CELEX: 31974D0187
Language: en
Date: 1974-03-21 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 21 March 1974 authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal of certain trade agreements concluded between the Member States and third countries

4 . 4 . 74                                Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 93/23
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 21 March 1974
               authorizing prolongation or tacit renewal of certain trade agreements concluded
                                       between the Member States and third countries
                                                             (74/ 187/EEC)
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                           Whereas the Member States concerned have declared
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          that the prolongation or tacit renewal of these Agree­
                                                                       ments would not contribute an obstacle to either the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                     opening of Community negotiations with the third
                                                                       countries concerned or the transfer of the commercial
 thereof ;
                                                                       fabric thereof to Community Agreements, nor would
 Having regard to the Council Decision of 16                           it, during the period under consideration, hinder the
 December 1969 (') on the progressive standardization                  adoption of the necessary measures to complete the
 of agreements concerning commercial relations                         standardization of the import systems of the Member
 between Member States and third countries and on                      States ;
 the negotiations of Community Agreements, and in
 particular Article 3 thereof ;                                        Whereas, at the conclusion         of the consultations
                                                                       provided for in Article 2 of the Decision of 16
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                   December 1969 , it was established, as the aforesaid
 Whereas tacit extension beyond the end of the transi­                 declarations by the Member States confirm , that the
 tional period has already been authorized in the case                 provisions of the Agreements to be prolonged or
 of the Agreements listed in the Annex hereto by the                   renewed would not, during the period under considera­
 Council under its Decisions of 28 January 1 969 (2), 12               tion, constitute an obstacle to implementation of the
 May 1969 (3), 8 June 1 969 (4), 26 June 1969 (5), 30                  common commercial policy ;
 June 1969 (6), 15 September 1 969 (7), 20 December
 1969 (8), 8 June 1970 (9), 29 September 1970 ( 10), 1                 Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements may
 March 1971 ("), 25 April 1 972 ( 12) and 28 April                     be either prolonged or tacitly renewed for a period not
 1973 ( l3);                                                           exceeding a year,
 Whereas the Member States concerned have, with a
 view to avoiding interruption in their commercial rela­               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 tions with the third countries concerned based on
 agreement, requested authorization to prolong or                                             Article 1
 renew the above-mentioned Agreements ;
                                                                       The trade agreements between Member States and
 Whereas authorization has to be granted only to main­                 third countries listed in the Annex hereto may be
 tain commercial relations between the Member States
                                                                       prolonged or tacitly renewed up to the dates specified
 and the third countries concerned, on the basis of                    in each case in the said Annex .
 Agreements, pending their replacement by Commu­
 nity Agreements to be negotiated ; whereas such                                              Article 2
 authorization should not, therefore, adversely affect
 the obligation of the Member States to avoid and,                     This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
 where appropriate, to eliminate any incompatibility
 between such agreements and the provisions of
 Community law ;                                                       Done at Brussels , 21 March 1974 .
 Whereas the provisions of the instruments to be
                                                                                                   For the Council
 either prolonged or renewed would not, furthermore,
 during the period under consideration , constitute an                                               The President
 obstacle to the implementation of the common
 commercial policy ;                                                                                    }. ERTL
  ') OJ No L 326, 29 . 12. 1969, p. 39 .
  2 ) OJ No L 43 , 20 . 2 . 1969, p. 15 .
  3) OJ No L 1 17, 16 . 5 . 1969 , p . 9 .
  4) OJ No L 133, 28 . 5 . 1969, p. 14.
  5) OJ No L 159 , 1 . 7 . 1969 , p . 20 .
  6) OJ No L 169, 10 . 7. 1969 , p . 2.
  7) OJ No L 238 , 23 . 9 . 1969 , p . 9 .
  8) OJ No L 6, 9 . 1 . 1970, p. 1 .
O OJ No L 1 33 , 18 . 6 . 1970 , p . 14 .
( I0) OJ No L 225, 12. 10 . 1970 , p . 24.
(") OJ No L 56, 1 . 3 . 1971 , p . 8 .
( 12) OJ No L 112, 14 . 5 . 1972, p. 10 .
( 13 ) OJ No L 124, 10 . 5 . 1973 , p . 22.
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                                                     ANNEX
                                                                                                        Date of expiry
    Member State         Third country                      Type and date of Agreement                after prolongation
                                                                                                          or renewal
BENELUX          Honduras                       Trade Agreement                        30 . 1.1959        27.5.1975
                 Morocco                        Trade Agreement                         5 . 8.1958        30.6.1975
                 Yugoslavia                     Trade Agreement                        18 . 6.1958        30.6.1975
DENMARK          Indonesia                      Commercial Agreement                    9 . 9.1952        30.6.1975
                 Madagascar                     Trade Agreement                        10.12.1965         25.6.1975
                 Morocco                        Trade Agreement                        26. 7*1961         30.6.1975
                 Senegal                        Trade Agreement                        11 . 4.1962        10.7.1975
                 Spain                          Trade Agreement                         1 . 7.1960        30.6.1975
                 Tunisia                        Trade Agreement                         8 . 6.1960        31.5.1975
FRANCE           ARE (Arab Republic
                 of Egypt)                      Trade Agreement                        10. 7.1964         10.7.1975
                 Greece                         Trade Agreement                         9 . 6J1962        30.6.1975
GERMANY          Afghanistan                    Trade Agreement                        31 . 1.1958        31.5.1975
                 Iceland                        Trade Agreement                        20. 5.1954         30.6.1975
                 Philippines                    Trade Agreement                        28 . 2.1964        12.8.1975
                 Sweden                         Agreement on Movements
                                                of Goods                               26. 1.1951         30.6.1975
                 Turkey                         Agreement on Movements
                                             ·. of Goods                               16. 2.1952         30.6.1975
                 Yugoslavia                     Trade Agreement                        11 . 6.1952
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                                                Protocol                               16 . 7.1964
ITALY            Austria                        Trade Agreement                        19 . 6.1949
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                                                Exchange of letters                    14.11.1961
                 Columbia                       Modus Vivendi                          19 . 5.1952        19.6.1975
                 Greece                         Trade Agreement                        10.11.1954         30.6.1975
                 Somalia                        Agreement on commercial,
                                                economic and technical
                                                cooperation                             1 . 7.1960        30.6.1975
                 Spain                          Trade Agreement                        28 . 6.1960
                                                                                                   (        8 6 1975
                                                Protocol                                1 . 4.1967 1
                 Turkey                         Trade Agreement                        24. 1.1952         31.5.1975
UNITED           Zaïre                          Agreement on commercial
KINGDOM                                         and economic cooperation               18 . 3.1970        21.6.1975