Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: — tuna seiners: France: 19 vessels Spain: 18 vessels — pole-and-line tuna vessels: France: 6 vessels Spain: 10 vessels Portugal: 2 vessels — surface longliners: Spain: 52 vessels Portugal: 10 vessels — bottom longliners: Portugal: 630 GRT per month, averaged over the year, with no more than four vessels fishing simultaneously. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3 
Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the Cape Verde fishing zone in accordance with the procedure laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 ( 5 ) .
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .