CELEX: 51973PC0727
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Date: 1973-05-15
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorising the tacit extension or continued operation of certain Treaties of Friendship; Trade and Navigation Treaties and similar Agreements concluded by Member States with third countries

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                                            Brussels , 15 May 1973
                 PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
        authorising the tacit extension or continued operation
        of certain Treaties of Friendship ; Trade and Navigation
        Treaties and similar Agreements concluded "by Member
        States with third countries
 ---pagebreak---                                   PROPOSAL FOR
                            A COUNCIL DECISION
                  authorising the tacit extension or continued
             operation of certain Treaties of Friendship ; Trade
           and Navigation Treaties and similar Agreements concluded
                 by the Member States with third countries
THE COUNCIL OP THE) EUH0P31N C0I3RJNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treat;* establishing the European Economic Community
and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the Council Decision of 16 December 19&9 ( l ) oa "the
progressive standardisation of agreements concerning commercial
relations between Member States and third countries and on the
negotiation of Community Agreements ;
Having regard to the proposal from the .Commission ;
( l ) OJ No L 326 , 29 December 196?, p . 39
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Whereas the Council Decisions of 13 October 19?0 ( l ), 1 February 1971 ( 2 )
and 18 October 1972 ( 3 ) authorised the tacit extension or continued
operation of the Treaties of Friendship , Trade and Navigation Treaties and
similar Agreements concluded by the Member States of the Community
as originally constituted;'
Whereas , upon their accession , the Kingdom of Denmark , Ireland and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland requested authorisation
for the tacit extension or continued operation of provisions governing
matters covered by the common commercial policy within the meaning of
Article 113 of the Treaty and contained in the Treaties of Friendship ,
Trade and Navigation Treaties and similar agreements listed in the Annex ,
to avoid interrupting their trade relations based on agreements with the
relevant third countries ;
Whereas the authorisation to extend those provisions would go beyond the
transitional period , without prejudice to other obligations devolving upon
the Member States concerned under Community law ; and whereas such authorisation
does not affect the other provisions of the relevant agreements ;
Whereas the Member States concerned have stated that the tacit extension or
continued operation of these agreements would in no way debar the opening
of Community commercial negotiations with the relevant third countries , and
whereas they are willing to transpose the commercial questions covered by
current bilateral agreements into such Community agreements as it is proposed
to negotiate ;
Whereas , following the consultation provided for in Article 2 of the Council
Directive of 16 December 19&9t it was found , and confirmed by the abovementioned
statements from the Member States concerned , that the relevant bilateral
agreements vdll not , dung the proposed period of extension , hinder the
implementation of the common commercial policy ;
( 1 ) OJ No . L 231 , 20 October 1970 , p. 7
( 2 ) OJ No L 31 t 8 February 1971 1 P * 18
( 3 ) OJ No L 250 , 6 November 1972 , p . 5
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 Uhereas , moreover , the Member States concerned have stated that they would
 be willing to amend and , if necessary , repudiate these Agreements should it
be found , during the proposed period of extension , that the provisions thereof ,
 relating to matters covered by Article 113 of the Treaty , hinder the implemen­
tation of the common commercial policy ;
Whereas the Agreements involved contain repudiation clauses requiring a period
of notioe of between three and twelve months :
Whereas there is thus no reason for not authorising the tacit extension or
continued operation , until 31 December 1974 > of "the provisions in question ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS D3CISI0IT :
                                  ■ Article 1
        The provisions governing matters covered by the common commercial
policy within the meaning of Article 113 of the Treaty and contained in
the Treaties of Friendship , Trade and Navigation Treaties and similar Agreements
listed in the Annex hereto may be extended taci% or ccatinucd in operation
until 31 December 1974 •                                             1
                                    Article 2
        This decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark , Ireland and the
United Kingdom of Geat Britain and Northern Ireland ,
Done at                , 19                        For the Council
                                                    The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                Annex
Third country      Type of act                               Date of t'he
                                                                   act
Arab Republic      Temporary oommercial agreement             ?. 5® 1930
of Egypt
Austria            Treaty of Commerce                         6 . 4.1928
Bolivia            Treaty of Commerce                         9.11 . 1921
Brazil             Temporary agreement of most favoured      30 . 7.1936
                   nation treatment
Bulgaria           Arrangement regarding the reciprocal
                   application of most favoured nation
                   treatment ( exchange of letters )         27.7/5.8,192
Burma              Exchange of notes concerning the most     29.4.1948 :V~'
                   favoured nation treatment                 17 . 4.1950
Chile              Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          4 . 2.I8Ç ?
China              Provisional Treaty of Friendship and
                   Commerce                                  12 . 12 . 192 p.
                   Eschange of notes concerning this Treaty  13 . 3.1929
Colombia           Treaty of Commerce and Navigation         21 . 6.1929
Costa Rica         Treaty of Commerce and Navigation         26 . 9.1955
Czechoslova.kia    Exchange of notes concerning commerce
                   and navigation                            18 . 4.1925
                   Exchange of notes concerning the goods
                   treatment                                 26 . 8.1929
Dominican Republic Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                   Navigation                                26 . 7.I852
El Salvador        Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          9 . 7,1953
Finland .          Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          3 . 8 . 19 ?. 3
Greece             Convention of Commerce and Navigation     22 .- 8.1923
Guatemala          Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          4 . 3.1948
Haïti              Treaty of Commerce                        21 . 10 . 1937
Hungary            Convention of Commerce and Navigation     14 . 3.I88?
Iran               Treaty of Friendship , Establishment and
                   Commerce  ~                               20 . 2.1934
Israel             Provisional Agreement (Modus Vivendi ) of
<                  most favoured nation treatment in matters
                   of navigation and in any matter regarding
                   customs duties , etc ... .                14.11.195?
Japan              Treaty of Commerce and Navigation         12 . 2.I9I2
Liberia            Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                   Navigation                                21 . 5.J8£0–
 ---pagebreak---                                    -    2  -
■lember State Third country    Type of act                                Date of the
                                                                              • act " ' *Te
              Norway           Treaty of Commerce and Navigation           2.11.1826
                                                                                        II
              Paraguay         Agreement on trade and navigation            3 . 5.196?
              Peru             Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          10 . 6.1957
              Poland           Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          22 . 3.1924
              Portugal         Declaration of Commerce and Navigation     18 . 6.1935
                               Additional declaration                     29 . 4.1966
              Romania          Exchange of notes concerning commerce
                               and navigation                             28 . 8.1930
              Soviet Union     Treaty of Commerce and navigation          17 . 8.1946
              Spain            Convention of commerce and navigation        2 . 1.1928   U
                                                                                          \'
              Sweden           Treaty of Commerce and Navigation            2.11.1826
              Switzerland      Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and Esta­
                               blishment                                  10 . 2 . 1875
              Thailand         Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                               Navigation                            '■     5.11.1937
                               Exchange of notes                            9 . 3.1972
              Turkey           Treaty of Establishment , Commerce and
                               Navigation                                 31 . 5.1930
              United States    Treaty of Commerce and Navigation            I.IO.I95I
              Uruguay          Treaty of Commerce and Navigation            4 . 3.1953
              Yugoslavia       Declaration of Commerce                    I7/30.3.I9C9
              Zaïre            Trade Convention                           23 . 2.1885
              Arab Republic of Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial 25/28.7 . I93C
              Egypt            Relations
                               Exchange of notes prolonging the provisional
                               commercial agreement of 25/28.7.1930       27 . 2.I95I
              Brazil           Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial
                               Relations              *                   l6.IO.I93I
              Costa Rica       Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial    2 . 8.1933
                               Relations                                    2 . 4.1934
              Greece           Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial
                               Relations                                  15 » 5*1930
              Guatemala        Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial 8.2 and
                               Relations                                  Ï0.4»I93Qw«4*
 ---pagebreak---                                  -   3    -
Member State Third country  Type of act                                Date of the
                                                                             act
             Portugal       Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          29*10.192?
             Romani a       Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial  1/27 . 10 . 1? "40
                            Relations
             South Africa   Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial
                            Relations                                  31 . 7«I93 "?
             United States  Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                            Navigation                                 21 . 10 . 1950
             Vietnam        Exchange of notes in regard to Commercial
                            Relations                                   1.12.196/1
             Afghanistan    Treaty of Friendship and Commerce          22.11.1921
                            Trade convention                            5 . 6 . 192 ^
                            Exchange cf notes                           6 . 5»I93"
             Argentine      Treaty of Amity Commerce
                            and Navigation                              2 . 2.1825
             Bolivia        Treaty of Commerce                          1 . 8.I9H
             Burma          Treaty regarding the Recognition of
                            Burmese Independence and related matters ,
                            with Exchange cf Notes                     17 . 10 . 1947
                            Exchange of notes regulating commercial
                            relations , pending the conclusion of a
                            new Treaty of Commerce and Navigation      24.12.1949
             Colombia       Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                            Navigation                                 16 . 2,1866
                            Protocol applying the Treaty to certain
                            parts of the Dominions                     20 . 8.I9I2
                            Exchange of Notes                          30.12.1938
             Costa Rica     Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                            Navigation                                 27.ll.Io49
                            Protocol respecting the application of
                            the Treaty to certain parts of the
                            Dominions ■                                18 . 8.I9I3
             Czechoslovakia Treaty of Commerce, with Declaration       14 . 7»I923
             Finland        Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          14 . 12.1923
             Greece         Treaty of Commerce and Navigation and
                            Declaration .                              16 . 7 . 1926
                            Exchange of notes amending the Treaty
                            of 16.7.1926                               21 . 2.I95I
             Hungary        Treaty of Commerce and Navigation          23 . 7-192'j
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Member State Third, country  Type of act                                Date of the
                                                                               act
UNITED       Iran            Treaty of Peace and Commerce                 4 . 3.185?
KH'DDOII                     Commercial Convention                        9 . 2.I9C3
                             Agreement modifying the Commercial
                             Convention                                  21 . 3.1920
             Japan           Treaty of Commerce , Establishment and
                             Navigation , with Protocols and Exchanges
                             of notes                                    14.11.1962
                             Exchange of notes on voluntary Export.
                             Control                                     14.11.1962
             Liberia         Treaty of Friendship and Commerce           21 . 11 . I848
                             Agreement modifying the Treaty cf
                             21.11.1848                                  23 . 7.1908
             Morocco         General Treaty                               9.12.1856
                             Convent icn of Commerce and Navigation       9 . 12 . 1856 .
                             Exchange of Notes concerning the Conven­
                             tion of 9.12.1856                            1 . 3.1957
             Muscat and Oman Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                             Navigation with Exchange of letters         20.12 . 1951
             Népal           Treaty of Peace and Friendship              30.10.1950
             Nicaragua       Treaty of Frienship , Commerce and
                             Navigation                                  28 . 7.1905
             Norway          Convention of Commerce and Navigation       18 . 3.1826
                             Convention regarding the application
                             of the Convention of Commerce of 1826
                             to the Dominions                            16 . 5.1913
             Peru .          Treaty of Friendship , Commerce and
                             Navigation                                  10 . 4.1850
                             Agreement relating to Commerce and
                             Navigation (with Protocols and Exchanges
                             of notes )                                   6.10.1936
                             Exchange of notes regarding the continuance
                             in force of Articles 4 and- 5 °f "the
                             ccmmercicil  agreement of 6.10.1936         28 . 1 . 1950
             Poland          Treaty of Commeroe and Navigation           26.11.1923
             Portugal        Treaty of Commerce and Navigation           12 . 8.I9I4
             Romania         Treaty of Commerce and Navigation
                             with Protocols and Exchange of notes         6 . 8.1930
             Soviet Union    Temporary Commercial Agreement              16 . 2.1934
 ---pagebreak---                                    -  5
Member State Third country   Type of act                                 Date of th ^
                                                                               act
TJNITED      Spain           Treaty of Navigation and Commerce            9.I2.I7I3
                                                                          9 . 12 . 1713
IŒNGDOIÏ                     Treaty of Commerce                          14 . 12.1715
                                                                         I4.I2.ITI5
                             Treaty of Commerce                           5 - 10 . 1750
                                                                              10.1750
                             Treaty of Commerce and Navigation           3I«IO.I922
                                                                         31 . 10 . 1922
                             Convention revising certain provisions
                             of the 1922 Treaty arid Exchange of Notes    5 *. 4*1927
                                                                               4.1927
                             Exchange of Notes regarding interpretation
                             of Treaty of 1922                            6 . 2.1928
                             Exchange of Hates modifying the Convention
                             of 5.4.1927                                 31 . 5.1928
             Sweden          Treaty of Peace and Commerce                11 . 4.1654
                             Treaty of Commerce                          17 . 7*1656
                             Treaty of Peace and Commerce                2I.I0.l66l
                             Treaty of Commerce and Alliance ,            5 . 2.17 66
                             Treaty of Peace Union and Friendship        18 . 7.I8I2
                             Convention of Commerce and Navigation       18 . 3.1826
             Switaerlaid     Treaty cf Friendship , Commerce and reci­
                             procal Establishment                         6 . 9 « 1^55
                             Convention applying the Treaty of 1855
                             to the Dominions                            30 . 3.1914
                             Exchange of Notes applying to
                             Liechtenstein commercial agreements in
                           * force                                       26 . 4.1924
             Thailand        Treaty of Commerce and Navigation           23.11.1937
             Turkey          Treaty of Commerce and Navigation            1 . 3.1930
                             Exchange of Notes relating to certain
                             commercial matters                          23 . 2.1957
             United States   Convention of Commerce                       3 . 7.I8I5
                             Convention                                  20.I0.l8l8
                             Convention of Commerce                       6 . 8.1627
             Venezuela       Treaty of Aaity . Commerce and Navigation   18 . 4*1825
                             Convention                                  29 . 10 . 1834'
                             Exchange of Notes                            3 . 2.1903
             Yemen           Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Cooperation
                             with Exchanges of Notes                     11 . 2.1934
             Yugoslavia      Treaty of Commerce and Navigation with
                             Exchange of Notes                           12 . 5*1927
                             Agreement on Trade and Payments'            27.11.1936