CELEX: 31973D0327
Language: en
Date: 1973-10-22 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 22 October 1973 authorizing the tacit extension of certain trade agreements concluded between the Member States and third countries

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                                                           COUNCIL
                                                        COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 22 October 1973
                authorizing the tacit extension of certain trade agreements concluded between
                                              the Member States and third countries
                                                              (73/ 327/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                              Whereas the Member States concerned have requested
 COMMUNITIES,                                                            that, with a view to avoiding interruption in their
                                                                         commercial     relations   with  the  third   countries
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                       concerned based on agreement thus be authorized to
 thereof ;                                                               extend the abovementioned Agreements ;
 Having regard to the Council Decision (') of 16
                                                                         Whereas in this respect the aim is only to authorize
 December 1 969 on the progressive standardization of                    the continuation of conventional commercial relations
 agreements concerning commercial relations between                      between the Member States concerned and such third
 Member States and third countries and on the negotia­
                                                                         countries, pending their replacement by Community
 tion of Community agreements, and in particular
 Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                         Agreements to be negotiated, and that such an authori­
                                                                         zation should not, therefore, affect the obligation
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                     incumbent upon the Member States to avoid, and
 Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the transi­                   eventually, eliminate every incompatibility between
 tional period has already been authorized in the case                   such agreements and the provisions of Community
 of the Agreements listed in the Annex hereto by the                     law ;
 Council under its Decision of 28 January 1 969 (2), 26
June 1969 ( '), 30 June 1969 (^), 15 September 1 969 (5),                Whereas furthermore, the provisions of the instru­
 17 October 1 969 ( 6), 8 December 1 969 ( 7), 20                        ments to be either extended or renewed, should not,
 December 1 969 (s), 6 February 1970 (9), 8 June                         during the period of extension envisaged , constitute
 1970 ( 10), 13 July 1970 ("), 29 September 1970 ('*), 23                an obstacle to the implementation of the common
 November 1 970 ( 1 3 ), 25 October 1971 ( H ) and 18                    commercial policy ;
 October 1972 ( 15 );
                                                                         Whereas, the Member States concerned have declared
(') OJ No L 326 , 29 . 12 . 1969 , p. 39 .                               that the renewal of these instruments would not be of
I1) O ) No L 43, 20. 2. 1969, p. 15.                                     such a nature as to preclude the opening of Commu­
(3 ) O ) No L 159 , I. 7 . 1969 , p. 20 .
(■») 0 | No L. 169 , 10 . 7 . 1969 , p. 2 .                              nity negotiations with the third countries concerned ,
(s )" 0'| No L 238 , 23 . 9 . 1969, p. 9 .                               and the transfer of the commercial matters covered by
(") OJ No L 266, 24. 10 . 1969, p. 32.                                   these agreements into Community Agreements ;
(7) OJ No L 323 , 24. 12. 1969, p. 10.
( s) Oj No L 6 , 9 . |. 1970, p. I.
(") OJ No L 36, 14. 2. 1970, p. 29.                                      Whereas , at   the    conclusion of the   consultations
( 10) OJ No I. 133 , IS . 6 . 1970 , p. 14.                              provided for in Article 2 of the Council Decision of
(")    O') No L 157,  IS . 7 . 1970, p. 29 .                             16 December 1969, it was established, as the aforesaid
('-)   OJ  No L 225,  12 . 10 . 1970, p. 24.                             declarations by the Member States concerned, that the
( |; ) OJ  No L 262,  3 . 12. 1970, p. 18 .
( 14)  OJ  No L 248 , 9 . 11 . 1971 , p. 7.                              provision of the instruments to be extended would
( 15 ) OJ No 1. 250 , 6 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 .                              not, during the period of extension , constitute an
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obstacle to implementation of the common commer­              extended up to the dates specified in each case in the
cial policy ;                                                 said Annex .
Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements may
be either extended or tacitly renewed for a period                                  Art it e 2
which should not exceed one year, with the exception
of certain instruments which contain either a Commu­          This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
nity reservation clause, or a clause of yearly denouncia­
tion ,
                                                               Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1973 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                          For the Council
                         Article 1
                                                                                           The President
The trade agreements between Member States and
third countries listed in the Annex hereto may be                                       lb FREDERIKSEN
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                  BILAG — ANHANG — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE
                                                                                                                    Udløb efter
                                                                                                                    forlængelse
                                                                                                                    Ablauf nach
    Medlemsstat               Tredjeland                              Aftalens art og datering                     Verlängerung
    Mitgliedstaat               Drittland                         Art und Datum des Abkommens                         Extended
                                                                                                                         until
   Member state              Third country                          Type and date of agreement
    État membre                Pays tiers                            Nature et date de l'accord                   Échéance après
                                                                                                                   reconduction
   Stato membro                Paese terzo                           Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                                  Scadenza dopo
      Lid-Staat               Derde land                          Aard en datum van het akkoord                      il rinnovo
                                                                                                                   Vervaldatum
                                                                                                                   na verlenging
BENELUX             Grece                          Accord commercial                             9.    3.1960           31 . 1 . 1975
                    Japon                          Accord commercial                             8 . 10. 1960
                                                                                                                        31 . 12. 1974
                                                   Protocole additionnel                        30 .   4.1963
DANMARK             Argentina                      handels- og betalingsaftale                  25 . 11 . 1957          31 . 12. 1974
                    Elfenbenskysten                handelsaftale                                23 . 11 . 1966            9 . 1 . 1975
                    Irak                           handelsaftale                                13 .    1 . 1960        13 . 1.1975
                    Israel                         handelsaftale                                13 . 11 . 1952          13 . 11 . 1974
                    Kina ( folke­
                    republikken )                  handels- og betalingsaftale                    I. 12 . 1957          30. 11 . 1974
                    Østrig                         vareudvekslingsaftale                        29 . 11 . 1948          28 . 11 . 1974
                    Portugal                        vareudvekslingsaftale                         2 . 6 . 1950          31 . 12 . 1974
DEUTSCHLAND         Arabische Republik
                    Ägypten                         Abkommen iiber den Warenverkehr             18 . 2.1956             31 . 12. 1974
                     Argentinien                    Handels- und Zahlungsabkommen               25 . 11 . 1957          31 . 12. 1974
                     Äthiopien                      Wirtschafts- und Handelsabkommen            21 . 4.1964             31.12.1974
                     Australien                     Liste der Einfuhrkontingente                                        31 . 12. 1974
                    Brasilien                       Handelsabkommen                               1 . 7.1955            31 . 12. 1974
                     Ceylon                         Handelsabkommen                                1 . 4.1955           31 . 12 . 1974
                     Chile                          Protokoll iiber Handels - und Zahlungs­
                                                    verkehr                                       2 . 11 . 1956         31 . 12 . 1974
                     Dahome                         Wirtschaftsabkommen                          19 . 6.1961             31 . 12 1974
                     Elfenbeinküste                Wirtschaftsabkommen                           18 . 12 . 1961          31 . 12.1974
                    Finn land                       Notenwechsel                                   3 . 12 . 1969           2 . 12 . 1974
                     Gabun                          Wirtschaftsabkommen                          II . 7.1962             31 . 12. 1974
                     Guinea                         Wirtschaftsabkommen                          19 . 4. 1962            31 . 12. 1974
                     Irak                           Handelsabkommen                                7 . 10. 1951          13 . 1 . 1975
                     Japan                          Handelsabkommen                                1 . 7.1960            31 . 12 . 1974
                     Kamerun                        Handelsabkommen                                8 . 3.1962            31 . 12. 1974
                     Kenia                           Wirtschafts- und Handelsabkommen              4. 12 . 1964          31 . 12 . 1974
                     Kongo                           Wirtschaftsabkommen                         30. 10. 1962            31 . 12 . 1974
                     Madagaskar                      Wirtschaftsabkommen                           6.    6 . 1962        31 . 12 . 1974
                     Malta                           Handelsabkommen und Protokoll               29 .    2.1964          31 . 12 . 1974
                     Marokko                         Handelsabkommen und Briefwechsel            15 .    4.1961
                                                                                                                         31 . 12 . 1974
                                                     Protokoll                                   20.      1.1964
                     Neuseeland                      Handelsabkommen                             20 .    4 . 1959        31 . 12 . 1974
                     Niger                           Wirtschaftsabkommen                          14 .   6.1961          31 . 12 . 1974
                     Nigeria                         Handelsabkommen                             25 .    3.1963           31 . 12 . 1974
                     Norwegen                        Handelsabkommen                             20 . 12.11950           31 . 5.1975
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                                                                                                               Udløb efter
                                                                                                               forlængelse
                                                                                                              Ablauf nach
     Medlemsstat             Tredjeland                             Aftalens art og datering                  Verlängerung
     Mitgliedstaat            Drittland                        Art und Datum des Abkommens                       Extended
                                                                                                                    until
    Member state            Third country                        Type and date of agreement
     État membre              Pays tiers                          Nature et date de l'accord                 Échéance après
                                                                                                              reconduction
    Stato membro              Paese terzo                         Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                             Scadenza dopo
       Lid-Staat             Derde land                        Aard en datum van het akkoord                    il rinnovo
                                                                                                              Vervaldatum
                                                                                                              na verlenging
                   Osterreich                    Handelsabkommen                             13 . 5 . 1954
                                                                                                                  31 . 12. 1974
                                                 Briefwechsel und Protokoll                  21 .   1 . 1963
                   Obervolta                     Wirtschaftsabkommen                           8 . 6 . 1961       31 . 12. 1974
                   Pakistan                      Handelsabkommen und Protokoll                 9 . 3 . 1957       31 . 12. 1974
                   Paraguay                      Handelsabkommen                             25 . 7 . 1955        31 . 12. 1974
                   Schweiz                       Handelsabkommen und spätere Zusatz­
                                                 protokolle                                    2 . 12 . 1954      31 . 12. 1974
                   Sambia                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                         10. 12 . 1966        31 . 12 . 1974
                   Sierra Leone                  Wirtschaftsabkommen                          13 . 9 . 1963       31 . 12. 1974
                   Somalia                       Handelsabkommen                              19 . 1 . 1962       31 . 12. 1974
                   Südafrika                     Liste der Einfuhrkontingente                                     31 . 8.1974
                   Tansania                      Handels- und Wirtschaftsabkommen              6 . 9 . 1962       31 . 12 . 1974
                   Tschad                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                         31 . 5 . 1963        31 . 12. 1974
                   Tunesien                      Handelsabkommen und Zusatzprotokoll         29 . 1 . 1960
                                                                                                                  31 . 12 . 1974
                                                                                             22 . 12 . 1963
                   Uganda                        Handelsabkommen                              17. 3 . 1964         31 . 12 . 1974
                   Zentralafrikanische
                   Republik                      Wirtschaftsabkommen                         29 . 12 . 1962       31 . 12 . 1974
                   Zypern                        Handelsabkommen                             30. 10. 1961         31 . 12 . 1974
FRANCE             Argentine                     Accord commercial et de paiement            25 . 11 . 1957        31 . 12 . 1974
                   Autriche                      Accord commercial et protocole              26 . 7. 1963          31 . 12 . 1974
                   Espagne                       Accord commercial                           27. 11 . 1963        31 . 10. 1974
                   Iran                          Accord commercial et échange de lettres       4 . 6 . 1959
                                                                                                                  31 . 12 . 1974
                                                                                             28 .   2 . 1969
                   Islande                       Accord economique                             6 . 12 . 1951       31 . 12. 1974
                   Israel                        Accord commercial                           10. 7 . 1953
                                                 Protocole                                   16 . 1 . 1967        31 . 12 . 1974
                                                 Échange de lettres                          24. 12. 1968
                   Japon                         Accord commercial et protocole              14. 5 . 1963
                                                                                                                  10. 1.1975
                                                 Protocole                                   26. 7. 1966
                   Mexique                       Accord commercial                           11 . 7. 1950          28 . 11 . 1974
                   Norvege                       Accord commercial                             3 . 7. 1951
                                                 Protocole                                     2 . 4 . 1960       31 . 12 . 1974
                                                 Échange de lettres                            6. 2 . 1964
                   Portugal                      Arrangement commercial                      25 .   3.  1961      31 . 12 . 1974
                   Suede                         Accord commercial                             3.   3.  1949      31 . 12 . 1974
                   Suisse                        Accord commercial                           21 .  11 . 1967      31 . 12 . 1974
                   Turquie                       Accord commercial                           31 .   8.  1946      31 . 12 . 1974
                   Yougoslavie                   Accord commercial                           25 . 1 . 1964
                                                                                                                  31 . 12 . 1974
                                                 Protocole                                     6 . 5 . 1970
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                                                                                                                     Udløb efter
                                                                                                                     forlængelse
                                                                                                                    Ablauf nach
     Medlemsstat             Tredjeland                              Aftalens art og datering                       Verlängerung
     Mitgliedstaat             Drittland                         Art und Datum des Abkommens                           Extended
                                                                                                                          until
    Member state            Third country                          Type and date of agreement
     État membre              Pays tiers                            Nature et date de l'accord                     Échéance après
                                                                                                                    reconduction
    Stato membro               Paese terzo                         Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                                   Scadenza dopo
       Lid-Staat             Derde land                          Aard en datum van het akkoord                        il rinnovo
                                                                                                                    Vervaldatum
                                                                                                                    na verlenging
IRELAND
                   Norway                         trade agreement                                   2 . 7. 1951         31 . 12. 1974
                   Romania                        trade agreement                                  20. 7 . 1971         31 . 12. 1974
ITALIA
                   Afghanistan                    Accordo commerciale                              10. 12 . 1960        23 . 11 . 1974
                   Argentina                      Accordo commerciale e scambio
                                                  di note                                          25 . 11 . 1957       31 . 12 . 1974
                   Canada                         Modus vivendi commerciale                        28 . 4. 1948         31 . 12. 1974
                   Costa Rica                     Modus vivendi commerciale e                      20. 2 . 1953
                                                                                                                        12 . 11 . 1974
                                                  Scambio di note                                  23 . 6 . 1953
                   Giappone                       Agreed minutes                                   31 . 12 . 1969       30. 9.1974
                   Guatemala                       Modus vivendi commerciale                        6 . 6. 1936         31 . 12. 1974
                   Irak                           Accordo commerciale                              30. 9 . 1963         30. 11 . 1974
                   Malta                           Accordo commerciale                             28 . 7. 1967         31 . 12 . 1974
                   Marocco                         Accordo commerciale                             28 .   1 . 1961
                                                                                                                        31 . 12. 1974
                                                   Protocollo                                      24 . 2 . 1965
                   Messico                         Accordo commerciale                             15 . 9. 1949
                                                   Protocollo                                      28 . 10. 1963        31 . 12. 1974
                                                   Scambio di note                                 20. 7 . 1965
                   Pakistan                        Accordo commerciale                             10 . 1 . 1961         10. 1 . 1975
                   Paraguay                        Accordo commerciale                               8 . 7 . 1959       23 . 1.1975
                   Portogallo                      Accordo commerciale
                                                  e scambio di note                            .     4. 3 . 1961
                                                                                                                        31 . 12. 1974
                                                   Scambio di lettere                              30. 12 . 1961
                   Repubblica araba
                   d'Egitto                        Protocollo commerciale                          29 . 4 . 1959        31 . 12 . 1974
                   Siria                           Accordo commerciale                             10. 11 . 1955        31 . 12. 1974
                   Stati Uniti                     Scambio di note                                 19. 10 . 1966        30. 9.1974
                   Tunisia                         Accordo commerciale                             23 . 11 . 1961
                                                                                                                        31 . 12. 1974
                                                  e protocollo addizionale                           2 . 8 . 1963
NEDERLAND          Arabische Republiek
                   Egypte                          Handelsovereenkomst                             21 . 3 . 1953        31 . 12. 1974
                   Argentinie                      Handels- en betalingsovereenkomst               25 . 11 . 1957       31 . 12. 1974
                   Turkije                         Handelsakkoord                                    6 . 9 . 1949       31 . 12. 1974
UEBL               Argentine                       Accord commercial et de paiement                25. 11 . 1957        31 . 12 . 1974
                   Finlande                        Accord commercial                                 8 . 11 . 1955      30. 9.1974
                   Pakistan                        Accord commercial                               15 . 3 . 1962        31 . 12 . 1974
UNITED
KINGDOM            Albania                         exchange of notes on commercial
                                                   relations                                       10. 6. 1925          31 . 12. 1974
                   Cameroon                        agreement on commercial and economic
                                                   cooperation with protocol and exchange
                                                  of letters                                       29 . 7. 1963         31 . 12 . 1974
                   Spain                           trade and payments agreement                    23 . 6. 1948
                                                  extended by exchanges of notes ending                                 31 . 12 . 1974
                                                   with that of                                  19./25 . 6 . 1952