CELEX: 51980PC0419
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Date: 1980-07-14
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OR TACIT RENEWAL OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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                       PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
                  AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION OR TACIT RENEWAL
                    OF CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED
                  BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND THIRD COUNTRIES
                (presented by the Commission to the Council )
                                            I
C0M(80 ) 419 final
 ---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 third batch for 1980 and expire or
are due to be terminated between 1 August and 31 October 1980 .
The prior consultation specified in Article 2 of this Decision was executed
by '..""itten procedure . The outcome was the recognition on 7~' *7" 1980 that
the conditions ynder which the agreements could be extended for a further
year had been fulfilled .
2.     The Commission considers it 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 one-year period are'
by no means indicative of ^any position it might adopt next time these agreements
come up for renewal .
 ( 1 ) 0J No L 326 of 29.1 2.1 9u9, P. 39 .
 ---pagebreak---                               PROPOSAL FOR A
                              COUNCIL DECISION
             authorizing the extension of tacit renewal of certain Trade    *
           . Agreements concluded between 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 negotiation of Community Agreements ( 10 , and
in particular Article 3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas extension or tacit renewal beyond the end of the transitional period has
already been authorized by the Council in the case of the Agreements and Protocols
listed in the Annex and most recently by its Decision 79 / 808 / EEC ( 2 ),
Whereas the Member States concerned have , with a view to avoiding interruption
in their commercial relations , based on Agreements with the third countries
concerned , requested authorization to extend or tacitly renew those Agreements ;
Whereas authorization is required only for the maintenance of those relations ,
based on Agreements , pending their replacement by Community Agreements ; whereas
such authorization should not , therefore , in any way adversely affect the obligation
on Member States to avoid and , where appropriate , (eliminate any incompatibility
between such Agreements and the provisions of Community law,
Whereas , furthermore , the provisions of the Agreements to be extended or tacitly
renewed should not ,      during the period under consideration , constitute an obstacle
to the implementation of the common commercial policy ,
Whereas the Member States concerned have stated that the extension or tacit       renewal
of those Agreements woul d not be likely to prevent either the opening of Community
negotiations with the third countries concerned or the transfer of the commercial
fabric of such Agreements to Coinmunity Agreements , nor would it , during the period
envisaged , hinder i:he adoption of the measures necessary to complete the standar­
dization of the 'c.port system of the Member States ,
 €1 ) OJ No L 3?'--. >-M2.1969 , f
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 2C\,"        1979,     21 .
 ---pagebreak---                                       - 2 ■*
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
extended or tacitly renewed would not , during the period envisaged , constitute
an obstacle to the implementation of the common commercial policy,
Whereas , in these circumstances , the Agreements may be either extended or
tacitly renewed for a limited period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                               '
                                    Article 1
The Trade Agreements and Protocols concluded between Member States and third
countries listed in the Annex hereto may be extended or tacitly renewed up to
the dates specified in each case .
                                    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
Mitgliedstaat          Drittland       Art und Datum des Abkommens           Ablauf nach
                                                                             Verlängerung
Member State          Third country        Type and date of Agreement         Prolonged or
                                                                              renewed until
Etat membre            Pays tiers          Nature et date de l' accord       Echéance après
                                                                             prorogation ou
                                                                              reconduction
Stato membro           Paese terzo         Natura e data dell 'accordo       Scadenza dopo la
                                                                             proroga oil
                                                                              rinnovo
Lid-Staat              Derde land         Aard en datum .van het akkoord     Vervaldatum na
                                                                              verlenging
BENELUX    ·      Japon              Accord commercial         08.1 GL 1960
                                     Protocoles et irgreed
                                     minutes                   13:04.1963 )      31.12.1981
                    •                Echange de lettres        30.04.1963J
DANMARK           Argentina          Handels - og betalings-
                                     aftale                    25.11.1957        31.12.1981
                  Elfenbenskysten    Handelsaftale             23.11.1966        09.01.1982
                  Irak               Handelsaftale             13.01.1960        13.01.1982
                  Israel             Handelsaftale             13.11.1952         13.11.1981
                  Østrig             Vareudvekslingsaftale     29.11.1948        28.11.1981
                  Portugal           Vareudvekslingsaftale ·   02.06.1950        31.12.1981
DEUTSCHLAND       Arabische Republik
                  Ägypten            Abkommen über den
                                     Warenverkehr -            18.02.1956        31 .1 2.1981
                  Argentinien        Handels- und Zahlungs-
.                                    abkommen                  25.11.1957        31.12.1981
        ~\
                  Äthiopien          Wirtschafts- und
                                     Handelsabkommen           21.04.1964        31.12.1981
                  Australien         Liste der Einfuhr-
                                     kontingente                                 31.12.1981
                  Brasi lien         Handelsabkommen           01.07.1955        31.12.1981
                  Chile              Protokoll über
                                     Handels - und Zahlungs-
                                     verkehr                   02.11.1956        31.12.1981
                  Dahome             Wirtschaftsabkommen       19.06.1961        31.12.1981
                  Elfenbeinküste     Wirtschaftsabkommen -     18.12.1961        31.12.1981
                  Finnland           Notenwechsel              03.12.1969        02.12.1981
             -
 ---pagebreak---     Gabun               Wi rtschaftsabkommen       11 . 07.1962     31
    Guinea              Wirtschaftsabkommen        19.04.1962       31
    Irak                Handelsabkommen            07.10.1951       13
   Japan                Hande Isabkommen           01.07.1960       $1
    Kamerun             Handelsabkommen            08.03.1962       31
   Kenia                Wirtschafts- und
                        Hande Isabkommen           04.12.1964       31
   Kongo                Wi rtschaftsabkommen       30.10.1962       31
   Madagaskar           Wirtschaftsabkommen        06.06.1962       31
   Marokko              Handelsabkommen und
                       Briefwechsel                15.04.1961 \     31
                        Protokoll                  20.01 . 1964 J
   Neuseeland          Handelsabkommen            20.04.1959        31
   Niger               Wi rtschaftsabkommen        14.06.1961       31
   Nigeria             Hande Isabkommen-          25.03.1963        31
   bsterreich          Handelsabkommen
                       Briefwechsel und
                                                  13.05.1954")      31
                       Protokoll                  21.01.1963/
   Obervolta           Wi rtschaftsabkommen       08.06.1961 •      31
   Pakistan            Handelsabkommen und
                       Protokoll                  09.03.1957
                                                  09.03.1957        31
   Paraguay .          Handelsabkommen            25.07.1955        31
   Schweiz             21 . Zusatzprotokoll zum
                       ( aufgehobenen ) deutsch-
                       schweizerischen Handels­
                       abkommen                   13.0^.1977       31 ,
  Sambia               Wirtschaftsabkommen        10.12.1966       31 ,
  Sierra Leone         Wirtschaftsabkommen :      13.09.1963       31 .
  Somalia             Handelsabkommen          . 19.01.1962        31 .
  Sri Lanka           Handelsabkommen             01.04.1955       31 .
  Sudaf rika          Liste der
                      Einfuhrkontingente                           31 .
  Tansania            Handels- und Wirtschafts-
                      abkommen                   06.09.1962        31 .
  Tschad              Wirtschaftsabkommen        31.05.1963        31 .
  Tunes i en          Handelsabkommen und        29.01.1960 ]     31 .
                      Zusatzprotokoll            22 . 12 . 1963 j
  Uganda              Handelsabkommen            17 . 03.1' 964   31 .
lentralaf rikar.iscbe
  Republik            Wi rtschaftsabkommen       29.12.1962       31 .
  Zypern              Hande Isabkommen           30.10.1961       31 .
  Argentine           Accord commercial et de
                      paiement                   25.11.1957       31 .
 Autriche             Accord commercial
                      et protocole               26.07.1963       31 .
  Espagne             Accord commercial          27.11.1963       31 .
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ITALIA
( etc )
               Republicca araba
               d' Egitto           Protocollo commerciale 29.04.1959        31.12.1 981
               Siria               Accordo commerciale    10.11.1955        31.12.1981
               Tunesia             Accordo commerciale    23.1 1 .1 961 Ί
                                   e protocollo                             31 „ 12.1981
                                   addizionale            02.08.1963J
NEDERLAND     Arabische Republi.ek
               Egypte              Handelsovereenkomst    21.03.1953        31.12.1981
               Ar^en^inië          Handels - en
                                   betalingsovereenkomst  25.1 1 ,1 957     31 . 12.1 981
               Turkije             Handelsakkoord         06.09.1949        31.12.1981
UEBL           Argentine           Accord commercial
                                   et de paiement         25.11.1957       31.12.1981
       '  '
               Finlande            Accord commercial      08.1 1 .1 955     30.09.1981
               Pakistan            Accord commercial      15.03.1952       '31.12.1981
UNITED
KINGDOM        Spain               Trade and Payments     23.06.1948 ^
                                   Agreement extended
                                   by exchanges of notes                  '31.12.1981
                                   ending with that of 19/25.o 6. 1952y