CELEX: 51989PC0596
Language: en
Date: 1989-11-29
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
                                          C0MC89) 596 final
                                          Brussels, 29 November 1989
                             Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL DECISION
  authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade agreements
          concluded between Member States and third countries
                     (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---                               EXPLANATORY MBCRMTOM
 Pursuant to Article 3 of the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 on the
 progressive standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations
 between Member States «"* 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 tacitly renew the trade agreements
 fl-n-nffvpri to the attached proposal for a Council decision, j
 The agreements in question constitute the 4th batch for 1969 and expire
 or are due to be terminated between 1 .11. 1989 and 31 J .1vvG.
 The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of the Decision was executed
 by written procedure. The outcome was the recognition on 2.1U. 1989
 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
 accordance with the understanding"reached within the Working Party on EFTA,
 rcfr>nmiH be revised by the Member States concerned:
 The Member State concerned has informed the Camndjsslon that the review of
  theseagreementjSwill soon be completed, but that there is not enough time
 remaining before expiry to finalize the updating. The Commission therefore
 considers that a further extension of these agreementris required.
 The Commission would also point out that the proposals authorizing the
 Member States to renew or extend certain agreements in this, batch for a
 further year in no way prejudice its position the next time these
 agreements come up for renewal.
(1) OJ    No. L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39.
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                                                                      COUNCIL             DECISION
                                                                       of .
                     a u t h o r i z i n g e x t e n s i o n o r t a c i t r e n e w a l of c e r t a i n trade a g r e e m e n t s   concluded
                                                    b e t w e e n M e m b e r States a n d third c o u n t r i e s
                                                                                                                                        f
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                  the transfer of the commercial substance of those Agree-
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                     ments to Community Agreements nor, during the period
   Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                                        under consideration, hinder the adoption of the measures
                                                                                            necessary to complete the standardization of the import
   thereof.
                                                                                            arrangements of the Member States ;
   Having regard to Council Decision 69/494/EEC of 16
   December 1969 on the progressive standardization of                                      Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided
   agreements concerning commercial relations between                                       for in Article 2 of Decision 69/494/EEC it was e s u b -
  Member States and third countries and on the negotiation                                  lished, as the aforesaid declarations by the Member States
  of Community agreements ('), and in particular Article 3                                  concerned confirm, that the provisions of the Agreements
  thereof.                                                  ,                               to be extended or renewed would not, during the period
                                                                                            under consideration, constitute an obstacle to the imple-
  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                                        mentation of the c o m m o n commercial policy ;
  Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of the                                 Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements
  transitional period was last authorized in the case of the                               concerned may be cither extended or tacitly renewed for a
  Agreements and Protocols listed in the Annex by                                           limited period,
  Decision 3 9 / 5 4        / E C C      ( 2 ) .
 Whereas the Member States concerned have, with a view
  to avoiding any disruption of their commercial relations                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION
  with third countries concerned based on Agreement,
  requested authorization to extend or renew the above-                                                                   Article      1
  mentioned Agreements ;
                                                                                           The Trade Agreements and Protocols between Member
 Whereas, however, most of the areas covered by these                                      States and third countries, as listed in the Annex hereto,
 national Agreements are henceforth the subject of                                         m a y be extended or tacitly renewed up to the dates indi-
 Community agreements : whereas, in this situation, there                                  cated for each of them for those areas not covered by
 should be authorization for the maintenance of national                                   Agreements between the Community and the third coun-
 Agreements only for those areas not covered by C o m m u -                                tries concerned and in so far as their provisions are not
 nity Agreements ; whereas, in addition, such authorization                                contrary to existing c o m m o n policies.
 should not, therefore, adversely affect the obligation
 incumbent upon the Member Sûtes to avoid and, where                                                                                  r
 appropriate, to eliminate any incompatibility between                                                                    Article      2
 such Agreements and the provisions of Community law ;
                                                                                          This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
 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                                 D o n e at Brussels,
 implementation of the c o m m o n commercial p o l i c y ;
 Whereas the Member Sûtes concerned have declared that                                                                           For the    Council
 ;he extension or u c i t renewal of these Agreements would
                                                                                                                                    The   President
 neither constitute an o b s u c l e to the opening of C o m m u -
 nity negotiations with the third countries concerned and
(') OJ No L 326. 29. 12. 1969. 0. 39.
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                        Tunesie                        Handelsakkoord                                         1.  8. 1958       31.    3. 1991
DANMARK                 Schweiz                        Vareudvekslingsaftale                                 15.  9. 1951      31. 12. 1930
DEUTSCHLAND             Indonesien                     Handelsabkommen vom                                   22.  4. 1953       31.    3. 1991
                        Sudkorca                       Handclsabkommen vom                                    8.  4. 1965         7.   4. 1991
EAAAAA                  Alyu7rcoc,                     EtiTtopucf)  ouuxptovlct                               1. 1. 1979          1. 1. 1991 '
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ESPANA                  Camerun                        Acuerdo comercial                                      4.  2. 1964        4.    2. 1991
                        Chile                          Convenio comercial y de
                             '                         cooperaci6n econ6mica                                  9.  3 . 1977       2.    3. 1991
            -          Gabon                           Acuerdo de cooperaci6n econ6mica
                                                       y comercial                                            6. 2. 1976         6. 2. 1991
                       Jordan ia                       Acuerdo comercial                                     16. 12. 1980       16. 12. 1990
                       Tunez                           Acuerdo comercial                                     20. 4. 1961       20. 4. 199<
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                             Coree du Sud              fichangc de lettres                    12.  3. 1963   31. 3, 1991
                             Inde (')                  Accord commercial
                                                       et echange de lettres                 19. 10. 1959    31. 12. 1S*J0
                             Irak                      Accord commercial                     25. 9. 1967     25. 3. 1991
                             Liban                     Accord commercial                     25. 3. 1955     10. 4. 1991
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   ITALIA                    Corea del Sud             Accordo commerciale                 •' 9.   3. 1965    8.  3. 199^
                             El Salvador               Accordo commerciale                   30.   3. 1953
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                                                       Protocollo addizionale                21.  12. 1955
                             Indonesia                 Accordo commerciale                   23.   3. 1951   31.  3. 1991
                                                                                             29.   1. 1958
                             Iran                      Scambio di note                                        9.  2. 199<
                                                                                             23.   3. 1961
                             Israele                   Accordo commerciale                     5.  3. 1954
                                                       Scambio di letterc                      5.  1. 1956
                                                                                              21. 10. 1956   31.  3. 199'1
                                                       Processi verbali
                                                                                              11.  2. 1964
                             Iugoslavia                Accordo commerciale                     1.  7. 1967
                                                       Protocollo e scambio                                  31. 12. 1990
                                                       di note successivo                    30.   4. 1969
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                                                       Accordo commerciale                    18.  2. 1954   11.  3. 1991
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                             Egipto                    Acordo   comercial                     20. 3. 1983    20. 3.  1994
                             Mocambique                Acordo   comercial                     25. 5. 1981    25. 5.  1994
                             Sao Tome e Principe       Acordo   comercial                    .17. 7. 1978    17. 7.  1991
                             Tanzania                  Acordo   comercial                     30. 7. 1975    30. 7.  1991
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