CELEX: 51980PC0561
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Date: 1980-10-06
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING PROLONGATION OR TACIT RENEWAL OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                                                 Brussels - 6th October 1980
                          PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                   AUTHORIZING PROLONGATION OR TACIT RENEWAL OF
                     CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN
                        THE MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES
                   ( presented by the Commission to the Council )
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 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . In implementation of Article 3 of the Council Decision of 16 December
1969 C1 ) on the progressive standardization of agreements concerning
commercial relations between Member States and third countries and on
negotiation of Community agreements / the Commission proposes to the
Council 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 fourth batch
for 1980 and expire or are due to be terminated between 1 November 1980
and 31 January 1981 .
     The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was
executed by written procedure . The outcome was the recognition on 17 July
1980 that the conditions under which the agreements could be extended for
a further year had been fulfilled .
2 . The Commission Considers ijt 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
oneyear period are by no mean9 indicative of any position it might adopt
next time these agreements come up for renewal .
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      W foi C 32* ©t . 29.12*1969,    39.
 ---pagebreak---                                    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 113 thereof .
Having regard to Council Decision 69 / 494 / EEC of 16 December 1969 on the progressive
standardization of Agreements concerning commercial relations between Member
States and third countries and on the negotiations of Community Agreements ( 1 ),
and in particular Article 3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas extensipn or tacit renewal beyond the end of the transitional period
has already been authorized in the case of the Agreements and Protocols listed
in the Annex to Council Decision 79 / 882 / EEC ( 2 );
Whereas the Member States concerned have , with a view to avoiding interruption
in their commercial relations with the third countries concerned based oh
agreement , requested authorization to prolong Of* renew the abovementioned
Agreements ;                                                                          »
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Whereas authorization has to be granted only to maintain such relations , until
they are the subject of Community Agreements to be negotiated and such authoriza­
tion should not , therefore , adversely affect the obligation incumbent upon the
Member States to avoid , and where appropriate to eliminate , any incompatibility
between such Agreements and the provisions of Community law;
Whereas the provisions of the instruments to be either prolonged or renewed would
not; furthermore, during the period under consideration, constitute an obstacle
to the implementation of the . common commercial policy ;
( 1 ) OJ No . L 326, 29.12.1969, p. 39
( 2 ) OJ No . L 272 , 30.10.1979, p. 25
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  Whereas the Member States concerned have declared that the prolongation or
  tacit renewal of these Agreements would not constitute an obstacle either
  to the opening of Community negotiations with the third countries concerned
  or to the transfer of the commercial fabric thereof to Community Agreements ,
  nor would it , during the period under consideration , hinder the adoption of
  the measures necessary to complete the standardization of the import arrange­
  ments applied by the various Member States ;
  Whereas at the conclusion of the consultations provided for in Article 2 of
  Decision 69 / 494 / EEC it was established , as the aforesaid declarations by
. the Member States confirm, that the provisions of the Agreements to be
  prolonged or renewed would not , during the period under consideration , constitute
  an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy;
  Whereas , in these circumstances , the Agreements concerned may be either extended
  or tacitly renewed for a limited period,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
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                                           Article 1  .
  The Trade Agreements and Protocols between Member States and third countries
  listed in tha Annex hereto may be prolonged or tacitly renewed up to the dates
  specified in each case in the Annex .
                                           Article 2
  This Decision is addressed to the Member States .
  Done at                                          For the Council .    •
              -      ..     ' .         .        .   The President /              . :
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                     BILAG - ANHANG - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE
Medlemsstat :-:     ' Tredjeland         Aftalens art og datering                               Udløb efter
                                                                                           forlængelse eller
                                                                                            videreførelse
                                         Art und Datum des Abkommens                            Ablauf nach
Mitgliedstaat icC      Drittland
                                                                                            Verlängerung
Member - State    i   Th.ird country. Type and date of Agreement                                Extended
                                                                                                 until
Etat membre '           Pays tiers       Nature et date de . l' accord                       Echéance après
                                       i                               '                        reconduction
Stato membro            Paese terzo      Natura e data dell' accordo                          Scadenza dopo
                                                                                                il rinnovo
Lid-Staat            * Derde land        Aard en datum van het akkoord                        Vervaldatum na
                                                                                                verlenging
                                          _ _                                          ■
BENELUX                 Autriche       | Accord commercial                 29.06.1957              31.03.1982    ,
                        Espagne          Accord commercial                 02.06.1960               14.04.1982
                                                                                         I  '
                       .Norvège          Accord commercial                 28.05.1957 |i I
                                                                                                    30.04.1982
                        Suède-           Accord commercial                 27.04.1957 I!            28.02.1982
                        Suisse           Accord commercial                 21.06.1957 I!            31.03.1982
                                         et échange de notes               05.05.1961 jr             :■
                        Tunisie          Accord commercial -               01.08.1958 I       :     31.03.1982
                                                                                     . I
DANMARK                 Island           Vareudvekslingsaftale             04.06.1948 ' I           31.12.1981
                      . Norge         i Vareudvekslingsoverenskomst
                                         og tillægsprotokol hertil
                                                                           30.03.1946
                                                                           02.08.1966    j 31.12.1981
                                                                           15.09.1951               31 . 12è1981
                        Schweiz     . j Vareudvekslingsaftale
                        Sverige       j  Vareudvekslingsoverenskomst       11.03.1948               31.01.1982     .
DEUTSCHLAND              Indonesien j    Handelsabkommen vom             ^ 22.04.1953            • 31.03.1982
                                         Handelsabkommen vom               20.06.1960               30.04.1982
            • , j
                         Spanien
                                          Handelsabkommen vom              08.04.1965               07.04.1982
                         Südkorea
 FRANCE                  Afrique du
                         Sud ( 1 )        Echange de lettres               18.04.1964               31.12.1981
                         Corée du Sud  [ Echange de lettres              K 12.03.1963 I             31.03.1982
                         Inde ( 1 )
                                       I Accord commercial et échange
                                          de lettres                       19.10.1959               31.12.1981
                         Irak          | Accord commercial                  25.09.1967              25.03.1982 1
                                          Accord commercial                 25.03.1955              10.04.1982
                         Liban
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IRELAND             Austria        Trade Agreement concluded
                                   by exchange of notes       06.10.1950       31.12.1981
                    Finland        Trade Agreement            01.06.1951       31.12.1981
                    Iceland        Trade Agreement            02.12.1950       31.12.1981
                    Sweden         Trade Agreement            25.06.1949       31.12.1981
ITALIA              Corea del Suc  Accordo commerciale        09.03.1965       08.03.1982
                    El Salvador    Accordo commerciale        30.03.1953 "j
                                                                               31.03.1982
                                   Protocollo addizionale     21.12.1955 J
                    Indonésie      Accordo commerciale        23.03.1951       31.03.1982
                    Iran           Scambio di note           C29.01 . 1958 )
                                                                               09.02.1982
                                                             (23.03.1961 )
                    Israele        Accordo commerciale        05.03.1954 '
                                   Scambio di  lettere        05.01,1956       31.03.1982
                                   Processi verbali          [21.10.1956
                                                             (jl . 02 . 1964./
                    Iugoslavia     Accordo commerciale        01.07.1967'
                                   Protocollo e scambio                        31.12.1981
                                   di note successivo          30.04.1969^
                    Norvegia       Accordo commerciale         20.05.1953 ^
                                   Protocollo                 31.08.1959       31.03.1982
                                   Scambio di note             10.05.1962^
                    Repubblica
                    dominicana     Accoroo commerciale         18.02.1954      11.03.1982
NEDERLAND           Finland        Handelsakkoord :           08.12.1956       31.03.1982
( 1 ) Prorogation par échange de notes .