Article 1 
The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Partnership Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
Article 2 
1. The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement (hereafter referred to as the Protocol), shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing category GT or maximum number of licences per licence period Member State GT, licences or annual catch ceiling by Member State Category 1: Fishing vessels specialising in crustaceans other than crawfish and crab 9 440 GT Spain 7 183 GT Italy 1 371 GT Portugal 886 GT Category 2: Black hake trawlers and bottom longliners 3 600 GT Spain 3 600 GT Category 3: Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls 2 324 GT Spain 1 500 GT United Kingdom 800 GT Malta 24 GT Category 4: Pelagic freezer trawlers fishing for demersal species 750 GT Greece 750 GT Category 5: Cephalopods 18 600 GT 43 licences Spain 39 licences Italy 4 licences Category 6: Crawfish 300 GT Portugal 300 GT Category 7: Freezer tuna seiners 36 licences Spain 15 licences France 20 licences Malta 1 licence Category 8: Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners 31 licences Spain 23 licences France 5 licences Portugal 3 licences Category 9: Pelagic freezer trawlers 22 licences for a maximum ceiling of 440 000 tonnes Netherlands 190 000 tonnes Lithuania 120 500 tonnes Latvia 73 500 tonnes Germany 20 000 tonnes United Kingdom 10 000 tonnes Portugal 6 000 tonnes France 10 000 tonnes Poland 10 000 tonnes Category 10: Crab fishing 300 GT Spain 300 GT Category 11: Non-freezer pelagic vessels 15 000 GT per month, averaged over the year Fishing category GT or maximum number of licences per licence period Member State GT, licences or annual catch ceiling by Member State Fishing category GT or maximum number of licences per licence period Member State GT, licences or annual catch ceiling by Member State Category 1: Fishing vessels specialising in crustaceans other than crawfish and crab 9 440 GT Spain 7 183 GT Category 1: Fishing vessels specialising in crustaceans other than crawfish and crab 9 440 GT Spain 7 183 GT Italy 1 371 GT Italy 1 371 GT Portugal 886 GT Portugal 886 GT Category 2: Black hake trawlers and bottom longliners 3 600 GT Spain 3 600 GT Category 2: Black hake trawlers and bottom longliners 3 600 GT Category 3: Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls 2 324 GT Spain 1 500 GT Category 3: Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls 2 324 GT 1 500 GT United Kingdom 800 GT United Kingdom Malta 24 GT Malta Category 4: Pelagic freezer trawlers fishing for demersal species 750 GT Greece 750 GT Category 4: Pelagic freezer trawlers fishing for demersal species Greece Category 5: Cephalopods 18 600 GT 43 licences Spain 39 licences Category 5: Cephalopods 43 licences Italy 4 licences Category 6: Crawfish 300 GT Portugal 300 GT Category 6: Crawfish Category 7: Freezer tuna seiners 36 licences Spain 15 licences Category 7: Freezer tuna seiners France 20 licences France Malta 1 licence 1 licence Category 8: Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners 31 licences Spain 23 licences Category 8: Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners Spain France 5 licences Portugal 3 licences Portugal Category 9: Pelagic freezer trawlers 22 licences for a maximum ceiling of 440 000 tonnes Netherlands 190 000 tonnes Category 9: Pelagic freezer trawlers 22 licences for a maximum ceiling of 440 000 tonnes Netherlands 190 000 tonnes Lithuania 120 500 tonnes Lithuania 120 500 tonnes Latvia 73 500 tonnes Latvia Germany 20 000 tonnes Germany United Kingdom 10 000 tonnes United Kingdom Portugal 6 000 tonnes France 10 000 tonnes Poland 10 000 tonnes Poland Category 10: Crab fishing 300 GT Spain 300 GT Category 10: Crab fishing 300 GT Category 11: Non-freezer pelagic vessels 15 000 GT per month, averaged over the year Category 11: Non-freezer pelagic vessels 15 000 GT per month, averaged over the year 2. Under the Protocol, unused category 11 fishing opportunities (non-freezer pelagic vessels) may be used by category 9 (pelagic freezer trawlers) at a rate of a maximum 25 licences per month. 3. If licence applications for category 9 (pelagic freezer trawlers) exceed the maximum permitted number per reference period, the Commission shall give priority to forwarding applications from vessels which made most use of licences in the ten months preceding that licence application. 4. For category 11 (non-freezer pelagic vessels), the Commission shall forward licence applications once it has received an annual fishing plan detailing applications by vessel (specifying the number of GT planned for each month of activity, for every month of the year) and sent to the Commission not later than 1 March of the year during which the fishing plan applies. In the event of applications for more than 15 000 GT per month averaged over the year, the award shall be carried out on the basis of the table of applications and of the fishing plans referred to in the first subparagraph. 5. The management of fishing opportunities shall be conducted in full accordance with Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( 1 ). 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 the Partnership Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the Mauritanian 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 ( 2 ).
Article 4 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Partnership Agreement in order to bind the Community ( 3 ).
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.