Article 1 
The Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé e Príncipe is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation. Article 2 1. The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: - freezer tuna seiners: France 18, Spain 18, - pole-and-line tuna vessels: France seven, - surface longliners: Spain 28, Portugal five. 2. If licence application from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence application from any other Member State. Article 3 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) Opinion delivered on 18 January 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 1.
Article 2 
1. The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: - freezer tuna seiners: France 18, Spain 18, - pole-and-line tuna vessels: France seven, - surface longliners: Spain 28, Portugal five. 2. If licence application from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence application from any other Member State. Article 3 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) Opinion delivered on 18 January 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 1.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000. For the Council The President J. GAMA (1) Opinion delivered on 18 January 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (2) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 1.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2000