CELEX: 51976PC0296
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing prolongation 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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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                        COM(76)296 final
                                        Brussels , 18 Jure 1976
                            -    Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION :   ,
                 authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal
                 of certain trade agreements concluded between ,
                 the Member States and third countries
                                                       -
                 ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
                     .'b .    i                          . ,    • • ■ •
   C0MC76 ) 29ô final
 ---pagebreak---                                  EXPLANATORY MSMOP-ANTUM
1.        In implementation of Article 3 of the Council Decision of lb De­
cember I969 ( l ^ on the progressive standardization of agreements concert
ning 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 third batch
for 1976 and expire or are due to be terminated between 1 August and 31
October 1976 .
          The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was
executed by written procedure. The outcome was the recognition on 16 May
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 f'o L 326,, 29.12.1969, p. 39 .
 ---pagebreak---                                     Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                      authorizing prolongation or tacit
                      renewal of certain trade agreements
                      concluded between the Member States
                      and third countries
THE COUNCIL OF 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 ( l ) on "the pro­
gressive standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States and third countries and on the negotiations of Com­
munity Agreements , and in particular Article 3 thereof .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the transitional period has al-£
ready been authorized in the case of the Agreements listed in the . Annex
hereto by the Council under its Decisions of 28 January 1969 ( 2 "), 26 June
1969 ( 3' » 30 June I969 ( 4 )» l r' Septembre 1969 ( 5 )» 17 October 1969
8 December I969 ( 7 \ 20 December 'I969 ( 8 ), 6 February 1970 ( 9' » 8 June
1970 ( 10 ), 13 July 1970 ( 11 ), 29 September 1970 ( 12 ), 23 November 1970(13 ),
25 October 1971 ( 14 ), 18 October 1972 ( 15 \ 22 Cctober 1973 ( l6 ), 2 Oc-
tober 1974 ( 17 ) and 16 September 1975 ( 18 ),
Whereas the Member States concerned have , with a view to avoiding interrup­
tion in their commercial relations with the third countries concerned
based on agreement , requested authorization to prolong or renew the above-
mentioned Agreements ;
Whereas authorization has to be granted only to maintain commercial rela­
tions between the Member States and the third countries concerned on the
basis of Agreements , pending their replacement by Community agreements
                                                                           •/.
( 1 ) C J- No L 326 , 29.12.1969 , p. 39 ( 10)0 J No L 133 , 18 . 6.1970 , p. 14 .
( 2 ) 0 J Ne L 43 , 2C.2.1969 , p. 15.       ( 11)0 J. No L 157 , 18.7.1970 , p.29.
( 3 ) 0 J No . L 159 , 1.7.1969 , p. 20.     ( 12)0 J No. L 225 , 12 . 10. 1970 , p. 24.
( 4 ) C J No L 111 , IQ . 7.I969 , p. 9      ( 13)0 . J No.. L262 , 3.12.1970 , p. 18.
( 5 ) C J No L 238 , 23.9.1969 , P. 9.       ( 14)0 J. No . L 248,9.11.1971 , P. 7 .
( 6) 0 J No L 266 , 24. 10. 1969,p. 32       ( 15ÌO J No . L 250,6.11.1972 , p. 1.
( 7 ) C J No I, 323 , 24. 12 . 1969 , p. 10. ( 16)0 T No L 301,30.10,1973 . p. 30.
( 8 ) C J No L 6 , 9 .I . 1970 , p. 1 .      ( 17)0 t no L 276 , 11.10.1974 , p. 37.
(9 ) C J No L 36 , 14. 2. 1970, p . 29.      ( 18)0 J No L 247 , 23.9. 1975 , P. 29.
 ---pagebreak--- to the opening of Community negotiations with the third countries concer­
ned or to the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to Community Agree­
ments , nor would it , during the period und^r consideration , hinder the
adoption of the measures necessary to complete the standardisation of the
import arrangements applied by the various Member States ;
Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in Article 2
of the Decision of 16 December 1969 it was established , as the aforesaid
declarions by the Member States confirm , that the provisions of the agree­
ments to be prolonged or renewed would not , during the period under consi­
deration , constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the common com­
mercial policy;
Whereas , in the circumstances , the Agreements concerned may be either
prolonged or tacitly renewed for a period not exceeding one year ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION ■:    - ■
                                  Article 1
The trade agreements between Member States and third countries listed m
the Annex hereto may be prolonged or tacitly renewed up to the dates spe­
cified in each case in the Annex .                        -
                                  Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                  For the Council ,
                                                    The President ,
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DEUTSCHLAND     Chile            Protokoll über Handels-
( Fortsetzung )                  und Zahlungsverkehr      2.11.1956         31.12.1977
                Dahome           Wirtschaftsabkommen     19 « 6.1961     i 31.12.1977
                Elfenbeinküste Wirtschaftsabkommen       l8.12.196l       i 31.12.1977
                Finnland         Notenwechsel             3.12.1969       i  2 . 12.1977
                Gabun          1 Wirtschaftsabkommen    11 . 7.1962       : 31.12.1977
                Guinea        I  Wirtschaftsabkommen    19 . 4.1962         31,12.1977
                Irak          1l Handelsabkommen          7.10.1951      i 13 . 1.1978
                Japan         I Handelsabkommen           1 . 7.1960     | 31.12.1977
                Kamerun          Handelsabkommen          8 . 3.1962     i 31.12.1977
                Kenia          I Wirtschaft - und
                               I Handelsabkommen          4.12.1964      ! 31.12.1977
                               I
                Kongo          1 Wirtschaftsabkommen    30.10.1962       j 31.12.1977
                Madagaskar j     Wirtschaftsabkommen      6 . 6.1962     I 31.12.1977
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                Marokko      1   Handelsabkommen und                     I
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                                 Briefwechsel .
                                 Protokoll
                                                        15 .
                                                        20 .
                                                              4.1961
                                                              1.1964 1 !!j 31.12.1977
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                Keuseelsnd       Handelsabkommen        20 .  4.1959     | 31.12.1977
                Niger            Wirtschaftsabkommen    14 .  6.1961     | 31.12.1977
                                                                         l
                Nigeria          Handelsabkommen        25 .  3.1963     j 31.12.1977
                Norwegen         Hendelsebkommen        20.12.1950      !I 31 . 5.1978
                Österreich       Handelsabkommen        13 . 5.1954      i
                                 Briefwechsel und                           31.12.1977
                                 Protokoll              21 . 1.1963
                Obervolta        Wirtschaftsabkommen      8 . 6.1961        31.12.1977
                Pakistan         Handelsabkommen und
                                 Protokoll                9 . 3.195?        31.12.1977
                Paraguay         Handelsabkommen        25 . 7-1955         31.12.1977
                Schweiz          Handelsabkommen und      2.12.1954         31.12.1977
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                Sambia      I Wirtschaftsabkommen
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                                                        10.12.1966          31.12.1977
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                Sierra Leone* Wirtschaftsabkommen       13 . 9.1963         31.12.1977
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                Somalia     { Handelsabkommen           19 « 1.1962    j 31.12.1977
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                Sri Lanka
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                Siidafrika  i Liste der Einfuhrkontingente             ! 31 . 8.1977
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                                 abkommen                 6 . 9.1962   j 31.12.1977
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DEUTSCHLAND     Tschad       Wirt schaft sabkommen   31 . 5.1963    31.12.1977
( Fortsetzung ) Tunesien     Handelsabkommen und     29 . 1.1960
                                                                    31.12.1977
                             Zusatzprotokoll         22.12.1963
                Uganda       Handelsabkommen         17 . 3.1964    31.12.1977
                Zentralafri-
                kanische     Wirtsehefcsabkommen     29.12.1962     31.12.1977
                Republik
                Zypern --  À
                           ■ Handeslabkommen         30.10.196l     31.12.1977
FRANCE          Argentine    Accord commercial et
                             de paiement             25.11-1957'    31.12.1977
                Autriche     Accord commercial et
                             protocole               26 . 7.1963    31.12.1977
                Espagne      Accord commercir.l      27.11.1963     31.10.1977
                Iran         Accord commercial et     '+. 6.1959    31.12.1977
                             échange de lettres      23 . 2.1969
                Islande      Accord économique        6.12.1951     31.12.1977
                Israël       Accord commercial       10 . 7.1953
                             Protocole               16 . 1.1967    31.12.1977
                             Echange de - lettres    2^.12.1968
                Japon        Accord commercial et
                             protocole               lk . 5.1963    10 . 1.1978
                             Protocole               26 , . 7.196.6
                Mexique      Accord commercial       11 . 7.1950    28.11.1977
                Norvège      Accord commercial        3 » 7=1951
                             Protocole                2 . 4.1960    31.12.1977
                             Echange- de lettres      6 . 2.1964
                Portugal     Arrangement commercial 25.3«196l       31.12.1977
                Suède        Accord commercial        3 . 3.19^9    31.12.1977
                Suisse       Accord commercial       21.11.1967     31.12.1977
                Turquie      Accord commercial       31 . 8.1946    31.12.1977
                Yougoslavie  Accord commercial       25 . 1.1964    31.12.1977
                             Protocole                6 . 5.1970
IRELAND         Norway       Trade Agreement          2 . 7.1951    31.12.1977
ITALIA          Afganistan   Accordo commerciale     10.12.1960     23.11.1977
                Argentina    Accordo . commerciale e
                             scambio di note         25.11.1957     31.12.197 7
                Cañada       Modus vivendi commer­
                             ciale                   28 . 4.1948    31.12.19 77
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 ITALIA   Costa Rica        Modus vivendi com­      20 . 2.1953 ]    12.11.1977
                            merciale e scambio      23 . 6.1953 3
                            di note
          Giappone          Agreed minutes         31.12.1969      i 30 . 9.1977
          Guatemala         Modus Vivendi com­
                           merciale                  6.  6.1936      31.12.1977
          Irak             Accordo commerciale     30 .  9.1963      30.11.1977
          Mal ta           Accordo commerciale      28 . 7.1967      31.12.1977
          Marocco          Accordo commerciale      28 . 1.1961 )
                           Protocollo               2k . 2.1963 )    31.12.1977
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                                                   13 . 9.19^9 )
          Messico          Accordo commerciale
                           Protocollo              28.10.1963   J  I 31.12.1977
                           Scambio di note         20 . 7.1963 )
          Pakistan         Accordo commerciale     10 .- 1.1961      10 . 1.1978
          Paraguay         Accordo commerciale       8 . 7.1959    ! 23 . 1.1978
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                         | e scambio di note         4 . 3.1961 )
                         ! Scambio di lettere                        31.12.1977
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          Repubblica     ' Protocollo commerciale 29 » ^. 1959     ι 31.12.197 7
          araba' d 'Egitto
          Sina             Accordo commerciale     10.11.1955        31.12.197 7
          Tunisia          Accordo commerciale e 23 . ll . i96l      31.12.197 7
                           protocollo addizionale 2 . 8.1963
NEDERLAND Arabische Re - Handelsovereenkomst       21 . 3.1953       31.12.1977
          Publiek Egypte
          Argentinie       Handels - en
                           betalingsovereenkomst 25.11.1957          31.12.1977
          Turki je         Handelsakkoord            6 . 9-19^9      31.12.1977
UEBL      Argentine        Accord commercial et
                           de paiement             25.11^1957        31.12.1977
          Finlande         Accord commercial         8.11.1955       30 . 9.1977
          Pakistan         Accord commercial       15 . 3.1952    ! 31.12.1977
ÏÏNITED   Cameroon         Agreement on commercial
KINGDOM                    and economic cooperation
                           with protocol and ex­
                           change of letters       29 . 7*1963    i 31.12.1977
          Spam             Trade and payments
                           Agreement               23 . 6.19^+8
                           extended by exchanges of               S 31.12.1977
                           notes ending with
                           that of             19 ./25.6.1952