CELEX: 51979PC0341
Language: en
Date: 1979-06-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION authorizing the Republic of Italy to agree with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia upon the provisional maintenance of the fishing arrangements currently in force (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                              Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL DECISION
           authorizing the Republic of Italy to agree with
           the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia upon
           the provisional maintenance of the fishing arrange­
           ments currently in force
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . In its Resolution of 3 November 1976 the Council noted that it was necessary
    to maintain through "appropriate Community agreements", the rights secured "by
    Community fishermen in the waters of non-member countries .
2 . Under the Agreement signed between Yugoslavia and Italy on 15 June 1973 ?
    fishermen who are Italian nationals are authorized to fish in certain areas
    of Yugoslav territorial waters , subject to financial counter-concessions from
    the Italian State . The Agreement expired on 31 December 1976 .
3 . To ensure that Italian fishermen could continue to fish in Yugoslav waters ,
    the Council authorized Italy by its Decision of 13 December 1976 , to agree
    with Yugoslavia on an interpretation whereby the said Agreement could be
    renewed until a fisheries agreement was concluded between the Community and
    Yugoslavia or until 31 December 1977 at the latest .
4 . Following that decision the Commission has on several occasions in 1977
    and 1978 invited the Yugoslav authorities to negotiate an agreement with the
    Community .  As there was no response from the Yugoslav authorities , the
    Council , by its Decisions of 20 December 1977 » 21 June 1978 ,   19 December 1978 »
    authorized Italy to renew the arrangements agreed with Yugoslavia in 1977 » in
    each case for six months .
    The Yugoslav authorities are not yet prepared to open negotiations with the
  . Community for a specific fisheries agreement .
5 . For the same motives as those in paragraph ( 3), those being to ensure that
    fishing relations with a non-member state are not affected to the detriment
    of Community fishermen , the Commission proposes that the Council authorizes
    Italy to agree with Yugoslavia an arrangement prolonging the 1973 agreement
    until 31 December 1979 »     '
6 . Yfhen the Council made the previous decisions concerning the prolongation of this
    agreement , the Council decided that the Commission should be responsible for
    a part of the reciprocal concession due from Italy to Yugoslavia in the terms
    of the agreement . Until now, the Commission 's contribution has been based on
 ---pagebreak--- the finanical reciprocal concession laid down in the Italian–Yugoslav 1973
agreement . However it is foreseeable that Yugoslavia will be updating the
financial charges ; due to this , the Commission therefore proposes to keep
to the original sum with the possibility of an adjustment following a sub­
sequent increase in Italy 's financial obligation .  Annexed is an estimate of
the financial implications , based on the sum remaining the same .
 ---pagebreak---                           PROPOSAL FOR A
                          COUNCIL DECISION
            authorizing the Republic of Italy to agree with
            the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia upon
            the provisional maintenance of the fishing arrangements
            currently in force
TIIE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 103 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas by its resolution of 3 November 197° "the Council agreed upon the
need to ensure , through appropriate Community agreements , the securing and
maintenance of fishing rights for Community fishermen in the waters of
non–member countries ;
Whereas by its Decision of 19 December 1978 the Council authorized the
Republic of Italy to agree with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
upon the provisional maintenance until 30 June 1979 of the fishery agreement con­
 cluded by these two States in 1973 pending the conclusion of a fishery
agreement between the Community and Yugoslavia ;
Whereas it has not yet been possible to conclude such an agreement , and -
it therefore appears necessary , in order to avoid harming the interests of
Community fishermen to extend the existing arrangements agreed between Italy
and Yugoslavia for a further period ;
Whereas this decision must be adopted before 30 June 1979 in order to avoid
an interruption in supplies for Italian fishermen who usually fish in the
Yugoslav fisheries zone in order to help maintain Community supplies ; it should
therefore be immediately adopted on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty ,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :
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                            Sole Article
The Republic of Italy is hereby authorized to agree with the Socialist
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia upon the provisional maintenance until
31 December 1979 of the fishing arrangements established under the agreement
on fisheries between Italy and Yugoslavia of 15 June 1973 «
Done at
                                                 For the Council
                                                 The President
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                                                     AMEX
                           FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
1 . Under the fisheries agreement signed in 1973 between Yugoslavia and Italy ,
    the latter paid Lit 570 million per year in 1976 and 1977 in return for
    the admission of Italian fishermen into Yugoslav territorial waters .  The
    payment for 1978 had been fixed at the same amount , but that for 1979 is
    the object of negotiations not yet concluded .
2 . The Commission proposes that the Community 's contribution to the payment
    to be negotiated with Yugoslavia be fixed at the same amount
    as in 1977 . An 80$ contribution to half the annual amount of 570 million is
    equal to 228 million lire (= 202411 UCE at the rate applicable on 1.6.79 ) •
3 . The       Budget for 1979 contains a heading covering this expenditure :
    Article 89O , Reimbursements in respect of certain financial obligations
    relating to fishing in the Adriatic .