LJUBLJANA DISSATISFIED WITH OUTCOME OF JOINT COMMISSION'S MEETING

LJUBLJANA, June 3 (Hina) - Slovene officials are not satisfied with the outcome of a meeting held in Rijeka on Monday by a Croatian- Slovene fishery commission, which is part of a permanent joint commission in charge of implementing a border trade and cooperation agreement. #L# Slovene members of the commission did not accept a formulation on a shell-growing farm in Piran Bay, because the joint commission on border trade agreement did not approve it, the Slovene Agriculture and Forestry Ministry said after the meeting. The Croatian side had informed the sub-commission on fishery that it intended to extend the shell farm, however, the authorities in Ljubljana last week lodged an official protest note against what they described a "unilateral measure". Slovene sources said that today's meeting saw no progress regarding fishing permits envisaged by the agreement either. Slovenia seeks a regime of permits which would be as liberal as possible for Slovene fishermen, including the possibility for permits to be transferred to other persons and not be restricted exclusively on the boat. Slovenia also opposes the proposal that the catch be registered, i.e. weighed. (hina) rml