Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The texts of the Agreement and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision. Article 2 The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: - tuna seiners: France 20, Spain 20, Italy two, United Kingdom one, - surface long-liners: Spain 19, France 13, Portugal eight, - vessels fishing by line: France 25 grt/month on an annual average. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. Article 3 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000. For the Council The President M. Arcanjo (1) Not yet published in the Official Journal. (2) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 2. (3) OJ L 278, 11.10.1997, p. 3.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: - tuna seiners: France 20, Spain 20, Italy two, United Kingdom one, - surface long-liners: Spain 19, France 13, Portugal eight, - vessels fishing by line: France 25 grt/month on an annual average. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. Article 3 The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000. For the Council The President M. Arcanjo (1) Not yet published in the Official Journal. (2) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 2. (3) OJ L 278, 11.10.1997, p. 3.
Article 3 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 2000