CELEX: 51973PC0627
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the tacit extension of certain trade agreements concluded between the Member States and third countries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OE THE EUROPEEN GOMMUNITIE
                                              COM(73 ) 627 final
                                              Brussels , 24 april 1973
                                   Proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DECISION
                       authorizing the tacit extension of
                        certain trade agreements concluded
                       "between the Member States and third
                                    countries
                     ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  COM(73 ) 627 final
 ---pagebreak---                                   , Proposal for
                                 COUNCIL DECISION
                       authorizing the tacit extension of certain
                       trade agreements conoluded between the
                        , Member States and their countries
THE COUNCIL OF IKS. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Eoonomio Community ,
and in particular Article 113 thereof j
Having regard to the Council Decision of 16 December 1969 (l ) on the
progressive standardization of agreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States and their countries and on the negotiation of
Community agreements , and in particular Article 3 thereof j
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                            • • •/«
(1 ) OJ No . L 326 , 29 December 1969 , p . 39
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas 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 undor its Deoisions of 30 June 1969 (l ), 15 September
I969 (2 ), 20 December 1969 (3 ), 8 June 1970 (4 ), 13 July 1970 (5 ),
25 May 1971 (6 ) and 6 June 1972 (7 ) I
Whereas the Member States oonoerned have requested that , with a view to
avoiding interruption in their commercial relations with the third countries
ooncerned based on agreement and pending finalization of the programs , for
Community negotiations currently being studied - which aims at the gradual
replacement of Member States 'agreements by Community agreements –f thus
be authorized to extend the above-mentioned Agreements.
Whereas authorization has to be granted for the extension of trade agreements
with third countries beyond the transitional period , but without affeotlng
the other obligations incumbent upon the Member States conoerned under
Community law *
    i
Whereas the Member States ooncerned have declared that extension of these
Agreements would not constitute an obstacle to the opening of Community
negotiations with the third oountries conoerned and that they are willing
to have oommeroial matters oovered by their current bilateral agreements
                                                                1
covered instead by such Community agreements as may be negotiated }
                                                          ♦ ♦ # /♦ • •
ΤΠ   0J No L 169 , 10.7*1969 » P.  2
 2  OJ No L  238 , 23.9.1969,  P.  9
 3   OJ No L    6,  9.1.1970 , p.  1
 4  OJ No L  133 , 18.6.1970 , p. 14
 5  OJ No L  157 , 18.7-1970 , p. 29
 6  OJ No L  122 ,  4.6.1971 , p. 24
 7) OJ No L  133 , 10.6.1972 , p. 61
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in Article 2
of the Council Deoision of 16 December 19^9 1 it was established , as the
aforesaid declarations by the Member States confirm , that the provision
of the instruments to be extended would not , during the period of extension
envisaged, constitute an obstacle to implementation of the common oommeroial
policy j
Whereas in these circumstances the Agreements covered may be tacitly
extended for a speoified period j
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION !
                                  Article  1
The trade agreements between Member States and third oountries listed in
the Annex hereto may be extended up to the dated specified in each case
in the said Annex.
                                  Article  2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
Done at                                   For the Counoil
                                          The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                    Aïïï-TEX
Member  Third        Type and Date                          Extended
State    Country     ofAgrs ement                           until
Bénélux Israel       Trade Agreement         29 . 8.1958    31 . 8.1974
         Portugal    Trade Agreement      . 24 . 5.1961     30 . 9.1974
BLEU    Mexico       ïrade Agreement         11 . 9.1950    11 . 9.1974
        Uruguay      Trade Agreement        14. 6.1946      31.12.1974
Denmark Cameroun     Trade Agreement          8.10.1962      7.10.1974
Germany Colombia     Trade Agreement          9 . 11.1957   10.11.1974
        Ecuador      Trade Agreement          1 . 8.1953    15.10.1974
        Uruguay      Trade Agreement        18. 4.1953      10.10.1974
Ireland Bulgaria     Trade Agreement        23 . 4.1970     30 . 6.1974
        Portugal     Trade Agreement  '       6.2.1952      31.12.1974
        Spain        Trade Agreement        19.12.1951      31.12.1974
        Switzerland  Trade Agreement        26.i2.i95i      31.12.1974
Italy   Cuba        Exchange of notes         9.9.1950       9 . 9.1974
        India       Trade Agreement           6.10.1959
                    Exchange of letters       7 - 7.1964
                                                            30. 6.1974
        Libanon     Trade Agreement           4.11.1955     10 . 9.1974
        Sweden      Trade Agreement         18 . 12 . 1961  31.10.1974
        Switzerland Trade Agreement         21.10.1950      31.10.1974
        Yemen       Additional Protocol to the
                    Treaty of Friendship and
                    Economic relations        5 » 10 . 1959 31.12.1974
United  Argentine   Agreement relating to Trade
Kingdom             and Commerce and          1.12.1936     31.12.1974
                    successively exchange of notes
        Haiti       Exchange of notes for the
                    establishment of a
                    commeroial "Modus Vivendi "
                                            25 . 2.1928     31.12.1974
        Iceland     Agreement relating to Trade
                    and Commerce (with
                    protocol )              19 . 5.I933     31.12.1974
        Norway      Trade Agreement         15.12.1950      31.12.1974
        Poland      Agreement on Trade and
                    Commerce and successively
                    exchange of notes       27 . 2.1935     31.12.1974
        Tunisia     Trade Agreement and
                    successively exchange of
                    notes                   17 . I.I96I     31.10.1974