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-EXT-ERNAL-RE.LA-"TION.S-EEC
AGREEMENTS WITH
l'iOU-MEMBERCOUNTRIES
115/76
The information in the annexed tables is intended as a contribution
to the account of EEC activities up to the end of 1975.
The Agreements listed are :
- Association agreements
- the Lome Convention;
- Trade Agreements with
• european countries;
• countries of the Near and Middle East;
• asian countries;
• Latin-American countries
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Greece Turkey Malta Cyprus Morocco 'funisia Date effective 1.11.62 1.12.64 1.4. 71 14.5-73 1.9.69 Duration unlimited unlimited
AS:JOCIATION i>.GREE!IJ.ENT.::i
l..egal basis Application to en-(Treaty of largedEEC
Rome)
Art. 238
Art. 238
Additional protocol signed 28.4.75
Additional protocol of 23.11.70.5upplem-entary protocol of 30.6.73 now being ratified.advance app lication of trade provisions of this protocol as from 1.1.74 by interim agreement
five years art. 238 (to 31.3.76
No adaptation proto-col.
four years (to 30.6.77)
Expired 1.9. 74
Art. 238
Art. 238
Protocol in force 1.6.73
Complementary proto-col signed 2.3.73 and notification instru-ments exchanged 28.12. 73
1.9.69 Expired Art. 238 Adaptation protocol signed 26.2.73 but not yet ratified by ... unisia
1.9.74
I
Notes
association agreement setting up customs union Greece officially re-quested Community mem-bership 12.6.75
Association agreement setting up customs union· and foreshadowing EEC membership later.
Association agreement with second stage beg-inning April 1976 with customs union scheduled in principle after five years.Extension in ~rep
aration covering agri-cultural produce and co-operation.
Association agreement. Second stage beginning 1.7.77 scheduled prog-ressively setting up customs union (in prin-ciple over 5-year perio~
Trade provisions in the
~ssociation agreement
extended by Council reg-ulation pending con-clusion of current
further negotiations.
Trade provisions in the Association Agreement extended by Council reg-ulation pending con-clusion of current further negotiations.
Date effective
46 States o Africa,Cari bbean,l'acif c group (ACP)
Switzerland 1.1.73
Sweden 1.1.73
Austria 1.1.73
Iceland 1.4. 73
Norway l . 7. 73
Finland 1.1.74
Spain 1.10.70
CONVENTION
Duration Legal basis Application to (Treaty of enlarged EEC
Rome)
five years Art. 238 Applies to the (expires enlarged Community
1.3.80)
TRADE AGREEtlENTS WITH EtJROPEAN COUNTRIES
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged Comm-unity.
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged Comm-unity
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged Comm-unity.
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged Comm-. unityComm-.
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged Comm-unity
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to the enlarged
~ommun-ity.
J.iinimum Art. 113 Protocol of 30.1.73 6 years providing non-
app-lication of the agreE ment to the three ne1 EEC members in 1973. At present there is no adaptation protocol
Notes
Global agreement cover-ing essentially :
- trade cooperation; - stabilisation of
ex-port receipts ;
- industrial cooperation; - financial and
tech-nical cooperation.
Preferential trade agree ment setting up a free-trade area.
Preferential agreement setting up a free trade area.
Trade agreement setting up a free trade area.
An interim agreement between Austria and the EEC had come into effect l.l0.72,but was replaced by the permanent agree-ment as of 1.1.73.
Preferential trade agree ment setting up a free trade area .
}·referential agreement setting up a free trade area
Preferential agreement setting up a free trade area
Preferential trade agreement.(free trade). - New agreement now in
Date effective
Portugal 1.1.73
Jugoslavia 1.10.73
Egypt (Arab 1.11. 73 Republic of)
Lebanon 1. 7.65
Signed 8.12.72
Israel 1.7. 75
TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH EUROPEAN COUNTRIES (continued)
Duration Legal basis Application to (Treaty of enlarged EEC
Rome)
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies the enlarged Community
five years Art.ll3 Agreement applies the enlarged Community
Notes
to Preferential trade agreement setting up a free trade area
to Non-preferential trade agreement
TRADE AGREEMBNTS WITH COU.NTRIE8 OF NEll
AND MIDDLE EAST
1.11.78 Art.ll3 Protocol signed at Preferential trade same time as the agreement
agreement and effect ive from same date
Renewable Art. 113 Adaptation protocol Trade and technical annually became effective co-operation agreement
l. 7. 73
five years Art. 113 Adaptation protocol Preferential trade to become effective agreement (not yet at same time as the ratified by :Lebanon) agreement(signed
6.11. 73)
Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to Agreement setting up enlarged Community free trade area and
TRADE AGREE~rnNTS WITH A~IAN COUNTRIES
Commercial cooperation agreements
Date Duration Legal basis .Application to N o t e s effective (Treaty of enlarged EEC
Rome)
India 1.4.74 five years Art. 113 Agreement negotiated Commercial cooperation (renewable) with the enlarged agreement
Community
Sri Lanka 1.12.75 five years Art.ll3 Agreement applies to Trade cooperation
the enlarged agreement. Independent Community quota double, with
effect from 28.12.73
Textile agreements
Bangladesh !Applicable one year Art. 113 New agreement with Agreement on trade (l) de facto fr nine-nation EEC under in jute products
011 1.1. 74 negotiation for 1976
(2)
India 1.4.74 2 years Art.ll3 New agreement in Agreement on trade (valid unti preparation applying in jute products
31.12.75) to enlarged Communi 1;)1
India 1.4.74 2 years Art.ll3 New agreement in Agreement on trade in (until preparation applic- coir products
31.12.75, able to the enlarged Community
Sri Lanka 1.1. 75 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies to Exchange of letters
the enlarged Comm- on the trade in coir unity products.This document
gives Sri Lanka the benefit of generalised preferences in relaticn to coir products on the same terms as India.
Tha!land 1.1.75 Unlimited Art.ll3 Agreement applies to Exchange of letters on the enlarged the trade in jute
pro-Community ducts.This document gives Thailand the benefit of generalised preferences in relatian to jute products on the same terms as India and Bangladesh.
(1) Replac1ng former Jute products agreement w1th Pak1stan for final year of 3-year per1od (2) This agreement never became effective de jure because of purely formal disagreement
Trade agreements with Asi~n countries (continued)
Date Duration Legal basiE Application to n o t e s effective (Treaty enlarged EEC
of Rome)
Hong Kong ~pplicable 3 years unti Art.ll3 The new agreement Agreement on trade in de facto 31.12.77 applies to the en- cotton textiles. Con-since 18. 1. 'l larged Community elusion procedure not
(initialled yet completed.
~ugust 1975
Singapore Applicable 2 years and Art.ll3 Agreement negotiatec Agreement on the trade de facto 2 months{un- with the enlarged in textiles
since 1.10.7 ~,· til 31.12. 78) Community
Malaysia Applicable 2 years and Art.ll3 Agreement negotiatec Agreement on the trade de facto 2 months with the enlarged in textiles
from 1.10. 15 (until Community 31.12. 78)
India 1.12. 75 3 years Art.l13 Agreement applies Agreement on the trade (until 31.12.71) to the enlarged in cotton textiles
Community
Pakistan 1.12. 75 3 years Art.ll3 Agreement applies tc Agreement on the trade luntil the enlarged in cotton textiles
31.12.77) Community
Agreements on trade in handicraft products
India 1.7 .68 Unlimited Art.ll3 Agreement on hand-woven
silk and cotton fabrics. Independent annual quota doubled with affect from 28.12.73
India 1.9.69 Unlimited Art.ll3 Agreement on trade in
certain handicraft prod-ucts.Independent annual quota. doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Pakistan 1.9.69 Unlimited Art.ll3 Agreement on the trade in handicraft products. In-dependent annual quota doubled,with effect from 28.12.73
Pakistan Initialled Unlimited Art.ll3 Agreement o~ trade in
20.6.70 hand-woven silk and cotton
fabrics.Independent
ann-~al quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73.The 1975 increase in the
~uota for silk fabrics
Trade agreements with Asian countries (continued)
Date Duration Legal basis Application ·to n o t e s effectivE (Treaty of enlarged EEC
Rome)
Indonesia 1.9.71 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement on . the trade in handicraft products. In-dependent annual quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Iran 1.9.71 Unlimited Art.113 Agreement on the trade in handicraft products. In-dependent annual quota doubled,with effect from 28.12.73
Philippine~ 1.9.71 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement on the trade in
handicraft products. In-dependent annual quota doubled,with effect from 26.12. 73
Sri Lanka 1.9.71 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement on the trade in handicraft products. In-dependent annual quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Tha!land 1.9.71 Unlimited Art. 113 • Agreementon the trade in handicraft products.
In-dependent annual quota doubled,with effect from
28.12.73
Tha!land 1.1.73 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement on trade in hand-woven silk and cotton fabrics. Independent annual quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Bangladesh 1.11.74 Unlimited Art.l13 Agreement applies Agreement on the trade in to the enlarged handicraft products. In-Community dependent annual quota
Trade agreements with ksian countries (continued)
Date Duration !Legal basis !Application to N o t e s effective (Treaty of enlarged EEC
Rome )
Bangladesh 1.11.74 Unlimited Art.113 Aggreement applies Agreement on the trade in to the enlarged hand-woven silk and cotton
..
Community fabrics. Independent annualquota doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Laos 1.6.75 Unlimited Art •. 113 Agreement applies t< Agreement on trade in handi-the enlarged craft products. Independent
Community annual quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73.
Laos 1.6.75 Unlimited Art.l13 Agreement applies Agreement on trade in hand-to the enlarged woven silk and cotton Community fabrics.Independent annual
quota doubled,with effect from 28.12.73.
Sri Lanka 1.6.75 Unlimited Art. 113 Agreement applies Agreement on trade in hand-to the enlarged woven silk and cotton Community fabrics. Independent
annual quota doubled with effect from 28.12.73
Trade agreements with Latin-American countries
Argentina 1.1.72 3 years Art. 113 Agreement applies Non-preferential trade to the. enlarged agreement
Community
Uruguay 1.8.74 3 years Art. 113 Agreement applies Nen-preferential trade to the enlarged agreement
Community
Brazil 1.8.74 3 years Art. 113 Agreement applies Non-preferential trade to the enlarged agreement
"'ommunity
Mexico 1.11.75 5 years Art. 113 Agreement applies The agreement has no to the enlarged official descriptive Community title. In general
