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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TTOTHECOUNCIL
ON"THETRANSITIONAL CONTINUANCE OFBILATERAL RELATIONS IN
THEFISHERIES SECTORBETWEENITALYANDYUGOSLAVIA
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONTHETRANSITIONAL CONTINUANCE OPBILATERAL
RELATIONSINTHEFISHERIES SECTORBETWEENITALY
ANDYUGOSLAVIA
ExposedesMotifs
FollowingthedecisionoftheCouncilof13December1976toauthorizean
extensionofthebilateralfisheriesagreement "betweenItalyandYugoslavia
until31December1977atthelatestpendingtheconclusionofafisheries
agreementbetweentheCommunityandYugoslavia ,theCommissionhasdaring
1977repeatedlyinvitedtheYugoslavianauthoritiestorenegotiatethis
agreementwiththeCommunity.IthasbecomeapparentthatYugoslaviaisnot
atthismomentpreparedtoopenformalnegotiations withtheCommunityon
thissubject.InordertoallowcontinuanceofItalianfishinginYugoslavian
waterswithinaCommunityframework,theCommissionproposesthatthebenefits
oftheconditionsforfishinglaiddownintheexistingagreement,which
expiresattheendofthisyear,becarriedoverforafurtheryearbyan
exchangeoflettersbetweentheCommunityandYugoslavia.

TextofDraftCommunication
1*InitsResolutionof3November1976,theCouncilagreedthatitwas
necessarytomaintain "byAppropriate Communityagreements"existing
rightsforCommunityfishermeninthewatersofthirdcountries.With
thisinviewtheCommissionhasinthecourseof1977requestedthe
openingofnegotiations betweenYugoslaviaandtheCommunitywitha
viewtoconcludingafisheriesagreementbetweenthetwoParties*
2*ItappearsthatYugoslaviaisnotyetpreparedtoembarkonnegotiations
forafisheriesagreementwiththeCommunityassuch*Moreover,inthe
absenceofanyfishingreciprocitywiththeCommunity,theYugoslav
authorities haveindicatedthattheyareonlywillingtoallowaconti­
nuationoftheexistingfishingrightsgrantedtoItalianfishermen
undertheItalian-YugoslavAgreementof1973*
3*InsofarasanybreakintheexistingfisheryrelationsbetweenYugoslavia
andItalywouldcauseconsiderabledifficulties tothefishermenconcerned,
theproblemarisesastohowtheexistingagreementmaybestbeoarried
overforafurtheryear,pendingtheconclusionofnegotiations between
theCommunityandYugoslavia *
4*SincetheexistingagreementconcernsfishingwithinYugoslavterritorial
waters,forwhichnopossiblereciprocityinfishingtermsisofferedby
theCommunity,itisevidentthatYugoslaviaisinapositiontodemand
anotherformofcompensation andthattheCommunitycoulddecideto
provideitwithoutbeinginconsistentwith'thegeneralpositionit
hasadoptedonthissubject*
5*TheCommissionwouldproposethattheoptimuminterimsolutionfromthe
Communitypointofviewwouldbeanexchangeoflettersbetweenthe
CommunityandYugoslavia,inwhichtheCommunitywould,onaninterim
basis,undertakethefinancialobligationspreviouslyincurredbyItaly
underthe1973agreement.Theproposedtextsofsuchanexchangeof
lettersisgiveninAnnexI*
•«/•••

Thefinanoialtermsoftheexistingagreementandtheimplications ofthis
proposalfortheCommunityaregiveninAnnexII#Itisclearthatthe
contribution oftheCommunityunderthisarrangement would "belimitedto
paymentofacontribution supplementary tothatpaidbythebeneficiaries
ofthearrangement.

AMEXI
assessa
TermsofExchangeofletters
)Commission-Yugoslavia
"TheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,whileawaitingtheopeningof
negotiationsbetweenYugoslaviaandtheCommunity,isanxioustoassurethe
maintenanceofaccesstoYugoslavianwatersforafurtheryearfrom1Januaiy
1978ofthoseCommunityfishermenwhichhavepreviously "benefittedfromthe
termsofthebilateralagreementof15June1973betweenItalyandYugoslavia.
Tothisend,theEuropeanCommunityisreadytoassumethefinancialobligations
previouslyacceptedbyItalyunderthetermsofthesaidAgreement,without
prejudicetothetermsandconditionsofanyfutureagreementtobenegotiated
betweentheEuropeanCommunityandYugoslavia."
Yugoslavia-C ommunity
TheFederalSecretaryhastakennoteoftherequestbytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesfortheopeningofnegotiationsbetweenYugoslaviaand
theCommunityinordertoconoludeafisheriesagreement.
PendingadecisionbytheYugoslavauthoritiesonthismatter,andwithout
prejudicetosuchadecision,theYugoslavauthoritiesarepreparedtoextend
thetermsoftheexistingagreementonseafisheriesbetweenItalyand
Yugoslaviauntil31December1978*ItnotesthattheEuropeanCommunityis
readytoaoceptthefinancialobligationspreviouslyacceptedbyItalyunder
thetermsofthesaidAgreement."

ANNEX II
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Under thepresent Agreement ,Italy pays 570million lire (or550*000 units
ofaccount ,approximately )foraccess by100trawlers toYugoslav waters .
Ifoneassumes that theaverage trawler covered bytheAgreement weighs
80tons ,this charge amounts toarate of68,75 units ofaccount ,orabout
$80US.,pertonoffishing vessel (55O.OOO ♦(80x100))o
(This rate compares with charges ofupto$250 pertondemanded bycertain
African countries .)
Itisproposed that Community financial participation belimited tothe
charges incurred bytheItalian authorities in1976 after deduction of
reasonable fees tobepaid bythefishermen themselves .
Atthepresent time ,thebudget for1978 asitistobeapproved atany
time bythebudgetary authority does notcontain anappropriate budgetary
line tocover this expenditure .The creation ofthis line will therefore
beproposed within thepreliminary draft supplement aryorcorrective budget
which will bepresented next spring ,following theCouncil decision onthe
agricultural prices proposals andconnected measures .