CELEX: 51977PC0392
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Date: 1977-07-28
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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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                               COM(77)392 final.
                                                               Brussels , 28 July 1977
                                    Proposal for a
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                                   COUNCIL DECISION
            authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade
          Agreements concluded between Member States and third countries
                  ( submitted to the Council lay the Commission)
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 ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                              ■        :
 1.              In implementation of Arti.cle 3 of the Council Decision of
 16 December 1969 ( 1 ) on 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 forth batch for 1977 and expire or are due to be
terminated between 1 November 1977 and 31 January 1978 .
                                                  M
                 The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was
executed by written procedure . The outcome was the recognition on 15 Juli 1977
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 agreemerits 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 cqpcluded 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 the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 C1 ) 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 tffe 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 1969 ( 5),°T7 October 1969 ( 6 ),
  8 December 1969 ( 7 ), 20 December 1969 ( 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 ), 28 April 1973 ( 16 ), 6 December *1973 ( 17 ), 9 December
  1974 ( 18 ), 7 October 1975 ( 19 ) and . '4 October 1976 ( 20 )
  (1)   0J No L  326 ,   29.12.1969 ,,  p.  39
  ( 2)  0J No L     43 , 20.02.1969 .,  p.  15
  (3)   0J No L  159 ,   01.07.1969 ,.  p.  20
  (4)   0J No L  169 ,   10.07.1969 ,.  p.   2
  (5)   0J No L  238 ,   23.09.1969 ,.  p,   9
  (6)   0J No L  266 ,   24.10.1969 ,,  p.  32
  ( 7)  0J No L  323 ,   24.12.1969 ,.  p.  10
  (8)   0J No L      6,  09.01.1970 ,   p.    ,
  (9)   0J No L     36 , 14.02.1970 ,.  p.  29
( 10 )  0J No L  133 ,   18.06.1970 ,.  p.  14
( 11 )  0J No L  157 ,   18.07.1970 ,   p.  29
( 12 )  0J No L  225 ,   12.10.1970,    p.  24
( 13 )  OJ No L  262 ,   03.12.1970 ,   p.  18
( 14 )  0J No L  248 ,   09.11.1971 ,   P.   7
( 15 )  0J No L  250 ,   06.11.1972 ,   p.   1
( 16 )  0J NlO L 124 .   10.05.1973 .   0 . 20
        and 0J No L 220 , 08.08.'      -73 , ρ
( 17 ) 0J Ne i    ■ 30 , 04.02 . 1 97^  Ρ-   1
( 18 ) 0J No     352 , 28 . 12.1 97--   o.  3/
( 19 ) 0 J No i 265 , 14.10.*-' ■:      o«  19
( 20 )  CJ No    283 ,                      Ci.
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  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 measure's necessary to complete the
  standardization of the import systems of the Member. States ;
  Whereas , at the conclusion of the consultations provides for in Article 2 of
  the Council Decision . of 16 December . 1969 , ""it;-. was established , as the aforesaid
  declarations by the Member - States conf i rm > ■ 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 :
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                                 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
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                                                                                              mit 1 1
  Et.it membre     Paya tiers          Nature et date de l' accord                            I>ht:.ince après»
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                                                                                              verlenging
BENELUX           Autriche            Accord   commercial               29 . - 6 . 1957            31 . 3 - 1079
                  l'.spafrno          Accord   comnercial                 2 . 6 . i960             14 . 4 . 19 / 9
                  Norve/je            Accord   commercial               20 . 5 . 1957              30 . Λ . 1979
                  Surde               Accord   commercial               27 . 4 . 1957              26 . 2 . 1979
                  Suisse              Accord   commercial               21 . 6 . 1957            111     Ί      Τ Λ7Λ
                                                                                                J  ji .  ^.     i / ir
                                      et échangé de notes                5 - 5- 1961
                  Tunisie             Accord commercial                   1 . a . 1958             31 . 3 . 1979
LA MARK           Island              Vareudvek6lin^8aftale              4 « 6 . 1948              31 . 12.1978
                  Hor<re              Varcudvokfil i n/rîoverenflkomot 30 .    3.   1946        \  η     \ ο η οτδ
                                                                                                /  JA «  A fc • A / J -
                                      o# tillægsprotokol hertil          2. 0.     1966
                  Schweia             Vareudveksl i n /jsaf taie        15 . 9 .   1951            31 . 12.1978
                  Sverige             Var cudveks 1 1 n /rsoverennkomst 11 . 3 .   194'J           31 .    1.197?
DRUTSOHIAND       Indonesien          Handel eabkommcn vom              22 . 4 . 1953              31 . '3 . n /9
                  Spanien             Handelsabkommen vom               70 . 6 . i960              30 . 4 . 1979
                  Südkorea            Kandel «abkommen vom               8 . 4 . 1965                5 . 4 . 1070
FJV.KCR           Afrique dit Sud(l ) Kchan/re de   lettres             16 . 4 . 1904             31 . 12 . 1978
                  Corée du Sud        >Y liante do lettres              12 . 3 . 1963              il .    3 . 19 /9
                  7nde ( 1 )            Accord commercial et                          \
                                      échange do lettres                19 . 10 . 1959             31 . 12 . 1178
                  Irak                Accord commercial                 25 .    9 . 1967           25 .    3 . l'J'9
                  Liban               Accord commercial                 25 . " 3 . 1955            10 .    A. 1979
IlîKl.AVa         Aufitria            Trade agreement concluded
                                      by exchange of notes               6 . 10 . 1950-            31 . 12 . 1978
                  Finland             Trade arreement                    1.     6 . 1951           31 . 12 . 1978
                  Iceland             Trade a/^reemont                   2 . 12 . 1950             31 . 12 . j-m
                  Sweden              Trade agreement                   25 .    6 . 1949          31 . 12 . 1978
 l ) Prorogation par échange de notes
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           El Salvador      Aocordo commerciale     30 . 3 .  1953
                                                              1955
                                                                   ). 31 .  3.   1979
                            protocollo addizionala' 21.12 .
           Indoneaia        Accordo commerciale     23 . 3 .  1951    31 -  3.   1979
           Iran             Scambio di note         29 . 1 . 1958
                            e                       23 . 3 . 1961
                                                                   ) 9.     2.   1979
           Israele          Accordo commerciale      5 - 3 . 1954
                            ecambio di letture       5 - 1 . 1956
                                                                   )
                                                                   ) 31 .   3 . 1979
                            processi verbali        21.10 . 1956
                                                                   )
                            e                       11 . 2 . 1964
          Tugo*lavr.a       Accordo commerciale      1 . 7 . 1967
                            protocol le e scambio                     31 . 12 . 1978
                            ài n^te successivo      30 . 4 . 1969
          Porve<ria         Accorda commerciale     20 . 5- 1953
                            prot<-f"Mlr«            31 . o. 1959      31 .  3.1979
                            scaj.ibio di note       10 .     1962                "f
          Reputhli'-.a                     *
          dominicana        Accrn !.-1 c nerciale   18 . 2 . 1954     11 .  3 . -1979
NEDERLAND Finland           Handelsakkoord           S. 12 .■ 195*   31 .   7L 1979