CELEX: 31974D0034
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-06 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 6 December 1973 authorizing the prorogation or tacit extension of certain Trade Agreements concluded between the Member States and third countries

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                                                       COUNCIL
                                                     COUNCIL DECISION
                                                      of 6 December 1973
               authorizing the prorogation or tacit extension of certain Trade Agreements concluded
                                        between the Member States and third countries
                                                           (74/34/EEC)
THE .COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           25 October 1971 ( 14), 18 October 1972 ( 15) and
                                                                    28 April 1973 (16);
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community, and in particular                      Whereas         the    Member         States     concerned   have
Article 113 thereof;                                                requested that, with a view to avoiding interruption
                                                                    in       their  commercial         relations     with  the   third
Having regard to the Council Decision of 16                         countries concerned based on agreement they be
December 1969 ( 1 ) on the progressive standardiza­                 authorized          to     extend        the      abovementioned
tion of Agreements concerning commercial relations                  Agreements ;
between Member States and their countries and on
the negotiation of Community Agreements, and in                     Whereas in this respect the aim is only to authorize
particular Article 3 thereof;                                       the        continuation      of conventional          commercial
                                                                    relations between the Member States concerned and
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                 such third countries, pending their replacement by
                                                                    Community Agreements to be negotiated, and that
Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the                       such an authorization should not therefore affect the
transitional period has already been authorized in                  obligation incumbent upon the Member States to
the case of the Agreements and Protocols listed in                   avoid, and eventually eliminate every incompatibility
the Annex hereto by the Council under its Decisions                 between such agreements and the provisions of
of 28 January 1969 (2 ), 26 June 1969 (3 ), 30 June                  Community law ;
1969 ( 4 ), 15 September 1969 (5), 17 October 1969 (6),
8 December 1969 (7), 20 December 1969 (8),                           Whereas furthermore, the provisions of the
6 February 1970 (9), 8 June 1970 (10), 13 July 1970 («),            instruments to be either extended or renewed,
29 September 1970 (12), 23 November 1970 (13),                       should not, during the period of extension
                                                                    envisaged,          constitute       an      obstacle    to    the
 (') OJ No L 326, 29. 12. 1969, p. 39.                               implementation of the common commercial policy ;
 (2) OJ No L 43 , 20. 2. 1969, p. 15 .
 (3) OJ No L 159, 1 . 7. 1969, p. 20.
 (4) OJ No L 169, 10. 7. 1969 , p. 2.                               Whereas,         in   this    respect,     the    Member    States
 (5) OJ No L 238 , 23 . 9. 1969, p. 9.                               concerned have declared that the extension of these
 ( G ) OJ No L 266, 24 . 10 . 1969, p. 32 .                          instruments would not be of such a nature as to
 (') OJ No L 323 , 24. 12. 1969, p . 10.                             constitute an obstacle to the opening of Community
 n OJ No L 6, 9 . 1 . 1970, p. 1 .
 (9 ) OJ No L 36, 14 . 2 . 1970, p. 29 .
 ( 10 ) OJ No L 133 , 18 . 6. 1970, p. 14 .                           ( 14 ) OJ No L 248, 9 . 11 . 1971 , p. 7.
 ( u ) OJ No L 157, 18 . 7. 1970, p. 29 .                             (15 ) OJ No L 250, 6. 11 . 1972, p. 1 .
 ( 12 ) OJ No L 225 , 12 . 10. 1970, p . 24.                         ( 18 ) OJ Nos L 124, 10. 5 . 1973 , p. 20 and
 (») OJ No L 262 , 3 . 12 . 1970, p . 18 .                                             L 220, 8 . 8 . 1973 , p. 25 .
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trade negotiations with the third countries                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
concerned, nor to the transposition of commercial
matters from such agreements to Community
Agreements ; nor to the adoption of the necessary                                  Article 1
measures to complete the standardization of the
import systems of the Member States during the              The   trade   agreements    and    protocols   between
envisaged extension period ;                                Member States and third countries listed in the
                                                            Annex hereto may be prorogued or tacitly extended
Whereas, at the conclusion of the consultations             up to the dates specified in each case in the said
provided for in Article 2 of the Council Decision of        Annex.
16 December 1969, it was established, as the
aforesaid declarations by the Member States
confirm, that the provisions of the instruments to be                              Article 2
extended would not, during the period of extension
envisaged, constitute an obstacle to implementation         This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
of the common commercial policy ;
Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements              Done at Brussels, 6 December 1973 .
may be either extended or tacitly renewed for a
period which should not exceed a year save in the                                             For the Council
case of certain instruments which contain either a
                                                                                                The President
Community reservation clause, or a clause of yearly
denunciation,                                                                                lb FREDERIKSEN
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                       BILAG — ANHANG — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE
                                                                                                                     Udløb
      Medlemstat         Tredjeland                               Aftalens art og datering                     efter forlængelse
                                                                                                                     Ablauf
    Mitgliedstaat         Drittland                           Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                              nach Verlängerung
                                                                                                                   Extended
    Member state       Third country                            Type and date of agreement                            until
                                                                                                                   Echéance
     État membre          Pays tiers                             Nature et date de l' accord
                                                                                                             après reconduction
                                                                                                                   Scadenza
    Stato membro         Paese terzo                            Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                               dopo il rinnovo
                                                                                                                 Vervaldatum
       Lid-Staat         Derde land                           Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                 na verlenging
BENELUX           Autriche               Accord commercial du                                29 .  6 . 1957     31 . 3.1975
                  Bulgarie               Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                         9. 12. 1972, annexé à l'accord à long terme du      13 .  5 . 1970     31 . 12 . 1974
                  Espagne                Accord commercial du                                 2.   6 . 1960     14 .  4.1975
                  Hongrie                Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                         12. 7. 1973, annexé à l'accord à long terme du      13 .  7. 1972      31 . 12 . 1974
                  Norvège                Accord commercial du                                28 .  5 . 1957    30.    4.1975
                  Pologne                Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                         9. 1 . 1973, annexé à l'accord à long terme du      25 . 11 . 1971     31 . 12 . 1974
                  Roumanie               Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                         25 . 10. 1972, annexé à l'accord à long terme du     8 . 12 . 1970     31 . 12. 1974
                  Suède                  Accord commercial du                                27.   4 . 1957     28 .  2.1975
                  Suisse                 Accord commercial du
                                         et échange de notes
                                                                                             21 . 6 . 1957
                                                                                              5 . 5 . 1961  j 31. 3. 1975
                  Tchécoslovaquie        Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole, du
                                         23 . 8 . 1973, annexé à l'accord à long terme du     6.   4. 1972     31 . 12 . 1974
                  Tunisie                Accord commercial du                                 1.   8 . 1958    31 .   3.1975
DANMARK           Bulgarien              Forlængelse for året 1974 af protokol af
                                         15. 12. 1972, til handelsoverenkomsten af           31 .  8 . 1970    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Tjekkoslovakiet        Forlængelse for året 1974 af protokol af
                                         18. 5 . 1972, til langtidshandelsaftale af          17.   3 . 1972    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Island                 Vareudvekslingsaftale                                4.   6 . 1948    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Norge                  Vareudvekslingsoverenkomst
                                         og tillægsprotokol hertil
                                                                                             30 .
                                                                                              2.
                                                                                                   3 . 1946
                                                                                                   8 . 1966 j 31. 12. 1974
                  Polen                  Forlængelse for året 1974 af protokol af
                                         7. 11 . 1972, til langtidshandelsaftale af           3 . 12 . 1970    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Rumænien               Forlængelse for året 1974 af protokol af
                                         23 . 10. 1972, til langtidshandelsaftale af         21 .  8 . 1970    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Schweiz                Vareudvekslingsaftale                               15 .  9 . 1951    31 . 12. 1974
                  Sverige                Vareudvekslingsoverenkomst                          11 . 3 . 1948     31 .   1.1975
                  Ungarn                 Forlængelse for året 1974 af protokol af
                                         24. 11 . 1972, til langtidshandelsaftale af         20 . 10 . 1969    31 . 12 . 1974
DEUTSCH­          Bulgarien              Verlängerung für das Jahr 1974 des "Waren­
LAND                                     protokolls vom 6. 3 . 1973, angefügt an das lang­
                                         fristige Abkommen vom                               12 .  2 . 1971    31 . 12 . 1974
                  Indonesien             Handelsabkommen vom                                 22 .  4 . 1953    31 .   3.1975
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                                                                                                                             Udløb
        Medlemstat               Tredjeland                               Aftalens art og datering                     efter forlængelse
                                                                                                                             Ablauf
       Mitgliedstaat               Drittland                          Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                     nach Verlängerung
                                                                                                                           Extended
       Member state          Third country                              Type and date of agreement                            until
                                                                                                                           Échéance
       Ëtat membre                Pays tiers                             Nature et date de l' accord
                                                                                                                     après reconduction
                                                                                                                           Scadenza
      Stato membro              Paese terzo                             Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                                       dopo il rinnovo
                                                                                                                         Vervaldatum
        Lid-Staat               Derde land                            Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                         na verlenging
DEUTSCH­                Polen                     Verlängerung für das Jahr 1974 des Waren­
LAND                                              protokolls vom 9. 12. 1972, angefügt an das
 (Forts.)                                         langfristige Abkommen vom                          15 . 10 . 1970     31 . 12 . 1974
                        Rumänien                  Verlängerung für das Jahr 1974 des Waren­
                                                  protokolls vom 22. 1 . 1973, angefügt an das
                                                  langfristige Abkommen vom                          22 . 12 . 1969    31 . 12 . 1974
                        Spanien                   Handelsabkommen vom                                20 . 6 . 1960      30 .  4.1975
                        Südkorea                  Handelsabkommen vom                                 8 . 4.1965          7. 4.1975
                        Tschechoslowakei          Verlängerung für das Jahr 1974 des Waren­
                                                  protokolls vom 5 . 12. 1972, angefügt an das
                                                  langfristige Abkommen vom                          17. 12 . 1970      31 . 12 . 1974
                        Ungarn                    Verlängerung für das Jahr 1974 des Waren­
                                                  protokolls vom 14. 3 . 1973, angefügt an das
                                                  langfristige Handelsabkommen vom                   27. 10. 1970       31 . 12 . 1974
FRANCE                  Afrique du Sud (*)        Échange de lettres du                              18 . 4.1964        31 . 12. 1974
                        Albanie                   Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  28 . 12. 1972, annexé à l' accord commercial du     7. 4.1972         31 . 12 . 1974
                        Bulgarie                  Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  27. 12 . 1972, annexé à l' accord commercial du    23 .  1.1970       31 . 12 . 1974
                        Corée du Sud              Échange de lettres                                 12 .  3.1963       31 .  3.1975
                        Hongrie                   Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  15 . 12. 1972, annexé à l' accord commercial du     5.   1.1970       31 . 12. 1974
                        Inde i 1 )                Accord commercial et échange de lettres            19 . 10 . 1959     31 . 12 . 1974
                        Irak                      Accord commercial du                               25 . 9.1967        25 . 3.1975
                        Liban                     Accord commercial du                               25 . 3.1955        10 . 4 . 1975
                        Pologne                   Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocle du
                                                  29 . 12. 1972, annexé à l'accord commercial du     23 . 12 . 1 969   31 . 12 . 1974
                        Roumanie                  Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  18 . 11 . 1972, annexé à l' accord commercial du    9.   1.1970       31 . 12 . 1974
                        Tchécoslovaquie          Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  12. 12. 1972, annexé à l'accord commercial du      23 . 2.1970       31 . 12 . 1974
                        URSS                      Prorogation pour l'année 1974 du protocole du
                                                  24. 11 . 1972, annexé à l' accord commercial du    26 . 5.1969        31 . 12 . 1974
IRELAND                 Austria                   Trade agreement concluded by exchange of notes 6. 10. 1950            31 . 12 . 1974
                        Finland                   Trade agreement                                     1 . 6.1951        31 . 12 . 1974
                        Iceland                   Trade agreement                                     2 . 12 . 1950    31 . 12 . 1974
                        Sweden                    Trade agreement                                    25 .  6.1949       31 . 12 . 1974
( l ) Prorogation par echange de notes .
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                                                                                                                        Udløb
     Medlemstat           Tredjeland                                Aftalens art og datering                     efter forlængelse
                                                                                                                       Ablauf
    Mitgliedstaat          Drittland                            Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                nach Verlängerung
                                                                                                                      Extended
    Member state        Third country                             Type and date of agreement                            until
                                                                                                                      Echéance
    Ëtat membre           Pays tiers                               Nature et date de l'accord
                                                                                                               après reconduction
                                                                                                                     Scadenza
   Stato membro          Paese terzo                              Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                                 dopo il rinnovo
                                                                                                                   Vervaldatum
      Lid-Staat          Derde land                             Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                   na verlenging
ITALIA            Albania                  Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                           10. 11 . 1972, allegato all'accordo commerciale
                                          del                                                 10 . 11 . 1972      31 . 12 . 1974
                  Bulgaria                 Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                          23 . 11 . 1972, allegato all'accordo commerciale
                                           a lungo termine del                                21 .  1.1970        31 . 12 . 1974
                  Cecoslovacchia          Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                          23 . 1 . 1973, allegato all'accordo del             14. 11 . 1969       31 . 12 . 1974
                  Corea del Sud           Accordo commerciale                                  9 . 3.1965           8 . 3.1975
                  El Salvador             Accordo commerciale
                                          protocollo addizionale
                                                                                              30 . 3.1953
                                                                                              21 . 12 . 1955  } 31. 3. 1975
                  Indonesia               Accordo commerciale                                 23 . 3.1951        31 . 3.1975
                                          Scambio di note
                  Iran
                                          e
                                                                                              29 . 1.1958
                                                                                               23 . 3 . 1961  } 9. 2. 1975
                                                                                                              j 31. 3.1975
                  Israele                 Accordo commerciale                                  5 . 3.1954
                                          scambio di lettere                                   5 . 1.1956
                                          processi verbali                                    21 . 10. 1956
                                          e                                                   11 . 2.1964
                  Iugoslavia
                                                                                                              J 31. 12. 1974
                                          Accordo commerciale                                  1 . 7.1967
                                          protocollo e scambio             \                  30 . 4.1969
                                          di note successivo               /
                                                                                                              J 31. 3. 1975
                  Norvegia                Accordo commerciale                                 20 . 5 . 1953
                                          protocollo                                          31 . 8.1959
                                          scambio di note                                     10. 5 . 1962
                  Polonia                 Proroga per l'anno 1974 dell protocollo del
                                          19. 12. 1972 allegato all'accordo commerciale del   18 . 2.1970        31 . 12 . 1974
                  Repubblica              Accordo commerciale                                 18 . 2.1954         11 . 3.1975
                  dominicana
                  Romania                 Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                          20. 12. 1972, allegato all'accordo commerciale
                                          a lungo termine del                                  4 . 11 . 1969     31 . 12 . 1974
                  Ungheria                Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                          12. 2. 1973, allegato all'accordo commerciale a
                                          lungo termine del                                   15 . 11 . 1 969    31 . 12 . 1974
                  URSS                    Proroga per l'anno 1974 del protocollo del
                                          9. 2. 1973, allegato all'accordo commerciale a
                                          lungo termine del                                   15 .  1.1970        31 . 12 . 1974
NEDERLAND         Finland                 Handelsakkoord                                       8 . 12 . 1956      31 . 3.1975
UNITED            Czechoslovakia          Prolongation for the year 1974 of the Protocol oi
KINGDOM                                    12. 12. 1972, under the Long-Term Trade
                                          Agreement of                                        27. 6.1972          31 . 12 . 1974
                  Hungary                 Prolongation for the year 1974 of the exchange
                                           of letters of 1 . 12. 1972, under the Long-Term
                                          Economic and Trade Agreement of                      21 . 3 . 1972      31 . 12 . 1974
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                                                                                                               Udløb
    Medlemstat        Tredjeland                               Aftalens art og datering                  efter forlængelse
                                                           Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                               Ablauf
  Mitgliedstaat        Drittland
                                                                                                        nach Verlängerung
                                                                                                             Extended
  Member state      Third country                            Type and date of agreement                         until
                                                                                                             Échéance
   £tat membre        Pays tiers                              Nature et date de l'accord
                                                                                                       après reconduction
                                                                                                             Scádenza
  Stato membro       Paese terzo                             Natura e data dell'accordo
                                                                                                         dopo il rinnovo
                                                                                                           Vervaldatum
    Lid-Staat        Derde land                           Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                          na verlenging
UNITED          Poland                Prolongation for the year 1974 of the agreed
KINGDOM                               minute of 8. 12. 1972, under the Long-Term
(Confà)                               Economic and Trade Agreement of                    21 . 4. 1971     31 . 12 . 1974
                Romania               Prolongation for the year 1974 of the agreed
                                      minute of 7. 5. 1973, under the Long-Term
                                      Trade Agreement of                                 15 . 6. 1972     31 . 12 . 1974
                USSR                  Prolongation for the year 1974 of the exchange
                                      of letters of 21 . 12. 1972 under the Long-Term
                                      Trade Agreement of                                  3 . 6. 1 969    31 . 12 . 1974