CELEX: 51991PC0033
Language: en
Date: 1991-02-13
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
                                                     C0M(91)   33 final
                                                     Brussels, 13 February 1991
                                       Proposal for a
                                     COUNCIL PECISIQN
      a u t h o r i z i n g e x t e n s i o n or t a c i t renewal of   certain
       trade       agreements          concluded between Member         States
                                  and t h i r d   countries
                            (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Pursuant to Article 3 of the Counoil Deoision 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 taoitly renew the trade agreements annexed to the
attaohed proposal for a Council deoision.
The agreements in question constitute the 4th batch for 1990 and
expire or are due to be terminated between 1.11.1990 and
31.1.1991.
The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of the Decision was
executed by written procedure. The outcome was the recognition on
20.10.1990 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 list still Includes certain agreements with EFTA countries
which, in aooordanoe with the understanding reached within the
Working Party on EFTA, should be revised by the Member States
concerned.
The Member State concerned has informed the Commission that the
review of these agreements will soon be completed, but that there
is not enough time remaining before expiry to finalize the
updating. The Commission therefore considers that a futher
extension of these agreements is required.
The Commission would also point out that the proposals
authorizing the Member States to renew or extend certain
agreements in this batoh 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.
 ---pagebreak---                                  COUNCIL   DECISION
                                  Of
            authorizing    extension   or tacit   renewal  of  certain
             trade  agreements    concluded  between   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 Council Decision 69/494/EEC of 16 December 1969 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,
(1) OJ No L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39.
                                                                           - 1 -
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of the transitional period was
 last authorized in the case of the Agreements and Protocols listed in the Annex
by Decision    /  /EEC
Whereas the Member States concerned have, with a view to avoiding any disruption
of their commericial relations with third countries concerned based on Agreement,
requested authorizatioin to extend or renew the abovementioned Agreements;
Whereas, however, most of the areas covered by these national Agreements are
henceforth the subject of Community Agreements; whereas in this' situation, there
should be authorization for the maintenance of national Agreements only for those
areas not covered by Community Agreements; whereas, in addition, such
authorization should not, therefore, adversely affect the obligation incumbent
upon the Member States to avoid and, where appropriate, to eliminate any
incompatibility between such Agreements and the provisions of Community law;
whereas the provisions of the Agreements to be either prolonged or renewed should
not furthermore, 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 neither constitute an obstacle to the opening
of Community negotiations with the third countries concerned and the transfer of
the commerical substance of those Agreements to Community Agreements nor, during
the period under consideration, hinder the adoption of the measures necessary to
complete the standardization of the import arrangements of the Member States;
(1) OJ No L     ,            p.
                                                                            - 2 -
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in Article 2 of
Decision 69/494/EEC it was established, as the aforesaid declarations by the
Member States concerned confirm, that the provisions of the Agreements to be
extended or renewed would not, during the period under consideration, constitute
an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy;
Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements concerned may be either extended
or tacitly renewed for a limited period,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                     Article 1
The Trade Agreements and Protocols between Member States and third countries, as
listed in the Annex hereto, may be extended or tacitly renewed up to the dates
indicated for each of them for those areas not covered by Agreements between the
Community and the third countries concerned and insofar as their provisions are
not contrary to existing common policies.
                                                                           - 3 -
 ---pagebreak---                                     Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                    For the Council
                                                     The President
                                               (s.)
                                                                    - 4
 ---pagebreak--- 26. 1. 90                              Journal officiel des Communautés européennes                                          N° L 21/69
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                                                                                                                       Échéance après
     État membre           Pays tiers                              Nature et date de l'accord                           prorogation ou
                                                                                                                     tacite reconduction
                                                                                                                      Scadenza dopo la
    Stato membre          Paese terzo                              Natura e data dell'accordo                            proroga o il
                                                                                                                        tacito rinnovo
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       Lid-Staat          Derde land                            Aard en datum van het akkoord                       dan niet stilzwijgende
                                                                                                                           verlenging
                                                                                                                        Prorrogado ou
    Estado-membro        Pais terceiro                             Natureza e data do acordo                              tacitamente
                                                                                                                         renovado até
BENELUX            Tunisie/                    Accord commercial/
                   Tunesië                     Handelsakkoord                                           1. 8. 1958      31.      3.1992
DANMARK            Schweiz                     Vareudvekslingsaftale                                  15.  9. 1951      31. 1 2 . 1 9 9 1
DEUTSCHLAND        Indonésien                  Handelsabkommen vom                                    22.  4. 1953      31. 3.1992
                   Sùdkorea                    Handelsabkommen vom                                     8.  4. 1965        7.     4.1992
EAAAAA             Alyuntoç                    Eujiopucfi  ouutfxovux                                   1. .   1979       l. 1.1992
                   MctpôKO                     Ennopitaf)  cn>n(pu)via                                  1. 1.  1961       I. M.1991
                   Toupiclo                    Eu,nopitcf| ou(i(po>v(a                                 7. 1.   1953      7. 11.1991
                   Ivôict                      EnnopiKfi   auu<pû>via                                 31.   .  1973    31. 1.1992
                   Iopof|X                     Eu,nopiicfi auutpcovia                                 30.   .  1969    30. 1.1992
                   riaKioxàv                   EuTiopucn,  ouu.(pu>via                                17.   .  1963     17.       1.1992
ESPANA             Camerûn                     Acuerdo comcrcial                   t                   4.  2. 1964       4.      2.1992
                   Chile                       Convenio comcrcial y de
                                               cooperaciôn econômica                                   9.  3. 1977       2.      3.1992
                   Gabon                       Acuerdo de cooperaciôn econômica
                                               y comcrcial                                             6. 2. 1976        6.      2.1992
                   Jordania                    Acuerdo comercial                                      16. 12. 1980      16. 12.1991
                   Tûnez                       Acuerdo comercial                                      20. 4. 1961      20. 4.1992
 ---pagebreak--- N« L 21/70                                   Journal officiel des Communautés européennes                      26. 1. 90
FRANCE                    Afrique du Sud (')         Échanges de lettres                  18. 4. 1964   31. 1 2 . 1 9 9 1
                          Corée du Sud               Échange de lettres                   12. 3. 1963   31. 3. 1 9 9 2
                          Inde (')                   Accord commercial
                                                     et échange de lettres                19. 10. 1959  31.12. 1 9 9 1
                          Liban                      Accord commercial                    25. 3. 1955   io. 4. 1 9 9 2
ITALIA                    Corea del Sud              Accordo commerciale                    9.  3. 1965   8. 3.1992
                          El Salvador                Accordo commerciale                  30.   3. 1953
                                                                                                        31.   3.1992
                                                     ProtocoUo addizionale                21.  12. 1955
                          Indonesia                  Accordo commerciale                  23.   3. 1951 31.   3.1992
                          Iran                       Scambio d, note                      23   y     ^    9.  2.1992
                          Israele                    Accordo commerciale                    5. 3. 1954
                                                     Scambio di lettere                     5. 1. 1956
                                                                                                        31.   3.1992
                                                     Processi verbali
                                                                                          11. 2. 1964
                          Jugoslavia
                                                     Accordo commerciale                    1. 7. 1967
                                                                                                        31. 12. 1 9 9 1
                                                     ProtocoUo e scambio
                                                     di note successivo                   30. 4. 1969
                          Repubblica
                                                     Accordo commerciale                  18. 2. 1954   H.   3. 1 9 9 2
                          dominicana
PORTUGAL                  Cabo Verde                 Acordo   comercial                   20.   4. 1980 20.  4.    1992
                          Egipto                     Acordo   comercial                   20.   3. 1983 20.  3.     1992
                          Mocambique                 Acordo   comercial                   25.   5. 1981 25.  5.     1992
                          Sio Tome e Principe        Acordo   comercial                    17.  7. 1978  17.  7.    1992
                          Tanzania                   Acordo   comercial                   30.   7. 1975 30.  7.     1992
(') Prorogation par échange de notes.
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