the position in practice is likely to be similar to that which now preva For these reasons the Government have not asked for any transitional safeguards for our national labour market as a whole. Nor was this among the questions raised by the previous Government. Certain questions arising from the Community's regulations (e.g. the definition of nationality) are being discussed with the Community. The Community's regulations will not, of course, affect our controls over immigration from countries outside the Community.
144. For Northern Ireland, however, we have sought a five-year transitional period before the application of the Community's requirements on free movement of labour. During this period any available work there should be reserved, as it now is, for residents of Northern Ireland in the first instance. We have also stated that it may well be necessary towards the end of the five years to consider whether, and if so what, further special measures will still be needed.
THIRD COUNTRY AGREEMENTS
145. The Community has negotiated association
association agreements or preferential trade agreements with Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel, Spain and Malta.
146. We have agreed to accede to these agreements, subject to transitional provisions and any other adaptations that may need to be made in consultation with the countries concerned. Detailed discussions have begun, and it has been agreed that the aim is to settle all these questions before the end of the accession negotiations, but without delaying the conclusion of these negotiations.
147. Gaining preferential access to Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, Israel and Spain, with a total population of just under 100 million, should be of substantial benefit to British exporters.
Other agricultural and fisheries questions
148. At the outset, in addition to the transitional problems described in paragraphs 81-89, we raised a number of agricultural questions which have now been satisfactorily resolved. There will be annual reviews of conditions and prospects for agriculture both nationally and on a Community basis, including meaningful and effective consultation with producers' representatives. It has also been established that adequate supplies of milk for domestic consumption can be assured throughout the year under the Community's price system, and the Milk Marketing Boards, like the other Marketing Boards, are expected to continue their essential marketing functions. For pigmeat and eggs the Community have fully recognised the special importance of market stability and a close watch will be kept on developments in an enlarged Community.
149. Good progress has also been made in adapting the detailed provisions of the common agricultural policy and other Community legislation in the agricultural and food sector to the circumstances of an enlarged Community. Detailed discussions are still continuing on a number of important aspects, notably about food manufacturing. A number of
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