CELEX: 51973PC1974
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Date: 1973-11-26
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION authorizing 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 (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OIF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(73)1974 final
                                     Brussels , 26 november 1973
                                  PROPOSAL FOR A
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                authorizing 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
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
                            \
   COM ( 73 ) 1974 final
 ---pagebreak---                                   Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DECISION
             authorizing 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 EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof ;
Having regard to the Council Decision of 16 december I969 ( l ) in particular
Article 3 thereof , on the progressive standardization 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 ;
Whereas the Council Decisions of 13 October 1970 ( 2 ), "• February 1971 ( 3 ),
18 October 1972 ( 4) and 18 June 1973 ( 5 ) authorized 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 j
(1)  OJ No L  326 , 29.i2.i969 ,   p. 39
(2)  OJ Mo L  231 , 20.10.1970 ,   p.  7
(3)  OJ No L   31 ,  8 . 2.1971 ,  p. 18
( 4) OJ No L  250 ,  6.11.1972 ,   p.  5
(5)  OJ No L  189 , 11 . 7.1973 ,  p. 47
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Member States concerned have requested authorization 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 authorization to extend those provisions would go beyond
the transitional period , without prejudice to other obligations devolving
upon the Member States concerned under Community law ; whereas such
authorization 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 Deoision of 16 December 19^9 » it was found , and confirmed by
the abovementioned statements from the Member States concerned , that
the relevant bilateral agreements will not , during the proposed period
of extension , hinder the implementation of the common commercial policy ;
Whereas , 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 implementation of the common commercial policy ;
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 3 -
iJhereas "the Agreements involved, contain repudiation clauses requiring
a period of notice of between three and twelve months ;
Whereas there is thus no reason for not authorizing the tacit extension
or continued operation , until 31 December 1975 » of the provisions in
question ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION ?
                               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 tacitly or continued
in operation until 31 December 1975 *
                               Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at
                                        For the Council
                                        The President
 ---pagebreak--- B5 lag     /  Anhmg       /  Annex      /    Allegato     /    Bijlage
Uedlemsstat    Tredjeland      ' ■ Retsaktens art            Retsaktens dato
Mitgliedsiaat  Drittland           Art des Abkommens         Zeitpunkt des
                                                           ■ Abkommens
 Member State  Third country       Type of aci               Date of the Act
 Etat membre   Pays tiers          Nature de l' acte         Ds.te de l' acte
 Stasi membri  Paesi terzi         Natura dell' accordo      Data dell'accordo
 Lid-Staat     Derde lar.d         Aard van ae overeen­      Datum van de
                                   komst                     overeenkomst
BELGIQUE      El Salvador         Convention commerciale         21 . 3.1905
              Etats-Unis          Traité d * amitié , de com-    21 . 2,1961
                                  mer ce et de navigation
              Ethiopie            Traite                          6. 9.I9O6
              Honduras            Traite d * amitié , de com­
                                  merce et de navigation         25 » 3.1909
                                  Déclaration complément air 930 , 8 . 1909
              Libéria             Traité d' amitié , de commer­
                                  ce et de navigation             1 , 5.1885
              Laroc               Traité d' araxtié , de com­
                                  merce et de navigation          4« 1.1862
              Norvège             Ti'aité de commerce et de
                                  navigation           -         2J , 6.1910
              Republ iqua         Traité d' amitié , de com­
              Domini caina        merce et de navigation         21 . 8.I884
              Suède               Traité de commerce et
                                  de navigation    .            11 . 6.1895
              Venezuela           Traite d' amitie , de com­
                                  merce et de navigation       • 1 . 3-1884
 ---pagebreak---                                2
BENELUX   Paraguay           Accord de commerce et           13 . 8.1963
                             de navigation
          U.R.S.S. "         Traite dé commerce              14 . 7.1971
DANMARK   Bolivia            Handelstraktât                   9.11.1931
          Brasilien          Midlertidig aftale om
                             mestbegunstigelsesklau­
                             sul                           ' 30 .- 7.1935
          Bulgarien          OrdBing vedrørende den .
                             gensidige anvendelse af
                             mcstbegunstigel sesklausul
                             (brevveksling )            . 27.7/5.8.1921
          Burma              Noteveksling vedr/rende 29 . 4.1948 og
                             mestbegungtigelsesklau-         17 .     1950
                             sul
          Chile              Handels- og spfartstrak-
                             tat                              4. 2.1899
          Columbia           Handels- og søfart strck-
                             tat                             21 . 6.I923
          Costa Rica         Handels- og s øfart 3trak­
                             tat                             26 . 9.1956
          Den arabiske       Midlertidig handelsafta-         7 . 5 « 1930
          Ropublik iE gypten le
          Den dominikanske   Venskabs handels- og            26 , 7*1852
          Republik   ;       s/fart strakt at
          De forenede Stater Ilandels- og s/fartstrak- 1.10.1951
                             tat
        , Ex Salvador        Handels- og      fart s trak-    9 * 7.1958
                             tat
          Finland            Handels- og s/fartstraktat 3.8.1923
        " Graekenland        Handels- og s/fart skenven -22 . 8,1928
                             tion
          Guatemala          Handels- og s/fart astral:- 4* 3.1948
                             tat
          Haiti              Handelstraktat                   21.10.1937
          Iran               Venskabs etablerings- og
                             handelstraktat                   20 . 2.1934
                                                                    -Λ .
 ---pagebreak---                                      3
DANMARK Israel                    Foreløbig aftale (modus       14.11.1952
                                  vivendi ) om mestbegunsti­
                                  gelsesklausul i alle sager
                                  om s/fart og i alt vedrøren­
                                  de told o.s.v .
        Japan                     Handels- og søfart strakt at 12 . 2.1912
        Jugoslavien            , Hanuelsdeklaration             I7. /3O0.I909
        Kina                      Foreløbig venskabs- og
                                  hand e 1 st rakt at           12.12.1928
                                  Brewekâlingom derme
                                  traktat                       13 . 3.1929
        Liberia                   Venskabs handels- og
                                   sØfart straktat              21 . 5.1860
        Norge                     Handels- og søfart strakt at 2.11.1926
        Paraguay                  Handels- og søfartsaftale      3 « 5*1967
        Peru                      Handels- og søfart strålet at 10 . 6.1957
        Polen :                   Handels- og søfart strakt at 22 . 3.1924
        Portugal                  Deklaration om handel og
                                   søfart                       13 . 6.1935
                                  Tillae gsdeklaration          29 . 4.1966
        Rumænien                  Noteveksling cm handel og
                                  •søfart                       28 . 8,1930
        Schweiz                   Venskabs handels- og
                                   etableringstraktat           10 . 2.1875
        Sovjetunionen              Handels- og sØfart straktat 17 . 8,1946
        Spanien                 - Ilandels- og søfart slconven-
                                   tion                          2 . 1.1928
        Sverige               : Handels- og sØfart strakt at 2.11.1826
        Thailar.d •                Venskabs handels- og
                                   søfart strakt at              5.11.1937
                                   Notcvekslmg                   9 . 3.1972
        T j ekko s 1 ovakl et      Koteveksling om handel og
                                   søfart                       18 . 4.1925
                                   Noteveksling om varebe-
                                   handling                     26 . 8.1929
 ---pagebreak---                                   4
DANMARK       Tyrfciet           Etablerings handels- og     31 . 5.1930
                                 søfartstrakt at
              Ungarn             Handels- og s/fartkonven-
                                 tion                        14. 3.1887
              Uruguay            Handels- og spfartstraktat 4« 3.1953
              Zaire              Ilandelskonvention          23. 2.1885
              Østrig             Handel strakt at             6 . 4.I928
DEUTSCHLAND   Arabische Republik Handelsabkommen (ratifi­
              Ägypten            ziert )                     21 . 4.I95I
              Argentinien        Handelsvertrag       .  .   19 . 9.1857
              Chile              Handelsvertrag                2 . 2.1951
              Dominikanische     Freundschafts-, Handel s-
              Republik •         vnd Schiffahrt svertrag     23.12.1957
              Ekuador      •     Handelsvertrag                1 . 8.1953
              El Salvador        Abkommen Uber die Meist­
                                 begünstigungsklausel (rati­
                                 fiziert )            .      31.10.1952
              Indien             Handelsabkommen             19 . 3.1952
                                                                  und
                                                             31 . 3.1955
              Iran               Handels-, Zoll- und
                                 Schiffahrt svertrag         17 . 2.1929
              Island . ...       Vorläufiger Handels- und
                                 Schiffahrt svertrag         19.12.1950
            , Japan              Handels- und Schiffahrts-
                                 vertrag                     20 . 7.1927
              Kolumbien          Freundschafts-, Handel s-
                                 Und Schiffahrt svertrag     23 . 7.1892
              Pakistan           HandelsabI:ommen (ratifiziert ) 4.3.1950
              Paraguay           Abkommen Uber die Meist-
                                 begünstigung (ratifiziert ) 30. 7.1955
              Peru               Handelsabkommen (ratifi­
                                 ziert )                     20. 7.1951
              Portugal           Handels- und Schiffahrts-
                                 abkommen (ratifiziert )     20. 3.1926
                                                                  und
                                                             24. 8.1950
 ---pagebreak--- Saudi-Arabien ■ Freundschaftsvertrag,        26 . 4.1929
                bestätigt und abgeändert
                durch Briefwechsel                 31.3 /
                                             10. 7.1952
Thailand        Freuudschafts-, Handels-
                und Sohiffahrt svertrag      30.12.1937
Turkei          Eandelsvertrag               27 . 5*1930
UdSSR           Abkommen Tiber allgemeine
                Prägen des Handels und der
                Schiffahrt (ratifiziert )    25 » 4.2-958
Uruguay         Abkommen über die Meist-
                begünstigung ( ratifiziert ) 18 . 4.1953
Vereinigte      Freundschaft s-, Handels-    29.10.1954
Staaten         und Schiffahrtsvertrag
Albanie         Traité de commeroe et de     14»12 0 1963
                navigation
Canada          Convention d' établissement 12 . 5»--933
                et de navigation
Colombie .      Convention relative à l' éta­
                blissement des nationaux , au
                commerce et à la navigaticn30 . 5*1892
Costa Rica      Traité de commerce           30 . 4*1953
Cuba            Convention commerciale et
                protocole                     6.II0I929
Equateur        Accord commercial            20 . 3.-1959
El Salvador     Traité de commerce           23 . 3.1953
Espagne         Convention de commerce et 21.12.1935
                de navigation et protocole
Etats-Unis      Convention de navigation et24« 2.1822
                de commerce modifiée par
                accord                       17 . 7.1919
Finlande        Convention provisoire de
               navigation                    24 . 4.1931
Grèce           Convention de commerce , de
               navigation et d' établisse­
               ment et annexe                11 . 3.1929
Hongrie         Convention commerciale       13 . 10.1925
 ---pagebreak---  FRANCS               Iran                  Convention d' établisse­       24. 6,1964
 ( suite )                                 ment et de navigation
                      Islande                      de commerce" •          23 , 8.1742
                                    ' ; -'Convention additionnelle
                                       ' de - commerce et de naviga­
                                           tion
                                                                             9 . 2.1842
                                           Articles additionnels à la
                                       ' ' convention
                                                                             9 . 2.1910
                                           Echanges de lettres modi­
                                           fiant les trois actes pré­
                                           cédents                  •'
                                                                          28 . 2.1930
                     Libéria              Traité de commerce et de '
                                          navigation                      17 . 4*1852
                     Lybie                Convention de coopération
                                          économique                     10 . 8.1955
                     Norvège             Traité de commerce              30.12.1881
                                         modifié par convention          13 . 1.1892
                                          et échange de lettres            4 . 3.1933
                                         Traité de navigation            30.12,1881
                                         modifié par convention          13 . I . I892
                     Paraguay            Accord commercial               11 . 9.1956
                    Pologne             Ti*aité de commerce et de
                                        navigation                      22 . 5.I937
                    Portugal            Accord de commerce et de        13 . 3.1934
                                        navigation
                  * Republique          Accord comm&rcial (l )          20.12.19C;4
                    dominicaine
                    Roumanie            Convention de commerce et
                                       de navigation                    27 .. 8.1930
                                                                        27      8.193<
                    Tchécoslovaquie    Convention commerciale            22 .. 7.1928
                                                                                7 , 192!
                 ' Turquie             Convention de commerce et
                                      de navigation                    29 .. 8,1929
                                                                       29       8,192e
                   Uruguay '          Convention de commerce et
                           j
                                      de navigation                      4,      . I892
                                                                         4. 66.1892
                                      Protocole additionnèl            30,12
                                                                       30,12.1953. 195 "=
                   Venezuela
                                      Accord de commerce et de         26.. 7.1950
                                                                       26      7.195C
                                      navigation
                   Yougoslavie        Convention de commercé et ' 30, I . I929
                                      de navigation
(1) -Reconduction autorisée sous réserve d'une déclaration du gouvernement
     ■^tfiçais concernant les articles 11 et 12 relatifs à l' obligation
     d' achat de tabac .
 ---pagebreak---                                              7
IRELAND             Arab Republic or      Exchange of notes in re­
                    Egypt      -          gard. to Commercial Rela­   25/2p i 7,ir ?f
                                          tions
                                          Exchange of notes prolon­
                                          ging the provisional com­
                                          mercial agreement of 25 •/
                                          28 . 7.1930                 27 . 2 « 1951
                    Brazil                Exchange of notes in re­
                                          gard to Commercial Bel a-,
                                          tions                       I6.IO.I93I
                    Costa Rica            Exchange of notes in re­    2.8.1933 and
                                          gard to Commercial Rela­    2.4.1934
                                          tions
                    Greece                Exchange of notes in re­
                                          gard to Commercial Rela­
                                          tions                       15 . 5.1930
                    Guatemala             Exchange of notes in re­     8 . 2 . arid
                                          gard to Commercial Rela­    10 . 4.1930
                                          tions
                    Portugal              Treaty of Commerce and      29.10.1929
                                          Navigation
                    United States         Treaty of Friendship ,
                                          Commerce and navigation     21.10.1950
                    Vietnam               Exchange of notes in re­
                                          gard to Commercial Rela­
                                          tions    '                   1.12,1'?54
ITATJ IA            Africa del Sud        Estensione del trattato con
                                          il Regno Unito alle prcvincie
                                          del Natal                   10 . 3 » I884
                                               Tran sval              28 , 5.1906
                                               Orange                 13 . 7.1907
                                          Nota verbals                1° . 5*1948
                    Argent ina            Convenzione commerciale •   1° . 6.1894
                                          Protocollo                  31 . 1.1895
                                          Protocollo addizionale       4 . 3.1937
                                          Convenzione sui pagamenti    4 . 3.1937
                    Eulgaria              Protocollo sostitutivo del
                                        . tz'at.tato di commercio di
                                          navigazione ( l )           19.12.1950
  ( 1 ) Protocollo ri chiama" o e riesaminato in occasione
        della conclusione dell' accordo commerciale quadro
        fra i due paesi .                                                        - A.
 ---pagebreak---                     8
  Cile            •Trattato ai commercio e di
                  navigazione                   12 . 7*1893
  Cuba            Trattato d' amicizia , di com­
                  mercio e di navigazione
                   Protocollo addizionale       29 » 12 . 1903
  Ecuador         Trattato d' amicizia , di
                   commercio e di navigazione 12 « 8.1900
                   Convenzione addizionale      26 . 2 e 19H
  Finlandia        Trattato di commercio e di
                   navigazione e protocollo
                   finale                       22.10.1924
  Gracia           Trattato d * amicizia , di
                   commercio e di navigazione    5»H«1948
  Haiti            Convenzione di commercio e
                   di navigazione e scambi di
                   note                         14» 6.1954
  Iran             Trattato di commercio , di
                   stabilimento e di naviga­
                   zione                        26 . 1.1955
                   Scambio di note               9 « 2.1955
  Iugoslavia       Convenzione di commercio e
                   di navigazione               31 » 3c 1955
  Libano           Trattato d' amicizia , di
                   commercio e di navigazione 15 . 2-1949
  Liberia          Trattato d' amicizia , di commercio
                   e di navigazione             23 » 10.1862
                   Dichiarazione comune         24.11.1951
• Nicaragua        Trattato d' amicizia f di
                   commercio e di navigazione 25 . 1.1906
  Ilorvegia        Trattato di commercio e di
                   navigazione                  14 . 6,1862
                   Scambio di note              15 . 12.1967
  Nuova Zelanda    Scambio di note              24.11.1967
  Panama           Trattato d' amicizia , di
                   commercio e di navigazione ,
                   protocollo e scambio di note 7 . IO . I965
  Peru          . Trattato di commercio e di
                  navigazione e diohìarazione 23.12.1874
  Polonia          Trattato di commercio        12 . 5.1922
 ---pagebreak---                                           9
ITALIA               Portogallo         Tratt?,to di comnercio          4» 8,1934
( seguito )                             e dì navigazione e proto­
                                        colli definitivi
                     Remania            Protocollo doganale ( l )     25.11.1950
                     Spagna             Convenzione di commercio e
                                        di navigazione , protocolli ,
                                        scambio di lettere            15 . 3.1932
                                        Scambio di noto                 7.10.1935
                     Stati Uniti        Trattato d' amicizia , di
                                        commercio e di navigazione      2 . 2.1948
                                        Accordo supplementare al
                                        trattato                      26 . 9.1951
                     Svezia             Trattato di commercio e di
                                        navigazione                   14. 6.1862
                                        Scambio di note               15.12.1966
                                                                      e
                                                                      15.12.1967
                     Svizzera           Trattato di commercio         27 . 1 . 19?3
                                        Protocolli                    28.11.1925
                                                                      e
                                                                      30.12.1933
                     Tailandia          Trattato d' amicizia , di
                                        commercio e di navigazione      3.12.1937
                     Turchia            Trattato di commercio e di
                                        navigazione e scambio di
                                        note                          29.12.1936
                     Ungheria           Trattato di commercio e di
                                        navigazione                     4 . 7.1928
                                        Protocollo doganale ( l )     28 . 3.1950
                     U.R.S.S.           Trattato di commercio e di
                                        navigazione                   11,12.1948
                     Uruguay            Trattato di commercio         26 , 2*1947
                     Venezuela          Trattato d' amicizia , di na­
                                        vigazione e di commercio      1° . 6.1861
                                        Modus vivendi                 29® 6.1939
                     Yemen              Trattatod'amicizia e di
                                        relazioni economiche            4 . 9 » 1937
  ( l ) Protocollo richiamato e riesaminato in occasione della conclusione
        dell' accordo commerciale quadro fra i due Dàesi »
 ---pagebreak---                                    10
lutsliboie®   Etats-Unis          Traité d' amitié , d' éta-  23 . 2.1962
                                " blissement et de navigation
NEDERLAND .   Afghanistan'.   .   Vriendschaps- en handels-   26 . 7.1939
                                  vordrag
              Arabische Repu­     Voorlopige handelsovereen­ 17 . 3.1930
              bliek Egypte        komst
              Bolivie             Hand e 1 3verdrag           30 . 5.1929
              Brazilië            Voorlopig handelsakkoord    15 . 3.1937
              Bulgari je          Nots>risseimg 1             I. /9 . 3.1922
              Canada              Handelsovereenkomst         II . 7.1924
              China               Vriondschaps- en handels­
                                  verdrag                      6 . 10 . I863
              Columbia            Vriendschaps-, handels-      1 . 5.1829
                                  en scheepvaartverdrag
              Costa-Rica          Handels- en scheepvaart-     3 . 6.1957
                                  overeenkcmst
              El Salvador         Handelsverdrag en brief­    13 . 3.1956
                                  wisseling
              Ethiopie            Overeenkomst nopens de      30 . 9.1926
                       I ; '
                                  meestbegunstigingsclausule
            - Griekenland.        Handelsverdrag en proto­
                                  col                         12 . 5.1926
              Guatemala     .     Handelsverdrag              12 . 5.1927
              Haïti               Handelsverdrag en nota­
                                  wisseling                    7 . 9.1926
              Hongari je          Handelsovereenkomst          9.12.1924
              Iran                Voorlopig handelsverdrag
                                  en briefwisseling           20 . 6,1923
              Japan               Handels- en scheepvaart-
                                  verdrag                      6 . 7tl912
              Jemen               Vri endschapsverdrag        12. 4,1939 ""
              Joegoslavis ,       Handels- en scheepvaart-
                                  verdrag                     28 . 5.1930
              Liberia             Vriendsohaps-| handels-
                                  en scheepvaartverdrag      20.12,1862
 ---pagebreak---                    11
Marokko           Handels- en scheepvaart-    18 . 5*1858
                  verdrag
Iîaskate  ■       Handelsverdrag              27 . 8.1877
                                            »
Ilexico           Handelsverdrag              27 . 1.1950
Noorwegen         Handels- en scheepvaart-    20 . 5*1912
                  verdrag
Gostenri jk       Verirag                     28 . 3.1929
Polen             Handels- en scheepvaart-
                  verdrag                     30 . 5«1924
Portugal          Handels- en scheepvaart-
                  verdrag , aanvullend en onder-
                  tokeningsprotocol           28 . 6,1934
Roemonië          Hondelsschikking            29 . 8.1930
Spanj e           Handels- en scheepvaart-
                  verdrag                     16 . 6.1934
Thai land         Vriondschaps-, handels- en
                  ncheepvaartverdrag           1 , 2.1938
Tsjschoslcwaki je Overeenkomst                20 . 1.1923
Turlcije          Notawisseling               21.11.1929
Uruguay           Handels - en schoepvaart-
                  verdrag                     29 . 1.1934
                  Protocol                    12 . 6,1953
Venezuela         Verdrag betreffende de
                  diplomatieke betrekkingen   11 » 5«1920
Verenigde Staten  Vriendschaps-, haadels- en
                  schespvaartverdra,?         27 . 3 . 1956
Zaïre             Cveroenl:omst met de inter­
                  nationale Vereniging van
                  de Kongo                    27.12.1834
Zuid-Afrika       Voorlopig akkoord nopens
                  de handelsbetrekkingen en
                  de scheepvaart              20 . 2,1935
Zweden            Handels- en scheepvaart-
                  verdra^                     25 . 9.1847
Zwitserland       Vriendschaps- en handels­
                  verdrag                     19 . 8.I875
                  Aanvullend protocol         24 . 4.1877
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UEBL     Afrique du Sud   Accord commercial prò-       13 . 7.1937
                          visoire
         Albanie          Echange de lettres           19 . 2.1929
         Argentine        Accord provisoire            16 . 1.1934
       . Bolivie ;        Traité d' amitié et de
                          commerce                     18 . 4.1912
                          Avenant au Traité            10.12,1963
         Brésil           Accord commercial provi-
                          soire                        14 . 1.1932
         Bulgarie         Echange de lettres             G. 2.1926
         Canada           Convention de commerce         3 » 7*1924
     N   Chili            Accord commercial provi­
                          soire                        27 . 8.1936
         Chine            Traité préliminaire d' amitié
                          et de commerce               22.11.1928
         Colombie         Echange de lettres portant
                          application à l 'UEBL du traité 1.9 et
                          conclu entre les Pr^ys-Bas et 22.8.1936
                          la Colombie le 1er mai 1829
         Equateiir        Traité d' amitié , de commerce
                          et de navigation               5 » 3*1887
                          Avenant au Traité            19 . 10 . 1937
         Espagne          Modus vivendi                26.lO.i925
                                                       26.10.1925
                          Arrangement commercial .
                          modifiant le modus vivendi 15.12.1928
         Guatemala        Traité de commerce et de
                          navigation                     7*11*1924
         Haïti            Accord commercial provisoire 9 * 7*1936
         Hongrie          Echange de lettres           30 * 9 » 1924
         Iran             Convention de commerce et
                          de navigation                  9 * 5*1929
         Nouvclie-Zelande Accord commercial provisoire
                          par échange de lettres         5*12*1933
         Pologne          Traité de commerce           30.12.1929
         Roumanie         Accord commercial provisoi­
                          re                           28 . 8.1930
                                                             /
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UE3L           Suisse          Traité de commerce          26 . ,8.1929
( suite )
               Tchécoslovaquie Traité de commerce          2S.12.1925
               URSS            Convention commerciale
                               provisoire                   5 * 9*1935
               Uruguay "       Accord commercial
                               provisoire                  22 . 2.1937
               Vietnam du Sud  Echange de lettres portant
                               sur le traitement de la     16 et
                               nation la plus favorisée    20 . 1*1956
                               dans le domaine tarifaire
               Yemen           Convention commerciale       7»12«1?36
               Yougoslavie     Traité de commerce et de
                               navigation                  16.12.1926
UNITED KINGDOM Afghanistan     Treaty of Friendship and
                               Commerce                    22.11*1921
                               Trade Convention             5 * 6.1923
                               Exchange of notes            6 . 5-1930
               Argentine       Treaty of .Amity Commerce
                               and Navigation               2 . 2.1825
               Bolivia         Treaty of Commerce           1 . 8.1911
               Burma           Treaty regarding the Reco­
                               gnition of Burmese Indepen­
                               dence and related matters .
                               with Exonange of Notes      17.10.1947
                               Exchange of notes regula­
                               ting 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 . 8.1912
                               Exchange of notes           30.12.1938
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UNITED KINGDOM Costa Rica     Treaty of friendship ,      27,11.1849
  ( cont * d )                Commerce and Navigation
                              Protocol respecting the
                              application of the Treaty
                              to certain parts of the
                              Dominions                   18 . 8.1913
               Czechoslovakia Treaty of Commerce with
                              Declaration                 14. 7 • 1923
               Finland        Treaty of Commerce and
                              Navigation                  14.12.1923
               Greece         Treaty of Commerce atid
                              Navigation and Declaration 16 . 7*1926
                              Exchange of notes amending
                              the Treaty of I6.7.I926     21 . 2.1951
               Hungary        Treaty of Commerce and
                              Navigation                  23 . 7*1926
               Iran           Treaty of Peace and
                              Commerce                     4 * 3*1857
                              Commercial Convention        9 . 2.1903
                              Agreement modifying the
                              Commercial Convention       21 . 3*1920
               Japan          Treaty of Commerce , Esta­
                              blishment and Navigation ,
                              with Protocols and Exchan­
                              ges of notes                I4.ll.i962
                              Exchange of notes on volun­
                              tary Export Control         14 . 11 . 1962
               Liberia        Treaty of Friendship and
                              Commerce                    21.11 . 18A8
                              Agreement modifying the
                              Treaty of 2i.ll.l848        23 . 7*1908
               Morocco        General Treaty               9*12.1856
                              Convention of Commerce and
                              Navigation                   9*12*1856
                              Exchange of Notes concerning
                              the Convention of 9.I2.I856 1 . 3.1957
               Muscat and     Treaty of Friendship , Com­
               Oman           merce and Navigation with
                              Exchange of letters         20.12.1951
                                                           ./*.
 ---pagebreak---                                15
UNITED KINGDOM Nepal        Treaty of Peace and         30,10,1950
 ( cont 'd )                Friendship
               Nicaragua    Treaty of Friendship .
                            Commerce and Navigation     28 . 7 « 1905
               Norway       Convention of Commerce
                            and Navigation              18 . 3*1826
                            Convention regarding the
                            application of the Con­
                            vention of Commerce of
                            1826 to the Dominions       16 . 5*1913
               Peru         Treaty of Friendship .
                            Commerce and Navigation     10 , 4<-l°50
                            Agreement relating to
                            Commerce and Navigation
                            ('.rith Protocols and
                            Exchanges of notes )         6.10.1936
                            Exchange of notes regarding
                            the continuance in force
                            of Articles 4 and 5 of the
                            commercial agreement of
                            6.10.1936                   28 . 1.1950
               Poland       Treaty of Commerce and      26.11.1923
                            Navigation
               Portugal     Treaty of Commerce and
                            Navigation                  12 . 8.1914
               Romania      Treaty of Commerce and
                            Navigation with Protocols
                            and Exchange of notes        6 . 8.1930
               Soviet Union Temporary Commercial
                            Agreemsnt                   16 . 2.1934
               Spain        Treaty of Navigation and
                            Commerce                     9*12.1713
                            Treaty of Commerce          14. 12.1715
                            Treaty of Commerce           5 * 10. 1750
                            Treaty of Commerce and
                            Navigation            ,     31.10,1922
                            Convention revising certain
                            provisions of the 1922
                            Treaty and Exchange of
                            Notes                        5 » 4»1927
                            Exchange of Notes regar­
                            ding interpretation of
                            Treaty of 1922               6 . 2.1928
                                                                 • /9 «
 ---pagebreak---                                 16
UNITED KINGDOM Spain         Exchange of notes modifying
  ( cont 'd)                 the Convention of 5 . 4.1927 31 . 5.1928
               Sweden        Treaty of Peace and Commer­
                             ce                           11 , 4*1654
                             Treaty of Commerce           17 . 7-1656
                             Treaty of Peace and
                             Commerce                     21 . 10.1661
                             Treaty of Commerce and
                             Alliance                       5 » 2.1766
                             Treaty of Peace Union
                             and Friendship               18 . 7 . 1812
                             Convention of Commerce
                             and Navigation               18 . 3.1826
               Switzerland   Treaty of Friendship ,
                             Commerce and reciprocal
                             Establishment                  6 . 9*1855
                             Convention applying the
                             Treaty of 1855 "to the
                             Dominions                    30 . 3.1914
                             Exchange of notes applying
                             to Liechtenstein commercial
                             agreements in force          26 . 4.I924
               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                       28 . 2.1957
               United States  Convention of Commerce         3 . 7«1815
                              Convention                   20.10.1818
                              Convention of Commerce        6 . 8.1827
               Venezuela     Treaty of Amity , Commerce
                              and Navigation               18 . 4.1°25
                              Convention                   29.10.1834
                             Exchange of notes               3 . 2.1903
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UNITED KIT.GDOJ Yemen      Treaty of Friendship and 11 . 2.1934
   ( cent • d.)            Mutual Cooperation wibh.
                           Exchanges of Notes
                Yugoslavia Treaty of Commerce and
                           Navigation uith
                           Exchange of Notes        12 . 5*1927
                           Agreement on Trade and
                           Payments                 27.11.1936