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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COMMISSION COMMUNIC ATIONTOTHECOUNCIL
onthetemporary extension ofbilateral relations in
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COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONTOTHECOUNCIL ONTHE
TEMPORARY EXTENSION OPBILATERAL RELATIONS INTHE
FISHERIES SECTORBETWEEN ITALYANDYUGOSLAVIA
InitsResolution of3November 1976 "theCouncilagreedthat,itwasnecessary
tomaintainby"appropriate Community agreements "existingrightsforCommunity
fishermen inthewatersofnon-Community countries .
UnderanAgreement signedbetweenYugoslavia andItalyon15June1973,Italian
fishermen wereauthorized tofishincertainpartsofYugoslavterritorial waters
inexchangeforfinancial compensation paidbyItaly.ThisAgreement expired
on31December 1976.
ToenableItalianfishermen tocontinue tofishinthesewaters,theCouncil ,
byitsDecisionof13December 1976,authorized ItalytoagreewithYugoslavia
onaninterpretation enablingthisAgreement t6beextendeduntilaPishing
Agreement couldbeconcluded betweentheCommunity andYugoslavia ,andatthe
latestuntil31December 1977*
Following thisDecision theCommission repeatedly invitedtheYugoslav autho­
ritiesin1977tonegotiate •'anAgreement withtheCommunity .Astherewas
noreaction fromYugoslavia ,theCouncil,byaDecision of20December 1977,
authorized Italytoextendforsixmonthsthearrangement madewithYugoslavia
in1977.
SincethisDecision wastakentheCommission hascontinued topresstheYugoslav
authorities ontheneedtoopennegotiations toconcludeafishingagreement
withtheCommunity.Inspiteofrepeatedapproaches Yugoslavia hasnotyet
indicateditspositionwithregardtoopeningnegotiations withtheCommunity
onthismatter.
Forthereasonsgivenunder3.,thatistopreventanybreakinfishing
relationswithanon-member countrywhichwouldbetothedetriment ofCommunity
fishermen ,theCommission proposestoauthorizeItaly~toagreewithT^Yligosiavia~~
onaninterpretation ofthe1973Agreementenablingittobe"extendeduntil~~a~'
PishingAgreementisconcludedbetweentheCommunity andYugoslavia ,and~at"the~~
latestuntil"~31~Deoember--1978 .

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7.Thefinancial implications ofthisDecisionwillbemuchthesameasthose
resulting fromtheCouncilDecision of20December 1977authorizing the
extension oftheAgreement forthefirstsi*monthsofthisyear.These
implications arespecified intheAnnex*

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FIÏÏMCIAL IMPLICATIONS
1.UnderthePishingAgreement signedin1973 "betweenYugoslavia and
Italy,ItalypaysL'it570millionperannum"(540QOCTEUAatthe"rateon24May1978)'
incompensation foraccessforonehundredtrawlerstoYugoslavterritorial
waters.Astheaveragetonnageofthevesselscovered "bythisAgreement is
80t,thecostis67*50EUApertonne. ,
2.ItisproposedthattheCommunity'sfinancial participation should "be
limited,asinthefirsthalfof1978,totheexpenditure incurred bythe
Italianauthorities ,minusreasonable royalties to"bepaid "bythefishermen
themselves .
3.ThefirstSupplementary andAmendingBudgetfor1978includedaheadingfor
theexpenditure ,viz.Article470:"Reimbursement inrespectofcertain
financial obligations relatingtofishingintheAdriatio".
Theappropriations neededtooovertheexpenditure causedbyextending
^theAgreementforthesecondhalfof1978shouldbeprovidedforbyasupple­
mentarybudgetorbytransfer.Thenetexpenditure isestimated at215000EUA.