# Official Journal L 297I/2019

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6218 November 2019 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 297I

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6218 November 2019

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS |
| | * | Council Decision (EU) 2019/1918 of 8 November 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019 | 1 |
| | * | Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019 | 3 |
| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1919 of 8 November 2019 on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | 5 |

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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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Council Decision (EU) 2019/1918 of 8 November 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019

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Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019

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REGULATIONS

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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1919 of 8 November 2019 on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1918

of 8 November 2019

on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Agreement’), approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (2), entered into force on 8 August 2008. |
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(1)

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Agreement’), approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (2), entered into force on 8 August 2008.

| (2) | The Protocol to the Agreement, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution, which entered into force on the same day for a period of two years, has been replaced several times. |
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(2)

The Protocol to the Agreement, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution, which entered into force on the same day for a period of two years, has been replaced several times.

| (3) | The Protocol to this Agreement that is currently in force (3) will expire on 15 November 2019. |
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(3)

The Protocol to this Agreement that is currently in force (3) will expire on 15 November 2019.

| (4) | On 8 July 2019, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the conclusion of a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol implementing that Agreement. |
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(4)

On 8 July 2019, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the conclusion of a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol implementing that Agreement.

| (5) | Pending completion of those negotiations, the Commission negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on an extension, for a maximum period of one year, to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement (‘the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters’). Following those negotiations, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was initialled on 4 September 2019. |
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(5)

Pending completion of those negotiations, the Commission negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on an extension, for a maximum period of one year, to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement (‘the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters’). Following those negotiations, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was initialled on 4 September 2019.

| (6) | The aim of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is to enable the Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to continue working together to promote a sustainable fisheries policy and the sound exploitation of fisheries resources in Mauritanian waters, and to allow Union vessels to fish in those waters. |
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(6)

The aim of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is to enable the Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to continue working together to promote a sustainable fisheries policy and the sound exploitation of fisheries resources in Mauritanian waters, and to allow Union vessels to fish in those waters.

| (7) | In order to ensure continuity of fishing activities by Union vessels in Mauritanian waters, it is appropriate to apply the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on a provisional basis from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the day of its signing, in accordance with point 6 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters. |
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(7)

In order to ensure continuity of fishing activities by Union vessels in Mauritanian waters, it is appropriate to apply the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on a provisional basis from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the day of its signing, in accordance with point 6 of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

| (8) | The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the conclusion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force, |
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(8)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the conclusion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019, is approved on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of that Agreement.

The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, on behalf of the Union.

Article 3

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall be applied on a provisional basis, as from 16 November 2019 or any other subsequent date from the day of its signing (4), pending the completion of the procedures necessary for its entry into force.

Article 4

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019.

For the Council

The President

L. ANDERSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 4.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 of 30 November 2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 1).

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(3)  Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years (OJ L 315, 1.12.2015, p. 3).

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(4)  The date from which the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters will be applied provisionally will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.

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AGREEMENT

in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019

A.Letter from the European Union

Dear Sirs,

I am pleased to confirm that we agree to the following interim arrangements for the extension of the Protocol currently in force (16 November 2015-15 November 2019), hereinafter ‘the Protocol’, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, pending completion of the negotiations on the renewal of the Agreement and Protocol.

In this regard, the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have therefore agreed the following:

| (1) | As from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the signing of this Exchange of Letters, the arrangements in force during the final year of the Protocol will be renewed under the same conditions for a maximum period of one year. |
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(1)

As from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the signing of this Exchange of Letters, the arrangements in force during the final year of the Protocol will be renewed under the same conditions for a maximum period of one year.

| (2) | The Union’s financial contribution for vessels to have access to Mauritanian waters under the extension will correspond to the annual amount provided for under Article 2 of the Protocol as amended by the Joint Committee on 15 and 16 November 2016 (1). That payment will be made in a single instalment no later than three months from the date this Exchange of Letters is provisionally applied. |
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(2)

The Union’s financial contribution for vessels to have access to Mauritanian waters under the extension will correspond to the annual amount provided for under Article 2 of the Protocol as amended by the Joint Committee on 15 and 16 November 2016 (1). That payment will be made in a single instalment no later than three months from the date this Exchange of Letters is provisionally applied.

| (3) | Under this extension agreement, sectoral support amounts to EUR 4 125 million. The Joint Committee provided for under Article 10 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement will approve the programming for this amount according to the provisions set out in Article 3(1) of the Protocol no later than two months from the date of application of this Exchange of Letters. The conditions referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol relating to the implementation and payment of sectoral support will apply mutatis mutandis. |
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(3)

Under this extension agreement, sectoral support amounts to EUR 4 125 million. The Joint Committee provided for under Article 10 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement will approve the programming for this amount according to the provisions set out in Article 3(1) of the Protocol no later than two months from the date of application of this Exchange of Letters. The conditions referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol relating to the implementation and payment of sectoral support will apply mutatis mutandis.

| (4) | In the event that the negotiations to renew the Partnership Agreement and its Protocol result in these being signed and subsequently entering into force prior to the expiry of the one-year period provided for under point 1 above, payment of the financial contribution referred to in points 2 and 3 above will be reduced pro rata temporis. The corresponding amount already paid will be deducted from the first financial contribution due under the new Protocol. |
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(4)

In the event that the negotiations to renew the Partnership Agreement and its Protocol result in these being signed and subsequently entering into force prior to the expiry of the one-year period provided for under point 1 above, payment of the financial contribution referred to in points 2 and 3 above will be reduced pro rata temporis. The corresponding amount already paid will be deducted from the first financial contribution due under the new Protocol.

| (5) | During the application period of this extension agreement, fishing licences will be allocated within the limits set under the Protocol by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in Appendix 1 of Annex 1 to the Protocol. |
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(5)

During the application period of this extension agreement, fishing licences will be allocated within the limits set under the Protocol by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in Appendix 1 of Annex 1 to the Protocol.

| (6) | This Exchange of Letters will apply provisionally as from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from its being signed, pending its entry into force. It will enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other that they have completed the necessary procedures for that purpose. |
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(6)

This Exchange of Letters will apply provisionally as from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from its being signed, pending its entry into force. It will enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other that they have completed the necessary procedures for that purpose.

I should be obliged if you would acknowledge receipt of this letter and confirm that you are in agreement with its terms.

Yours faithfully,

For the European Union

B.Letter from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

Dear Sirs,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today’s date, which reads as follows:

‘Dear Sirs,

I am pleased to confirm that we agree to the following interim arrangements for the extension of the Protocol currently in force (16 November 2015-15 November 2019), hereinafter “the Protocol”, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, pending completion of the negotiations on the renewal of the Agreement and Protocol.

In this regard, the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have therefore agreed the following:

| (1) | As from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the signing of this Exchange of Letters, the arrangements in force during the final year of the Protocol will be renewed under the same conditions for a maximum period of one year. |
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(1)

As from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from the signing of this Exchange of Letters, the arrangements in force during the final year of the Protocol will be renewed under the same conditions for a maximum period of one year.

| (2) | The Union’s financial contribution for vessels to have access to Mauritanian waters under the extension will correspond to the annual amount provided for under Article 2 of the Protocol as amended by the Joint Committee on 15 and 16 November 2016 (2). That payment will be made in a single instalment no later than three months from the date this Exchange of Letters is provisionally applied. |
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(2)

The Union’s financial contribution for vessels to have access to Mauritanian waters under the extension will correspond to the annual amount provided for under Article 2 of the Protocol as amended by the Joint Committee on 15 and 16 November 2016 (2). That payment will be made in a single instalment no later than three months from the date this Exchange of Letters is provisionally applied.

| (3) | Under this extension agreement, sectoral support amounts to EUR 4 125 million. The Joint Committee provided for under Article 10 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement will approve the programming for this amount according to the provisions set out in Article 3(1) of the Protocol no later than two months from the date of application of this Exchange of Letters. The conditions referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol relating to the implementation and payment of sectoral support will apply mutatis mutandis. |
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(3)

Under this extension agreement, sectoral support amounts to EUR 4 125 million. The Joint Committee provided for under Article 10 of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement will approve the programming for this amount according to the provisions set out in Article 3(1) of the Protocol no later than two months from the date of application of this Exchange of Letters. The conditions referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol relating to the implementation and payment of sectoral support will apply mutatis mutandis.

| (4) | In the event that the negotiations to renew the Partnership Agreement and its Protocol result in these being signed and subsequently entering into force prior to the expiry of the one-year period provided for under point 1 above, payment of the financial contribution referred to in points 2 and 3 above will be reduced pro rata temporis. The corresponding amount already paid will be deducted from the first financial contribution due under the new Protocol. |
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(4)

In the event that the negotiations to renew the Partnership Agreement and its Protocol result in these being signed and subsequently entering into force prior to the expiry of the one-year period provided for under point 1 above, payment of the financial contribution referred to in points 2 and 3 above will be reduced pro rata temporis. The corresponding amount already paid will be deducted from the first financial contribution due under the new Protocol.

| (5) | During the application period of this extension agreement, fishing licences will be allocated within the limits set under the Protocol by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in Appendix 1 of Annex 1 to the Protocol. |
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(5)

During the application period of this extension agreement, fishing licences will be allocated within the limits set under the Protocol by means of fees or advances corresponding to those set in Appendix 1 of Annex 1 to the Protocol.

| (6) | This Exchange of Letters will apply provisionally as from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from its being signed, pending its entry into force. It will enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other that they have completed the necessary procedures for that purpose.’ |
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(6)

This Exchange of Letters will apply provisionally as from 16 November 2019, or any other subsequent date from its being signed, pending its entry into force. It will enter into force on the date on which the Parties notify each other that they have completed the necessary procedures for that purpose.’

I can confirm that the content of your letter is acceptable to my Government.

Your letter and this letter constitute an agreement in accordance with your proposal.

Yours faithfully,

For the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

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(1)  Commission Decision (EU) 2017/451 of 14 March 2017 approving, on behalf of the European Union, certain amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ EU L 69, 15.3.2017, p. 34).

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(2)  Commission Decision (EU) 2017/451 of 14 March 2017 approving, on behalf of the European Union, certain amendments to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ EU L 69, 15.3.2017, p. 34).

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REGULATIONS

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/1919

of 8 November 2019

on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Agreement’), approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (2), entered into force on 8 August 2008. |
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(1)

The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Agreement’), approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 (2), entered into force on 8 August 2008.

| (2) | The Protocol to the Agreement, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution, which entered into force on the same day for a period of two years, has been replaced several times. |
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(2)

The Protocol to the Agreement, setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution, which entered into force on the same day for a period of two years, has been replaced several times.

| (3) | The Protocol to the Agreement that is currently in force (3) (‘the Protocol’) will expire on 15 November 2019. |
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(3)

The Protocol to the Agreement that is currently in force (3) (‘the Protocol’) will expire on 15 November 2019.

| (4) | On 8 July 2019, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the conclusion of a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol implementing that Agreement. |
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(4)

On 8 July 2019, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the conclusion of a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol implementing that Agreement.

| (5) | Pending completion of those negotiations, the Commission negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on an extension, for a maximum period of one year, to the Protocol (‘Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters’). Following those negotiations, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was initialled on 4 September 2019. |
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(5)

Pending completion of those negotiations, the Commission negotiated, on behalf of the Union, an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on an extension, for a maximum period of one year, to the Protocol (‘Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters’). Following those negotiations, the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was initialled on 4 September 2019.

| (6) | In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/[1918] (4), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was signed on 13 November 2019. |
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(6)

In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/[1918] (4), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters was signed on 13 November 2019.

| (7) | The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined for the period of application of the Protocol extension. |
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(7)

The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined for the period of application of the Protocol extension.

| (8) | Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) provides that the Commission will inform the Member States concerned if it transpires that the fishing opportunities allocated to the Union under the Protocol have not been fully used and it will ask them to confirm that they are not making use of this fishing opportunity. If no reply is received within a time limit to be set by the Council, this will be considered as confirmation that the vessels of the Member State concerned are not making full use of their fishing opportunities during the given period. This time limit should be set. |
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(8)

Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) provides that the Commission will inform the Member States concerned if it transpires that the fishing opportunities allocated to the Union under the Protocol have not been fully used and it will ask them to confirm that they are not making use of this fishing opportunity. If no reply is received within a time limit to be set by the Council, this will be considered as confirmation that the vessels of the Member State concerned are not making full use of their fishing opportunities during the given period. This time limit should be set.

| (9) | This Regulation should apply from the date of the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, |
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(9)

This Regulation should apply from the date of the provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Fishing opportunities

1.   The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period of application of the extension of the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

| (a) | category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab:






  Spain | 4 150 tonnes |
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| Italy | 600 tonnes |
| Portugal | 250 tonnes |

(a)

category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab:

Spain

4 150 tonnes

Italy

600 tonnes

Portugal

250 tonnes

Within this category, a maximum of 25 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

| (b) | category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:






  Spain | 6 000 tonnes |
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(b)

category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:

Spain

6 000 tonnes

Within this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

| (c) | category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls:






  Spain | 3 000 tonnes |
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(c)

category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls:

Spain

3 000 tonnes

Within this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

| (d) | category 4 – Tuna seiners (12 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):






  Spain | 17 annual licences |
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| France | 8 annual licences |

(d)

category 4 – Tuna seiners (12 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):

Spain

17 annual licences

France

8 annual licences

| (e) | category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):






  Spain | 14 annual licences |
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| France | 1 annual licence |

(e)

category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):

Spain

14 annual licences

France

1 annual licence

| (f) | category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers:






  Germany | 12 560 tonnes |
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| France | 2 615 tonnes |
| Latvia | 53 913 tonnes |
| Lithuania | 57 642 tonnes |
| Netherlands | 62 592 tonnes |
| Poland | 26 112 tonnes |
| United Kingdom | 8 531 tonnes |
| Ireland | 8 535 tonnes |

(f)

category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers:

Germany

12 560 tonnes

France

2 615 tonnes

Latvia

53 913 tonnes

Lithuania

57 642 tonnes

Netherlands

62 592 tonnes

Poland

26 112 tonnes

United Kingdom

8 531 tonnes

Ireland

8 535 tonnes

During the period of application of the extension of the Protocol, the following number of quarterly licences shall be held by Member States:

| Germany | 4 |
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| France | 2 |
| Latvia | 20 |
| Lithuania | 22 |
| Netherlands | 16 |
| Poland | 8 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |

Germany

4

France

2

Latvia

20

Lithuania

22

Netherlands

16

Poland

8

United Kingdom

2

Ireland

2

Member States shall inform the Commission if certain licences may be placed at the disposal of other Member States.

Within this category, a maximum of 19 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

| (g) | category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels:






  Ireland | 15 000 tonnes |
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(g)

category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels:

Ireland

15 000 tonnes

If not used, these fishing opportunities shall be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category;

| (h) | category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers:
  Spain:






  Black hake | 3 500 tonnes |
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| Squid | 1 450 tonnes |
| Cuttlefish | 600 tonnes |

(h)

category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers:

Spain:

Black hake

3 500 tonnes

Squid

1 450 tonnes

Cuttlefish

600 tonnes

Within this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

2.   The time limit referred tp in Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully using the fishing opportunities granted to them under the Protocol, shall be set at ten working days as from the date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing opportunities are not being fully used.

Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

It shall apply as from the date of provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019.

For the Council

The President

L. ANDERSSON

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(1)  
  OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 4.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 of 30 November 2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 1).

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(3)  Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years (OJ L 315, 1.12.2015, p. 3).

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(4)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/1918 of 8 November 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on an extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, expiring on 15 November 2019 (see page 1 of this Official Journal).

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(5)  Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81).

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