CELEX: 31975D0607
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-07 00:00:00
Title: Council Decision of 7 October 1975 authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain Trade Argreements concluded between Member States and third countries

14 . 10 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 265/ 19
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                                              (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                          COUNCIL
                                                       COUNCIL DECISION
                                                          of 7 October 1975
                authorizing extension or tacit renewal of certain trade Agreements concluded
                                           between Member States and third countries
                                                             (75/ 607/ EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                             October 1971 ( 14), 18 October 1972 ( 15 ), 28 April
COMMUNITIES,                                                            1973 ( 16), 6 December 1973 ( l7) and 9 December
                                                                        1974 18 ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Article 113                       Whereas the Member States concerned have requested
thereof ;
                                                                        authorization to extend or renew these Agreements
                                                                        with a view to avoiding interruption in their commer­
 Having regard to the Council Decision of 16                            cial relations with the third countries concerned based
 December 1 969 ( ! ) on the progressive standardization                on agreement ;
of agreements concerning commercial relations
between Member States and third countries and on
the negotiation of Community Agreements, and in                         Whereas authorization has to be granted only for the
                                                                        maintenance of trade relations between the Member
 particular Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                        States and the third countries concerned , based on
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                    agreements, pending their replacement by Commu­
                                                                        nity Agreements to be negotiated ; whereas such
Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of                    authorization would not, therefore in any way modify
 the transitional period has already been authorized in                 the obligation of the Member States to avoid and,
 the case of the Agreements and Protocols listed in the                 where appropriate, eliminate any incompatibility
 Annex hereto by the Council under its Decisions of                     between such agreements and the provisions 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 1 969 (7), 20 December 1969 (8), 6 February                   Whereas furthermore, the provisions of the instru­
  1 970 (9), 8 June 1970 ( 10), 13 July 1970 ("), 29                    ments to be either extended or renewed should not,
 September 1970 ( 12), 23 November 1970 ( l3), 25                       during the period under consideration , constitute an
                                                                        obstacle to the implementation of the common
   ') OJ No L 326, 29 . 12. 1969, p. 39 .                               commercial policy ;
   -') OJ No L 43 , 20 . 2. 1969 , p . 15 .
   J ) OJ No L 159 , 1 . 7 . 1969 , p . 20 .
   4 ) OJ No L 169 , 10 . 7 . 1969 , p . 2.                             Whereas the Member States concerned have declared
   5 ) OJ No L 238 , 23 . 9 . 1969 , p . 9 .                            that the extension or tacit renewal of these Agree­
   o) OJ No L 266, 24. 10 . 1969 , p . 32 .
   7 ) OJ No L 323 , 24 . 12. 1969 , p . 10 .
   s) OJ No L 6, 9 . 1 . 1970 , p . 1 .                                 ( I4 ) OJ No L 248 , 9 . 11 . 1971 , p. 7.
   9 ) OJ No L 36, 14 . 2. 1970, p . 29 .                               C 5 ) OJ No L 250 , 6 . 11 . 1972, p . 1 .
    10) OJ No L 133 , 18 . 6 . 1970 , p . 14.                           ('<>) OJ No L 124, 10 . 5 . 1973 , p . 20 ,
    ") OJ No L 157, 18 . 7. 1970, p . 29 .                                     and OJ No L 220, 8 . 8 . 1973 , p . 25.
    '-') OJ No L 225, 12. 10 . 1970, p. 24.                             C 7) OJ No L 30 , 4 . 2 . 1974, p . 1 .
    13 ) OJ No L 262, 3 . 12. 1970 , p . 18 .                           H OJ No L 352, 28 . 12. 1974, p . 37 .
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ments would prevent neither the opening of Commu­          HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
nity negotiations with the third countries concerned
nor the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to                             Article 1
Community Agreements, nor would it, during the
period envisaged, hinder the adoption of the measures     The trade Agreements and Protocols listed in the
                                                          Annex hereto between Member States and third coun­
necessary to complete the standardization of the
import systems of the Member States ;                     tries may be extended or tacitly renewed up to the
                                                          dates specified in each case in the said Annex.
Whereas, at the conclusion of the consultations
provided for in Article 2 of the Council Decision of                             Article 2
16 December 1969, it was established, as the aforesaid
                                                          This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
declarations by the Member States confirm, that the
provisions of the Agreements to be extended or
renewed would not, during the period envisaged,            Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 1975.
constitute an obstacle to the implementation of the
common commercial policy ;                                                            For the Council
Whereas, in these circumstances, the Agreements may                                    The President
be either extended or tacitly renewed for a limited
period,                                                                                 M. RUMOR
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                            BILAG — ANHANG — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE
                                                                                                                                 Udløb efter
         Medlemsstat                    Tredjeland                                  Aftalens art og datering
                                                                                                                                 forlængelse
                                                                                                                                Ablauf nach
         Mitgliedstaat                   Drittland                             Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                                Verlängerung
                                                                                                                                   Extended
        Member State                   Third country                             Type and date of Agreement                           until
        État membre                      Pays tiers                                Nature et date de l'accord                 Échéance après
                                                                                                                                reconduction
        Stato membro                    Paese terzo                                Natura e data dell'accordo                 Scadenza dopo
                                                                                                                                  il rinnovo
                                                                                                                              Vervaldatum na
           Lid-Staat                    Derde land                             Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                                  verlenging
BENELUX                       Autriche                        Accord commercial                               29 . 6 . 1957         31 .    3.1977
                              Espagne                         Accord commercial                                2 . 6. 1960          14 .    4. 1977
                              Norvège                         Accord commercial                               28 .   5 . 1957       30 .    4.1977
                              Suède                           Accord commercial                               27 . 4 . 1957         28 .    2.1977
                            l
                              Suisse                          Accord commercial
                                                              et échange de notes
                                                                                                              21 .   6 . 1957
                                                                                                               5. 5. 1961      j 31. 3.1977
                              Tunisie                         Accord commercial                                 1 . 8.1958          31 .    3.1977
DANMARK                       Island                          Vareudvekslingsaftale                            4.    6. 1948        31 . 12 . 1976
                              Norge                           Vareudvekslingsoverenskomst
                                                              og tillægsprotokol hertil
                                                                                                              30.
                                                                                                               2.
                                                                                                                     3. 1946
                                                                                                                     8 . 1966
                                                                                                                               j 31. 12. 1976
                              Schweiz                         Vareudvekslingsaftale                           15 .   9.1951         31 . 12. 1976
                              Sverige                         Vareudvekslingsoverenskomst                     11 .   3. 1948        31 .    1.1977
DEUTSCHLAND                   Indonesien                      Handelsabkommen vom                             22 . 4 . 1953         31 .    3.1977
                              Spanien                         Handelsabkommen vom                             20 .   6 . 1960       30 .    4. 1977
                              Südkorea                        Handelsabkommen vom                              8 . 4. 1965             5.   4.1977
FRANCE                        Afrique du Sud (')              Échange de lettres                              18 . 4.1964           31 . 12. 1976
                              Corée du Sud                    Échange de lettres                              12. 3 . 1963          31 .    3.1977
                              Inde (')                        Accord commercial et échange de let­
                            ll                                tres                                            19. 10 . 1959         31 . 12. 1976
                              Irak                            Accord commercial                               25 . 9 . 1967         25 .    3.1977
                              Liban                           Accord commercial                               25 .   3 . 1955        10 .   4.1977
IRELAND                     \                                 Trade agreement concluded by ex
                                                              change of notes                                  6.   10 . 1950       31 . 12 . 1976
                              Finland                         Trade agreement                                   1.   6 . 1951       31 . 12 . 1976
                              Iceland                         Trade agreement                                  2.   12 . 1950        31 12. 1976
                              Sweden                          Trade agreement                                 25.    6. 1949        31 . 12 . 1976
ITALIA                        Corea del Sud                   Accordo commerciale                              9.    3 . 1965          8.   3.1977
                              El Salvador                     Accordo commerciale                             30 .   3 . 1953
                                                              protocollo addizionale                          21. 12. 1955    j 31. 3. 1977
                              Indonesia                       Accordo commerciale                             23 .   3 . 1951       31 .    3.1977
                              Iran                            Scambio di note
                                                              e
                                                                                                              29 .
                                                                                                              23 .
                                                                                                                     1 . 1958
                                                                                                                     3. 1961  j 9. 2. 1977
                              Israele                         Accordo commerciale
                                                              scambio di lettere
                                                                                                                5.
                                                                                                               5.
                                                                                                                     3 . 1954
                                                                                                                     1 . 1956      .
                                                                                                                               } 31 . 3. 1977
                                                                                                                                                .
                                                              processi verbali                                21 . 10. 1956
                            \                                 e                                               11 .   2 . 1964
                                                                                                                              l     '
(') Prorogation par échangé de notes .
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                                                                                                                  Udløb efter
    Medlemsstat          Tredjeland                                   Aftalens art og datering
                                                                                                                  forlængelse
                                                                                                                                *
                                                                                                                 Ablauf nach
    Mitgliedstaat         Drittland                              Art und Datum des Abkommens
                                                                                                                 Verlängerung
                                                                                                                    Extended
   Member State        Third country                               Type and date of Agreement                         until
    État membre           Pays tiers                                 Nature et date de l'accord                 Échéance après
                                                                                                                 reconduction
   Stato membro          Paese terzo                                 Natura e data dell'accordo                 Scadenza dopo
                                                                                                                   il rinnovo
                                                                                                                Vervaldatum na
      Lid-Staat          Derde land                              Aard en datum van het akkoord
                                                                                                                   verlenging
                                                                                                               j 31.12.1976
                  Iugoslavia                    Accordo commerciale                              1 . 7.1967
                                                protocollo e scambio
                                                     „         -
                                                di note successivo
                                                                                                30 . 4. 1969
                                                                                                               j 31 . 3.1977
                  Norvegia                      Accordo commerciale                             20 .  5 . 1953
                                                protocollo                                      31 . 8. 1959
                                                scambio di note                                 10 .  5 . 1962
                  Repubblica       domini­
                  cana                          Accordo commerciale                             18 . 2.1954          11 .   3 . 1977
NEDERLAND         Finland                       Handelsakkoord                                   8 . 12 . 1956       31 .   3 . 1977