Article 1 
The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing category Type of vessel Member State Licences or quota Tuna fishing Freezer tuna seiners Spain 13 France 12 Tuna fishing Surface longliners Spain 13 Portugal 5 If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
Article 3 
The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within São Tomé and Príncipe’s fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas ( 1 ) .
Article 4 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .