CELEX: 51977PC0671
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-15
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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                                                          Brussels . 15 December 1977
                              ■ ■  "   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 )
c ®(77 ) 671 final »
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.          In implementation of Article 3 of the Council Decicion of
16 December 1969 ( 1 ) on the progressive standardization of agreements
concerning commercial relations between Member States and third countries
and on the negotiation of Community agreements , the Commission proposes
to theCouncil 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 first
batch for 1978 and expire or are due to be terminated between 1 February and
30 April 1978 .
            The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision
was executed by written procedure . The outcome was the recognition on
15 November 1977 , that theFederal Republic of Germany will denounce its
agreement of 26.01.1951 with Sweden and that the conditions 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 no 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 1,13 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 negotiation of Community
Agreements < 1 ), and in particular Article 3 thereof ,
Havingregard to the proposal from the Commission ,
< 1 ) OJ N° L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39
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 Whereas prolongation or 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 ( 1 ), 12 May 1969 ( 2 ), 8 December 1969 ( 3 ), 26 June 1969 ( 4 ),
 30    June 1969 ( 5 ), 15 September 1969 ( 6 ), 20 December 1969 ( 7 ), 8 June 1970 ( 8 ),
 29    September 1970 ( 9 ), 1 March 1971 ( 10 ), 25 April 1972 ( 11 ), 28 April 1973 ( 12 ),
 21    March 1974 ( 13 ), 17 February 1975 ( 14 ) and 24 February 1976 ( 15 ),
 21 December 1976 ( 16 );
 Whereas the Member States concerned have again, with a view to avoiding
 interruption in their trade relations with the third countries concerned
 based on agreements , requested authorization to prolong or tacitly renew the
 abovementioned agreements ;
Whereas authorization should be granted to maintain trade relations between
 the Member States and the third countries concerned , on the basis of
 Agreements , pending their replacement by a Community conventional or
 autonomous system ; Whereas such authorization should not , therefore , adver­
 sely affect the obligation of the Member States to avoid and , where appropriate ,
 to eliminate any incompatibility between such agreements and the provisions
 of Community law ;
  ( 1 ) 0J N° L    43 ,  20.02.1969 , p. 15
  ( 2 ) OJ N° L   117 ,  16.05.1969 , P-  9
  (3)   0J  N° L  323 ,  24.12.1969 , P- 10
  (4)   0J  N° L  159 ,  01.07.1969 , P- 20
  (5)   0J  N° L  169 ,  10.07.1969 , P-  2
  (6)   0J  MO L  238 ,  23.09.1969 , P-  9
  (7)   0J  MO L     6,  09.01.1970 , P.  1
  (8)   0J  N°  L 133 ,  18.06.1970,  P. 14
  (9)   0J  N°  L 225 ,  12.10.1970 , P- 24
( 10 )  0J  N°  L  56 ,  01.03,1971 , P-  8
( 11 )  0J  N° L  112 ,  14.05.1972 , P- 10
( 12 )  0J  N°  L 124 ,  10.05.1973 , P- 22
( 13 )  0J  N°  L  93 ,  04.04.1974 , P- 23
( 14 )  0J  MO  L  62 ,  07.03.1975 , P- 32
( 15 )  0J  N° L    58,  05.03.1976 , P- 14
( 16 )   0J  N° L  366 , 31.12.1976 , P. 21
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whereas the provisions of the instruments to be either prolonged or
tacitly renewed would not , futhermore , during the period under consideration ,
constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial
policy ;
Whereas the Member States concerned have stated that the prolongation
or tacit renewal of these agreements would not be likely to constitute an
obstacle to either the opening of Community negotiations with the third
countries concerned or the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to
Community Agreements , nor would it , during the period under consideration ,
hinder the adoption of the necessary measures to complete the
standardization of the import systems of the 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 statements by the Member States confirm , that the not , therefore ,
during the period under consideration, constitute an obstacle to the
implementation of the common commercial policy ;
Whereas , in these circumstances , the agreements may be either prolonged
or tacitly renewed for a period not exceeding a year ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                             Article 1
The trade agreements between Member States and third countries listed in
the Annex hereto may be prolonged or tacitly renewed up to the dates
specified in each case .
                             Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 Done at Brussels ,                             For the Council
                                                The President
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