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Vol. 1983/0 098 
  
 
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concernant l'ouverture au public des archives historiques de la Communauté économique 
européenne et de la Communauté européenne de l'énergie atomique (JO L 43 du 15.2.1983, 
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concerning the openi ng to the public of the historical archives of the European Econom ic 
Community and the European Atomic Energy Communit y (OJ L 43, 15.2.1983, p. 1), as 
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1700/2003 of 22 September 2003 (OJ L 243, 
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file have been declassified in conformity with Article 5 of the aforementioned regulation.  
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Februar 198 3 über die Freigabe der historischen Archive der Europäischen  
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und der Europäischen Atomgem einschaft (ABI. L 43 vom  15.2.1983,  
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COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
GENERAL  BUDGET  FOR 1982 
SECTION  III -  COMMISSION  - PART  B COM(83)  232 final. 
Brussels,  20 April  1983. 
TRANSFER  OF  APPROPRIATIONS  No 8/83 
(Compulsory expenditure) 
FROM  CHAPTER  100 - PROVISIONAL  APPROPRIATIONS 
(Section 1 of  Remarks) 
TO CHAPTER  42 - ASSUMPTION  BY  THE COMMUNITY  OF  CERTAIN  FINANCIAL 
OBLIGATIONS  ARISING  FROM  AGREEMENTS  ON  FISHING 
RIGHTS  IN  NON-COMMUNITY  WATETS 
Article 420 - Reimbursements  due  under agreements  on  fishing 
in the  Adriatic 
490 000 ECU 
The Financial Controller approved  this  proposal  on 8  April 1983  in accordance 
with  Article 21(4)  of the  Financial Regulation  and  certified  that  the 
appropriations  are  available. 
COM(83)  232 final. 

GROUNDS 
On 15 June  1973  Italy  and Yugoslavia concluded a bilateral agreement 
permitting  Italian  fishermen to fish in Yugoslav waters in the 
Adriatic  in return  for payment. 
In its resolution of  3 November  1976,  the Council stated  that  appropriate 
Community agreements should be negotiated to preserve the rights of 
Community fishermen to fish in the waters of non-member countries. 
At the same time, the Council  took  a decision authorizing the extension 
of the bilateral agreement between  Italy  and  Yugoslavia,  to 31 December  1977 
at the latest, to allow  time  for the negotiation of a Community agreement. 
In the absence of such an agreement, the Council authorized extension 
of the bilateral agreement on a number of subsequent  occasions,  and most 
recently up to  31  December  1980. 
It finally became clear  that  Yugoslavia did not wish to conclude an agreement. 
In its decision of  16  June  1980  authorizing renewal of the agreement 
until  31  December  1980  the Council agreed  that  80%  payment 
(Lit 640  mi lion) should be met  from  the Community budget. 
On 14 February  1983  the  Italian  authorities applied to the Commission 
for reimbursement of  that  amount (equivalent to  480 000  ECU at the rate 
of exchange prevailing in April  1983)  to be charged to budget Article  420 
(Reimbursements  due under agreements on fishing in the Adriatic), which 
in 1983  had a token entry. 
To make this reimbursement, it is proposed to transfer  490 000  ECU 
to Article  420  from  the  4 260 000  ECU entered in Chapter  100  for 
Articles  421  and  422.  The figure of  490 000  ECU includes a margin to 
allow for any appreciation of lira before the Lit  640  million have 
been  paid. 
There  is no  entry  in Chapter  100  for Article  420  because it was expected 
that  the reimbursement to  Italy  would have been made in  1982.  However, 
current estimates suggest  that  the appropriation of  4.26  million ECU 
will  suffice for Article  420  as well. If this is not so, the 
appropriations  will  be increased by appropriate budgetary means. 

APPROPRIATIONS  IN CHAPTER  100 -  PART  B 
AT 5 APRIL  1983 
1. Total appropriations 
2. Appropriations being transferred 
3. Appropriations transferred 
4. Appropriations remaining in 
Chapter  100 Appropriations 
for commitments Appropriations 
for payments 
116 316 000 117 316 000 
15 500 000 500 000 
3 500 000 1 500 000 
97 316 000 115 316 000