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Proposal fora
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theRepublic ofItalytoagreewith
theSocialist FederalRepublic ofYugoslavia upon
theprovisional maintenance ofthefishingarrange­
mentscurrently inforce
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(79)341final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InitsResolution of3November 1976 theCouncil noted that itwasnecessary
tomaintain through "appropriate Community agreements ",therights secured "by
Community fishermen inthewaters ofnon-member countries .
2.Under theAgreement signed between Yugoslavia andItaly on15June 1973 ?
fishermen whoareItalian nationals areauthorized tofish incertain areas
ofYugoslav territorial waters ,subject tofinancial counter-concessions from
theItalian State .TheAgreement expired on31December 1976 .
3.Toensure that Italian fishermen could continue tofish inYugoslav waters ,
theCouncil authorized Italy byitsDecision of13December 1976 ,toagree
with Yugoslavia onaninterpretation whereby thesaid Agreement could be
renewed until afisheries agreement wasconcluded between theCommunity and
Yugoslavia oruntil 31December 1977 atthelatest .
4.Following that decision theCommission hasonseveral occasions in1977
and1978 invited theYugoslav authorities tonegotiate anagreement with the
Community .Asthere wasnoresponse from theYugoslav authorities ,the
Council ,byitsDecisions of20December 1977 »21June 1978 , 19December 1978 »
authorized Italy torenew thearrangements agreed with Yugoslavia in1977 »in
each case for six months .
TheYugoslav authorities arenotyetprepared toopen negotiations with the
.Community foraspecific fisheries agreement .
5.Forthesame motives asthose inparagraph (3),those being toensure that
fishing relations with anon-member state arenotaffected tothedetriment
ofCommunity fishermen ,theCommission proposes that the Council authorizes
Italy toagree with Yugoslavia anarrangement prolonging the1973 agreement
until 31December 1979 » '
6.Yfhen theCouncil made theprevious decisions concerning theprolongation ofthis
agreement ,theCouncil decided that theCommission should beresponsible for
apart ofthereciprocal concession duefrom Italy toYugoslavia intheterms
oftheagreement .Until now ,theCommission 'scontribution hasbeen based on

thefinanical reciprocal concession laiddownintheItalian–Yugoslav 1973
agreement .Howeveritisforeseeable thatYugoslavia willbeupdatingthe
financial charges ;duetothis,theCommission therefore proposes tokeep
totheoriginal sumwiththepossibility ofanadjustment following asub­
sequentincrease inItaly'sfinancial obligation .Annexedisanestimate of
thefinancial implications ,basedonthesumremaining thesame.

PROPOSAL FOR A
COUNCIL DECISION
authorizing theRepublic ofItaly toagree with
theSocialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia upon
theprovisional maintenance ofthefishing arrangements
currently inforce
TIIECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ,andinparticular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,

Whereas byitsresolution of3November 197° "theCouncil agreed upon the
need toensure ,through appropriate Community agreements ,thesecuring and
maintenance offishing rights forCommunity fishermen inthewaters of
non–member countries ;
Whereas byitsDecision of19December 1978 theCouncil authorized the
Republic ofItaly toagree with theSocialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia
upon theprovisional maintenance until 30June 1979 ofthefishery agreement con­
cluded bythese twoStates in1973 pending theconclusion ofafishery
agreement between theCommunity andYugoslavia ;
Whereas ithasnotyetbeen possible toconclude such anagreement ,and -
ittherefore appears necessary ,inorder toavoid harming the interests of
Community fishermen toextend theexisting arrangements agreed between Italy
andYugoslavia forafurther period ;
Whereas this decision must beadopted before 30June 1979 inorder toavoid
aninterruption insupplies forItalian fishermen whousually fish inthe
Yugoslav fisheries zone inorder tohelp maintain Community supplies ;itshould
therefore beimmediately adopted onthebasis ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
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Sole Article
TheRepublic ofItaly ishereby authorized toagree with theSocialist
Federal Republic ofYugoslavia upon theprovisional maintenance until
31December 1979 ofthefishing arrangements established under theagreement
onfisheries between Italy andYugoslavia of15June 1973 «
Done at
For the Council
The President

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AMEX
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
1.Underthefisheries agreement signedin1973betweenYugoslavia andItaly,
thelatterpaidLit570millionperyearin1976and1977inreturnfor
theadmission ofItalianfishermen intoYugoslavterritorial waters.The
paymentfor1978hadbeenfixedatthesameamount,butthatfor1979is
theobjectofnegotiations notyetconcluded .
2.TheCommission proposesthattheCommunity 'scontribution tothepayment
tobenegotiated withYugoslavia befixedatthesameamount
asin1977.An80$contribution tohalftheannualamountof570millionis
equalto228millionlire(=202411UCEattherateapplicable on1.6.79)•
3.The Budgetfor1979contains aheadingcoveringthisexpenditure :
Article 89O,Reimbursements inrespectofcertainfinancial obligations
relatingtofishingintheAdriatic .