CELEX: 51977PC0252
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-10
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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                                                    COM(77 ) 252 final .
                                                    Brus sels , 10 June 1977
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                             Proposal for a           .: . .
                            COUNCIL DECISION        X /\               >
                                                                     re­
     authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal of certain trade
      agreements concluded, "between the Member States and third
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                               countries
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(77 ) 252 final .
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.      In implementation of Article 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 third batch for 1977 and expire or are
due to be terminated between 1 August and 31 October 1977 .
        The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was
executed by written procedure . The outcome was the recognition on 16 May 1977
that the United Kingdom will denounce her agreement of 27.09.1963 with
Cameroun and that the clnditions under which the other 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 ) 0J n° L 326 of 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           on the progressive
  standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations between Member
  States and third countries and on the negotiations of Community Agreements ( 1 ) an (j
  in particular Article 3 thereof ,
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
  Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the transitional period has already
  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
  1969 ( 4 ), 15 September 1969 ( 5 ), 17 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 ), 22 October 1973 ( 16 ), 2 October 1974 ( 17 ), 16 September 1975 ( 18 )
  and 20 September 1976 ( 19 );
                                                                            ■ «/ • •
  ( 1 ) O.J. No . L 326 , 29.12.1969 ,  P- 39 .
  (2)   O.J. No . L  A3 , 20.02.1969 ,  P. 15 .
  (3)   O.J. No . L 159 , 01.07.1969 ,  P. 20 .
  (4)   O.J. No . L 169 , 10.07.1969 ,  P.  2.
  (5)   O.J. No . L 238 , 23.09.1969 ,  p.  9.
  (6)   O.J. No . L 266 , 24.10.1969 ,  P. 32 .
  (7)   O.J. No . L 323 , 24.12.1969 ,  p. 10 .
  (8)   O.J. No . L   6,  09.01.1970 ,      1.
                                        P.
  (9)   O.J. No . L  36 , 14.02.1970 ,  P. 29 .
( 10 )  O.J. No . L 133 , 18.06.1970 ,  P. 14 .
( 11 )  O.J. No . L 157,  18.07.1970 ,  P. 29 .
( 12 )  O.J. No . L 225 , 12.10.1970 ,  P. 24 .
( 13 )  O.J. No . L 262 , 03.12.1970 ,  P. 18 .
( 14 )  O.J. No . L 248 , 09.11.1971 ,  p.  7.
( 15 )  O.J. No . L 250 , 06.11.1972 ,  p.  1.
( 16 )  O.J. No . L 301 , 30.10.1973 ,  P. 30 .
( 17 )  O.J. No . L 276 , 11.10.1974 ,  P. 37 .
( 18 )  O.J. No . L 247 , 23.09.1975 ,  P. 29 .
( 19 )  O.J. No . L 270,  02.10.1976 ,  P- 26 .
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 Whereas the Member States concerned have , with a view to avoiding interruption
 in their commercial relations with the third countries concerned based on agree­
 ment , requested authorization to prolong or renew the abovementioned Agreements ;
 Whereas authorization has to be granted only to maintain commercial relations
 between the Member States and the third countries concerned on the basis of
 Agreements , pending their replacement by Community agreements to be negotiated ;
 whereas 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 instruments to be either prolonged or renewed
 would 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 prolongation or
 tacit renewal of these Agreements wpuld not constitute an obstacle either to
 the opening of Community negotiations with the third countries concerned or to
 the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to Community Agreements , nor
  would it , during the period under 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 declarations
  by the Member States confirm , that the provisions of the agreements to be
  prolonged or renewed would not , during the period under consideration , constitute
  an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial 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 :
                                                                       • •/ ••
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                               Article 1
The trade agreements between Member States and third countries listed in the
Annex hereto may be prolonged or tacitly renewed until the dates specified
in each case in the Annex .
                               Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at Brussels .                            For the Counci 1 ,
                                               The President .
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                                                                     25.11.1957             31.12.1978
                         Äthiopien      j Wirtschaft- und            21 . 4.196 ^           31.12.1978
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                         Australien           Liste der Ein'fuhrkontingente                 31.12.197B
                         Braeilien            Handelsabkommen         1 . 7.1955            31.12.197s
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                Guinea          Wirtschaftsabkommen     19 . 4.1962    I 31.12 . 1978
                Irak            Handelsabkommen          7.10.1951     i 13 . l . 1979'
                Japan           Handelsabkommen          1 . 7.1960    | 31.12.    1978
                Kamerun         Handelsabkommen          8 . 3.1962    j 31.12 . 1978
                Kenia           Wirtschafte - und
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                Kongo           Wirtschaftsabkommen     30.10.1962        31.12 , 1978
                Madagaskar      Wirtschaftsabkommen      6 . 6.1962       31.12 , 1978
                Marokko         Handelsabkommen und
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                                                        20 . 1.1964
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                Niger        J Wirtschaftsabkommen      14 . 6.1961     J 31.12 . 1978
                Nigeria      !  Handelsabkommen         25 . 3.1963     | 31.12 . 1978
                Norwegen        H?ndel6e.bkoramen '     20.12.1950      ; 31 . 5 . 1979
                Österreich      Hondelsebkommen         13 . 5.1954
                                Briefwechsel und                          31.12.1978
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                Obervolta       Wirtschaftsabkommen      8 . 6.1961       31.12.1978
                Pakistan        Handolsebkommen und                     i
                                Protokoll                9 . 3.1957       31.12.1978
                Paraguay        Handelsabkommen         25 ». 7*1955
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                Schweiz         Handelsabkommen und      2.12.1954        31.12.1978
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                Sambia          Wirtschaftsabkommen     10.12.1966        31.12.197s
                Sierra Leone    Wirtschaftsabkommen     13 « 9.1963       31.12.1978
                Somalia         Handelsabkommen         19 * 1.1962     i 31.12.1973
                Sri Lanka       Handelsabkommen          1 « 4.1955     I 31.12.1978
                SUda frika      Liste der Einfuhrkontingente            ! 31 . 8.1978
                Tansania        Handels - und Wirtschafts­              |
                                abkommen                 6.' 9.1962     | 31.12.197^
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                Argentine         Accord commercial et
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                Autriche          Accord commercial et'
                                  protocole               26 . 7 .. 1963       31.12.1978
                Espagne           Accord commercirl       27.11 .. 1963        31 »! 0.1978
                                  Accord commercial et       >u 6 ,►1959
                Iran
                                                          23 . 2 ,, 1969
                                                                               31.12.1978
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                Israël            Accord couracicitl       10 . 7 . 1953
                                   Protocole •             16 . 1 . 1967       31.12.1978
                                  Echange' de lettrés      2^.12 ;. 1968
                Japon             Accord commercial et
                                  protocole                14 .     . 1963     10 . 1.1979
                                   Protocole               26 .     . 1966
                Mexique            Accord commercial       11 . 7.1950         28.11.1978
                Norvège            Accord commercial         3 » 7 . 1951 }
                                   Protocole                 2 . *♦, , 1960 5  31 . 12 . 197g
                                   Echange, do lettres       6 . 2 . 196 ^ J
                Portugal           Arrangement commercial 25»3 . 1961           31.12.1978
                Suède              Accord commercial         3 « 3 . 19^9       31.22.1978
                 Suiase            Accord commercial       21.11 . 1967         31.12.1978
                 Turquie           Accord comnercipl       Jl » S . 19^6 .      31.12.1978
                 Yougoslavie       Accord commercial       25 » 1 . 196 ^ }     31.12.α?7Α
                                   Protocole                 6 . 5 . 1970 }
                 Norway            Trade Agreement            2 . 7.1951        31.12.1978
                 Afganistan        Accordo commercialo     10«12»19o0           23.11.1578
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                 Argentine         Arcordo commerciale e
                                   Bcanbio di note          25.11.1957          31.12.1978
                 Canada            Modus Vivendi cooraer-
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                                                            23    ^« 19^8       31.12.1978
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ITALIA    Costa Ries      Modus vivendi com­       20 . 2.1953         12.11.1978
                          merciale e ecambio       23 . 6.1953
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          Guatemala       Modun vivendx com­
                          merciale                    6 . 6.1936       31.12.1978
          Irak            Accordo commerciale      30 . 9.1963         30.11.1978
          Mal ta          Accordo commerciale      28 . 7.1967          31.12.1978
          Marocco         Accordo commerciale      28 . 1.1961    ;
                          Protocollo               zk . 2.1963    ; 31.12.1978
          Messico         Accordo commerciale      15 . 9.19^9    ; l 31.12.1978
                        • Protocollo               28.10.1963     : i
                          Scambio di note          20.' 7.1963 :     i
          Pakistan        Accordo commerciale      10 . 1.1961       j 10. 1.1979
          Pcrr.guay
          Portogallo
                          Accordo commerciale
                           Accordo coramorciale
                                                      8 . 7.1959
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                           e scambio di note           k . 3.1961 ) I
                           Scambio di lettere         30.12.19613 ji 31.12.1978
          Repubblica ' Protocollo commerciale 29 . k.1959 j 31.12.1978
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           Siria           Accordo commerciale      10.11.1955           31.12.197g
           Tunisia         Accordo commerciale e 23.ll.196l . • 31.12.197s
                           protocollo addizionale ? • 8.1963 ,
NEDERLAND  Arabische Re- Hendelsovereenkomst        21 . 3.1953          31.12.197k
           Publiek Egypte
           Argentiniê      Handels - en
                           betalingsovereenkomst 25.11.1957              31.12.1978
           Turkije         Handelsakkoord              6 . 9.19^9      ; 31.12.197 8
UESL       Argentine       Accord comraer-cial et
                           de paiement               25.11.1957          31.12.1978
           Finlande        Accord commercial           8.11.1955         30 . 9-1978
           Pakistan        Accord commercial         15 . 3.1952       J 31.12.1978
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           Spain            Trode and peyments
                            Agreement .        .      23 6.19^8 5
                         I extended by exchanges of                       31.12.197S
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