CELEX: 31977D0477
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-18 00:00:00
Title: 77/477/EEC: Council Decision of 18 July 1977 authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal of certain Trade Agreements concluded between the Member States and third countries

No L 197/ 26                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               4. 8 . 77
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                                                        COUNCIL
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                         of 18 July 1977
                authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal of certain Trade Agreements
                              concluded between the Member States and third countries
                                                           (77/477/EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         1972 (15), 22 October 1973 (16), 2 October 1974 ( 17), 16
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        September 1 975 ( 1S) and 20 September 1976 (19);
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the Member States concerned have, with a
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                   view to avoiding interruption in their commercial rela­
 thereof,                                                            tions with the third countries concerned based on
 Having regard to the Council Decision of 16                         agreement, requested authorization to prolong or
 December 1969 on the progressive standardization of                 renew the abovementioned Agreements ;
 agreements concerning commercial relations between
 Member States and third countries and on the negotia­               Whereas authorization has to be granted only to main­
                                                                     tain commercial relations between the Member States
 tions of Community Agreements (! ), and in particular               and the third countries concerned on the basis of
 Article 3 thereof,
                                                                    Agreements, pending their replacement by Commu­
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  nity Agreements to be negotiated ; whereas such
                                                                    authorization should not, therefore, adversely affect
Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the transi­                the obligation incumbent upon the Member States to
 tional period has already been authorized in the case               avoid, and, where appropriate, to eliminate any incom­
 of the Agreements listed in the Annex hereto by the                 patibility between such Agreements and the provi­
 Council under its Decisions of 28 January 1 969 (2), 26            sions of Community law ;
June 1 969 (3 ), 30 June 1969 (4), 15 September 1969 (5),
 1 7 October 1 969 (6), 8 December 1 969 (7), 20                    Whereas the provisions of the instruments to be
 December 1969 (8), 6 February 1970 (9), 8 June                     either prolonged or renewed would not, furthermore,
 1970 ( I0), 13 July 1970 (>»), 29 September 1970 ( 12), 23         during the period under consideration, constitute an
 November 1970 ( 13), 25 October 1971 ( H), 18 October              obstacle to the implementation of the common
                                                                     commercial policy ;
(') OJ No L 326, 29 . 12. 1969 , p. 39 .
(2) OJ No L 43, 20 . 2. 1969 , p. 15.                               Whereas the Member States concerned have declared
(3) OJ No L 159, 1 . 7. 1969 , p. 20 .
h) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969, p. 2.                                  that the prolongation or tacit renewal of these Agree­
(5) OJ No L 238 , 23 . 9 . 1969, p. 9 .                             ments would not constitute an obstacle either to the
(') OJ No L 266, 24. 10 . 1969, p . 32.                             opening of Community negotiations with the third
( 7) OJ No L 323, 24. 12 . 1969, p. 10 .                            countries concerned or to the transfer of the commer­
(») OJ No L 6, 9 . 1 . 1970 , p . 1 .
(9) OJ No L 36, 14. 2. 1970 , p . 29 .
(•<>) OJ No L 133 , 18 . 6 . 1970 , p . 14 .                        (< 5 ) O! No L 250 , 6 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 .
(») OJ No L 157, 18 . 7 . 1970 , p . 29 .                           (">)   OJ No L 301 , 30 . 10 . 1973, p. 30.
(> 2) OJ No L 225, 12 . 10 . 1970 , p. 24.                          (")    OJ No L 276,  11 . 10. 1974, p. 37.
( 13 ) OJ No L 262, 3 . 12. 1970, p . 18 .                          ( 18)  OJ No L 247,  23 . 9 . 1975, p. 29 .
(■< OJ No L 248 , 9 . 11 . 1971 , p . 7.                            ( 19)  OJ No L 270 , 2. 10 . 1976, p. 26.
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cial fabric thereof to Community Agreements, nor             HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
would it, during the period under consideration,
                                                                                    Article 1
hinder the adoption of the measures necessary to
complete the standardization of the import arrange­         The Trade Agreements between Member States and
ments applied by the various Member States ;                third countries listed in the Annex hereto may be
Whereas    at  the  conclusion   of  the   consultations     prolonged or tacitly renewed up to the dates specified
                                                            in each case in the Annex.
provided for in Article 2 of the Decision of 16
December 1969 it was established, as the aforesaid                                  Article 2
declarations by the Member States confirm, that the         This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
provisions of the Agreements to be prolonged or
renewed would not, during the period under considera­
tion, constitute an obstacle to the implementation of        Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
the common commercial policy ;                                                           For the Council
Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements                                           The President
concerned may be either prolonged or tacitly renewed
for a period not exceeding one year,                                                      A. HUMBLET
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                   BILAG — ANHANG — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE
                                                                                                                        Udløb efter
     Medlemsstat            Tredjeland                                  Aftalens art og datering                    forlængelse eller
                                                                                                                       videreførelse
                                                                                                                       Ablauf nach
     Mitgliedstaat           Drittland                             Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                      Verlängerung
    Member State           Third country                             Type and date of Agreement                       Prolonged or
                                                                                                                      renewed until
                                                                                                                     Échéance après
    État membre              Pays tiers                                Nature et date de l' accord                   prorogation ou
                                                                                                                       reconduction
                                                                                                                     Scadenza dopo
    Stato membro            Paese terzo                                Natura e data dell'accordo                      la proroga o
                                                                                                                         il rinnovo
                                                                                                                    Vervaldatum na
       Lid-Staat            Derde land                             Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                         verlenging
BENELUX             Grece                         Accord commercial                                   9 . 3 . 1960   31 . 1 . 1979
                    Japon                         Accord commercial                                 8. 10. 1960 )
                                                  Protocoles et agreed minutes                      13 . 4 . 1963 > 31 . 12. 1978
                                                  Échange de lettres                                30. 4 . 1963 )
DANMARK             Argentina                     Handels- og betalingsaftale                      25 . 11 . 1957   31 . 12. 1978
                    Elfenbenskysten               Handelsaftale                                    23 . 11 . 1966       9 . 1 . 1979
                    Irak                          Handelsaftale                                     13 . 1 . 1960    13 . 1 . 1979
                    Israel                        Handelsaftale                                      13.11.1952     13 . 11 . 1978
                    0strig                        Vareudvekslingsaftale                             29.11.1948      28 . 11 . 1978
                    Portugal                      Vareudvekslingsaftale                               2 . 6 . 1950  31 . 12. 1978
DEUTSCHLAND         Arabische Republik
                    Ägypten                       Abkommen über den Warenverkehr                    18 . 2 . 1956   31 . 12. 1978
                    Argentinien                   Handels- und Zahlungsabkommen                    25 . 11 . 1957   31 . 12 . 1978
                    Äthiopien                     Wirtschafts - und Handelsabkommen                 21 . 4 . 1964   31 . 12. 1978
                    Australien                    Liste der Einfuhrkontingente                                      31 . 12 . 1978
                    Brasilien                     Handelsabkommen                                      1 . 7 . 1955 31 . 12 . 1978
                    Chile                         Protokoll über Handels - und
                                                  Zahlungsverkehr                                   2. 11 . 1956    31 . 12. 1978
                    Dahome                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                               19 . 6 . 1961   31 . 12 . 1978
                    Elfenbeinküste                Wirtschaftsabkommen                              18 . 12. 1961    31 . 12. 1978
                    Finnland                      Notenwechsel                                      3 . 12. 1969       2 . 12 . 1978
                    Gabun                         Wirtschaftsabkommen                               11. 7 . 1962    31 . 12 . 1978
                    Guinea                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                               19 . 4 . 1962   31 . 12. 1978
                    Irak                          Handelsabkommen                                   7 . 10 . 1951    13 .     1 . 1979
                    Japan                         Handelsabkommen                                      1 . 7 . 1960 31 . 12 . 1978
                     Kamerun                      Handelsabkommen                                      8 . 3 . 1962 31 . 12. 1978
                    Kenia                         Wirtschafts - und Handelsabkommen                 4 . 12 . 1964   31 . 12 . 1978
                    Kongo                         Wirtschaftsabkommen                              30 . 10 . 1962   31 . 12. 1978
                    Madagaskar                    Wirtschaftsabkommen                                  6 . 6 . 1962 31 . 12. 1978
                    Marokko                       Handelsabkommen und Briefwechsel                   15. 4. 1961 )
                                                                                                                    31 . 12 . 1978
                                                  Protokoll                                         20. 1 . 1964 \
                     Neuseeland                   Handelsabkommen                                   20 . 4. 1959    31 . 12 . 1978
                     Niger                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                                14 . 6 . 1961  31 . 12 . 1978
                     Nigeria                      Handelsabkommen                                   25 . 3 . 1963    31 . 12. 1978
                     Norwegen                     Handelsabkommen                                  20 . 12 . 1950   31 .      5 . 1979
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                                                                                                                         Udlob efter
       Medlemsstat           Tredjeland                                  Aftalens art og datering                    forlængelse eller
                                                                                                                        videreførelse
                                                                                                                        Ablauf nach
       Mitgliedstaat          Drittland                             Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                       Verlängerung
      Member State          Third country                             Type and date of Agreement                       Prolonged or
                                                                                                                       renewed until
                                                                                                                      Échéance après
       État membre            Pays tiers                                Nature et date de l'accord                    prorogation ou
                                                                                                                        reconduction
                                                                                                                      Scadenza dopo
      Stato membro           Paese terzo                               Natura e data dell'accordo                       la proroga o
                                                                                                                          il rinnovo
                                                                                                                      Vervaldatum na
         Lid-Staat           Derde land                             Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                         verlenging
DEUTSCHLAND          Osterreich                    Handelsabkommen                                   13 . 5. 1954 )
                                                                                                                     31 . 12. 1978
(Fortsetzung)                                      Briefwechsel und Protokoll                       21 . I. 1963 \
                     Obervolta                     Wirtschaftsabkommen                                 8 . 6. 1961   31 . 12. 1978
                     Pakistan                      Handelsabkommen und Protokoll                      9 . 3 . 1957   31 . 12. 1978
                     Paraguay                      Handelsabkommen                                  25 . 7. 1955     31 . 12. 1978
                     Schweiz                       Handelsabkommen und spätere
                                                   Zusatzprotokolle                                 2. 12. 1954      31 . 12. 1978
                     Sambia                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                             10 . 12. 1966     31 . 12. 1978
                     Sierra Leone                  Wirtschaftsabkommen                               13 . 9 . 1963   31 . 12. 1978
                     Somalia                       Handelsabkommen                                   19 . 1 . 1962   31 . 12. 1978
                     Sri Lanka                     Handelsabkommen                                     1. 4. 1955    31 . 12. 1978
                     Sädafrika                     Liste der Einfuhrkontingente                                      31 .     8 . 1978
                     Tansania                      Handels- und Wirtschaftsabkommen                   6 . 9 . 1962   31 . 12. 1978
                     Tschad                        Wirtschaftsabkommen                              31 . 5 . 1963    31 . 12. 1978
                     Tunesien                      Handelsabkommen und                              29 . 1 . 1960 )
                                                                                                                     31 . 12. 1978
                                                   Zusatzprotokoll                                 22. 12. 1963 \
                     Uganda                        Handelsabkommen                                   17. 3 . 1964    31 . 12. 1978
                     Zentralafrikanische
                     Republik                      Wirtschaftsabkommen                             29. 12." 1962     31 . 12. 1978
                     Zypern                        Handelsabkommen                                 30 . 10 . 1961    31 . 12. 1978
FRANCE               Argentine                     Accord commercial et de paiement                25 . 11 . 1957    31 . 12. 1978
                     Autriche                      Accord commercial et protocole                   26. 7. 1963      31 . 12. 1978
                     Espagne                       Accord-commercial                               27 . 11 . 1963    31 . 10 . 1978
                     Iran                          Accord commercial et                               4. 6. 1959 )
                                                                                                                     31 . 12. 1978
                                                   échange de lettres                               28. 2. 1969 \
                     Islande                       Accord économique                                6 . 12. 1951     31 . 12. 1978
                     Israel                        Accord commercial                                 10 . 7 . 1953 )
                                                   Protocole                                         16 . 1 . 1967 > 31 . 12. 1978
                                                   Échange de lettres                              24. 12. 1968 )
                     Japon                         Accord commercial et protocole                    14. 5 . 1963
                                                                                                                      10 . 1 . 1979
                                                   Protocole                                        26 . 7 . 1966
                     Mexique                       Accord commercial                                 11 . 7. 1950    28 . 11 . 1978,
                     Norvege                       Accord commercial                                  3.   7. 1951
                                                                                                                     31 . 12. 1978
                                                   Protocole                                          2.   4. 1960
                                                   Échange de lettres                                 6.   2. 1964
                     Portugal                      Arrangement commercial                           25.    3. 1961   31 . 12. 1978
                     Suede                         Accord commercial                                  3 . 3 . 1949   31 . 12. 1978
                     Suisse                        Accord commercial                               21 . 11 . 1967    31 . 12. 1978
                     Turquie                       Accord commercial                                31 . 8 . 1946    31 . 12. 1978
                     Yougoslavie                   Accord commercial                                25. 1 . 1964 >
                                                                                                                     31 . 12. 1978
                                                   Protocole                                          6. 5. 1970 )
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                                                                                                                       Udløb efter
     Medlemsstat          Tredjeland                                  Aftalens art og datering                     forlængelse eller
                                                                                                                      videreførelse
                                                                                                                      Ablauf nach
     Mitgliedstaat          Drittland                            Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                     Verlängerung
    Member State         Third country                              Type and date of Agreement                       Prolonged or
                                                                                                                     renewed until
                                                                                                                    Échéance après
     État membre           Pays tiers                                Nature et date de l'accord                     prorogation ou
                                                                                                                      reconduction
                                                                                                                    Scadenza dopo
    Stato membro          Paese terzo                                Natura e data dell'accordo                       la proroga o
                                                                                                                        il rinnovo
                                                                                                                   Vervaldatum na
       Lid-Staat          Derde land                   „          Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                       verlenging
IRELAND            Norway                        Trade Agreement                                     2. 7 . 1951   31 . 12. 1978
ITALIA             Afganistan                    Accordo commerciale                              10 . 12. 1960    23 . 11 . 1978
                   Argentina                     Accordo commerciale e scambio di
                                                 note                                             25 . 11 . 1957   31 . 12. 1978
                   Canada                        Modus vivendi commerciale                         28 . 4 . 1948   31 . 12. 1978
                   Costa Rica                    Modus vivendi commerciale e scambio               20. 2. 1953 )
                                                                                                                   12. 11 . 1978
                                                 di note                                           23. 6. 1953 )
                   Giappone                      Agreed minutes                                   31 . 12. 1969     30 . 9 . 1978
                   Guatemala                     Modus vivendi commerciale                           6. 6 . 1936   31 . 12. 1978
                   Irak                          Accordo commerciale                               30 . 9 . 1963   30 . 11 . 1978
                   Malta                         Accordo commerciale                               28 . 7 . 1967   31 . 12. 1978
                   Marocco                       Accordo commerciale                               28 . 1 . 1961 )
                                                                                                                   31 . 12 . 1978
                                                 Protocollo                                        24. 2. 1963 \
                   Messico                       Accordo commerciale                               15. 9. 1949 )
                                                 Protocollo                                       28 . 10 . 1963 > 31 . 12. 1978
                                                 Scambio di note                                   20 . 7. 1963 )
                   Pakistan                      Accordo commerciale                               10 . 1 . 1961    10 . 1 . 1979
                   Paraguay                      Accordo commerciale                                 8. 7. 1959     23 . 1 . 1979
                   Portogallo                    Accordo commerciale e scambio di
                                                 note                                                4. 3 . 1961 )
                                                                                                                   31 . 12. 1978
                                                 Scambio di lettere                               30. 12. 1961 j
                   Repubblica araba
                   d'Egitto                      Protocollo commerciale                            29 . 4. 1959    31 . 12. 1978
                   Siria                         Accordo commerciale                              10 . 11 . 1955   31 . 12. 1978
                   Tunisia                       Accordo commerciale e protocollo                 23 . 11 . 1961 )
                                                                                                                   31 . 12. 1978
                                                 addizionale                                         2. 8 . 1953 )
NEDERLAND          Arabische Republiek
                   Egypte                        Handelsovereenkomst                               21 . 3 . 1953   31 . 12. 1978
                   Argentinië                    Handels- en betalingsovereenkomst                25 . 11 . 1957   31 . 12 . 1978
                   Turkije                       Handelsakkoord                                      6 . 9 . 1949  31 . 12 . 1978
UEBL               Argentine                     Accord commercial et de paiement                 25 . 11 . 1957   31 . 12 . 1978
                   Finlande                      Accord commercial                                 8 . 11 . 1955    30 . 9 . 1978
                   Pakistan                      Accord commercial                                 15 . 3 . 1952   31 . 12 . 1978
UNITED
KINGDOM            Spain                         Trade and Payments Agreement                      23 . 6 . 1948 )
                                                 extended by exchange of notes ending                              31 . 12. 1978
                                                 with that of                                   19/25. 6. 1952 )