CROATIAN TRANSLATION OF 'SAA' PRESENTED IN ZAGREB

ZAGREB, July 25 (Hina) - Croatia's chief negotiator with the European Union, Neven Mimica, on Wednesday presented a Croatian translation of a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) which Zagreb and the Union initialled. The translation, which took two months, can serve as the basis for the creation of the Croatian terminology of the European legislature. This translation should be a basis also for future Croatian translations in the job of adjusting national laws to the European legislation. The Croatian ministry in charge of the country's integration in European structures is preparing a Croatian-English dictionary in this field. The SAA has not so far been available to the public, according to an agreement with the European Commission, which stipulated that the document would become official as soon as the initialled version was endorsed by the Commission, Mimica said adding that the EC gave the green light for the agreement on July 9. With the presentation of the SAA on the said ministry's web site (www.mei.hr), a public debate can be launched on Croatia's bids to enter the EU, Mimica added. (hina) ms