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XIX/396/78-EÏÏ
GENERAL BUDGET FOR1978
SECTION III -COMMISSION
TRANSFER OFAPPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTERS
(Compulsory expenditure )
TRANSFER NO20/78
From Chapter 101–Contingency reserve –215000EUA
ToChapter 47–Assumption "bytheEuropean Community
ofcertain financial obligations
Article 470–Refunds arising outofcertain financial
obligations inrespeot offishing in
the .Adriatic +215000EUA
Pursuant toArticle 21(4)oftheFinancial Regulation theFinancial
Controller approved this proposal thus attesting that theappropriations
were available on19July .

TRANSFERNO20/78
Justification
On15June1973ItalyandYugoslaviaconcludedabilateralagreement
underwhichItalianfishermenhavetherighttofishintheYugoslav
sectoroftheAdriaticinreturnforfinancialconsideration .
I11itsResolutionof3November1976theCoxtncilrecognizedtheneed
tos.feguardtherightsacquiredbyCommunityfishermeninthewaters
ofncn–membercountriesbymeansofappropriate Communityagreements .
TheCouncilalsoadoptedadecisionauthorizing thebilateralfishing
agreementbetweenItalyandYugoslaviatobeextendedto31December1977
pendingtheconclusionofafishingagreementbetweenYugoslaviaand
theCommunity.
WiththisaiminmindtheCommissionrequestedin1977"thatthe
Communityinitiatenegotiations withYugoslaviaforafishingagreement.
Yugoslavia,however,didnotwishatthatstagetoopennegotiations
forafishingagreementwiththeCommunityassuchbecauseitwanted
themattertobediscussedwithinabroaderframework.Anybreakdownin
relationsbetweenYugoslavia andItalyonthisissuewouldcreate
seriousproblemsforthefishermenconcerned.
TheCouncilthereforedecidedon20December1977"toauthorizeItaly
toextendthebilateralfishingagreementwithYugoslaviato30June1978.
Underthetermsofthisauthorization Italywillpay"thefeeforthe
fishingrightsandwillthenbereimbursedbytheCommunity(after
approximately 20^–whichistobepaidbytheshipowners-hasbeen
deductedfromthetotalcosts).

This expenditure wasincorporated into thsBudget bytheSecond
Amending andSupplementary Budget for1978 ,Chapter 47
(Assumption "bytheEuropean Community ofcertain financial obligations )
andArticle 470 (Refunds arising cutofcertain financial obligations
inrespect offishing intheAdriatic )being created andallotted
215000EUA .
Inview ofthelack ofprogress inthenegotiations ,theCouncil
again authorized Italy on21June 1978 toextend the "bilateral
agreement forafurther sixmonths upto31BeceEibsr 1978 .This
transfer will provide theappropriations needed tocover thecosts
ofextending theagreement .
Under theexisting agreement Italy paid Lit570million in1976 and1977®
This feewasagreed upon byItaly andYugoslavia foraccess by100
trawlers toYugoslav waters .Theaverage cost isapproximately
Lit 71250per tonne .Under theterms ofthe Council Decision the
arrangement between Italy andYugoslavia will continue under the same
conditions .Theamount tobepaid for the last half ofthis year will
therefore beLit285million (268300EUA)S thiswill bepaidby
Italy ;Bofothereof will bersinfoursed "bytheCommunity ,theremainder
being borne bytheshipowners .
Theappropriation totaentered intheEudgefc ,which will "bemade
available "bythis proposed transfer ,isthus 214640SUA ,rounded
upto215000EUA *
Attheconversion rate of4July I9781 1EGA «Lit 1C62„18 .

BREAK TOWN OF/PPKOPFJATIOFS INCHAPTER 101r 1H"ITIWIIW"'liniwi I'H'ITIIII infìm«ipn'iiriwrrnifcnwfliTiiiMri ,_I :fltt
AT20JULY 1978
Amount entered intheBudget t5million EUA
Transfers approved Dythe
Budgetary Authority
Article
oritemNoAmount
inEUA
2981
260
9501
4
5175000
120 000
500000
Total 795000
Transfers before the
Budgetary Authority
Article
oritemNoAmount
inEUA
2722
3365
2550
343
354012
13
16
17
19600 000
500000
671000
250000
580000
Total 2601000
Balance ; 1064 000 EUA