συμφωνία                     28.       8.   1947     25. 8. 198 V
                     Σουδάν               Εμπορική    Συμφωνία                      10.    10.    1978      10. 10. 198V
                     ΖαΤρ                 "Εμπορική   Συμφωνία                        3.   10.    1968       3. 10. 198V
                     Κορέα                "Εμπορική   Συμφωνία                       4.    10.    1974       4. 10. 198V
                     Κύπρος               "Εμπορική   Συμφωνία                      23.      8.   1962      23. 8. 1981/
 FRANCE              Argentine            Accord commercial et de paiement          25. 11. 1957            31.   12.  1981/
                     Autriche             Accord commercial et protocole            26. 7. 1963             31.   12.  198V
                     Espagne              Accord commercial                         27. 11. 1963            31.   10.  198V
                     Islande              Accord économique                           6. 12. 1951           31.   12.  198<V
                     Israël               Accord commercial                          10. 7. 1953
                                           Protocole                                 16. 1. 1967          I 31. 12. 1981/
                                           Échange de lettres                       24. 12. 1968
                     japon                Accord commercial et protocole             14. 5. 1963
                                                                                                          I 10. 1. 1985"
                                           Protocole          *                     26.           1966
                     Mexique               Accord commercial                         11.          1950      28. 11. 198 V
                      Norvège              Accord commercial                           3.          1951
                                           Protocole                                   2.         1960    > 31. 12. 198V
                                           Échange de lettres                          6.          1964
                      Portugal             Agreement commercial                      25.           1961     31.   12.  198V
                      Suède                Accord commercial                           3. 3. 1949           31.   12.  1981/
                      Suisse               Accord commercial                         21. 11. 1967            31.  12.  !98f
                     Turquie               Accord commercial                         31. 8. 1946             31.  12.  198V
                      Yougoslavie          Accord commercial                         25. 1. 1964
                                                                                                          I 31. 12. 1981/
                                           Protocole                                   6. 5. 1970
  IRELAND             Norway               TrH- Agreement                              2. 7. 1951            31. 12. 198V
  ITALIA              Argentina            Accoi     ommerciale e scambio di note    25. 11. 1957            31. 12. 198V
                      Canada               Modus      ndi commerciale                28. 4. 1948             31. 12. 198V
                      Cosu Rica            Modus vivendi commerciale e scambio       20. 2. 1953
                                                                                                           J12. 11. 198y
                                           di note                                   23. 6. 1953
                      Giappone             Agreed minutes                            31. 12. 1969            30. 9. 198 V
                      Guatemala            Modus vivendi commerciale                   6. 6. 1936            31. 12. 198V
                      Irak                 Accordo commerciale                       30. 9. 1963             30. II. 198y
 ---pagebreak---  ITALIA      Malt«                   Accordo commerciale                  28.   7.  1967   31. 12. 191V
 (segui)     Marocco                 Accordo commerciale                  28.    I. 1961
                                                                                         I 31. 12. 198V
                                     Protocollo                           24.   2.  1963
             Mestico                 Accordo commerciale                   15.  9.  1949
                                                                                         I 31. 12. 198V
                                     Protocollo                           28.  10.  1963
                                     Scambio di note                      20.   7.  1963
             Pakistan               Accordo commerciale                    10.   I. 1961   10. 1. I98T
             Paraguay               Accordo commerciale                     8.  7.  1959   23. 1. I98!f
             Portogallo             Accordo commerciale e scambio di note   4.  3.  1961
                                    Scambio di lettere                    30.  12.  1961 131. 12. 198V
            Repubblica araba
            d'Egitto                 Protocollo commerciale               29.   4.  1959   31. 12. 198V
            Siria                   Accordo commerciale                   10.  11.  1955   31. 12. 198V
            Tunisia                 Accordo commerciale e      ,          23.  11.  1961
                                                                                         131. 12. I98y
                                    protocollo addizionale                  2.  8.  1963
NEDERLAND   Arabische Republiek
            Egypte                  Handelsovereenkomst                   21. 3. 1953      31.
            Argentimi               Handels- en betalingsovereenkomst     25. 11. 1957     31.
            Turkije                 Handelsakkoord                          6. 9. 1949    31.
UNITED
KINGDOM     Spain                   Trade and Payments Agreement and
                                    subsequent Exchanges of Notes         23. 6. 1948     31. 12. 198V
UEBL / BLEU Argentine / Argentini!! Accord commercial et de paiement /
                                    Handels- en betalingsakkoord          25. 11. 1957    31.
            Finlande / Finland      Accord commercial / Handelsakkoord      8. 11. 1955   30.
            Pakistan                Accord commercial / Handelsakkoord    15. 3. 1952     31.