Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 1 June 2002 to 31 May 2005, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe on fishing off the coast of São Tomé and Príncipe is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Protocol are attached to this Decision. Article 2 The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: >TABLE> 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 Member States whose vessels fish under this Protocol shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the São Tomé and Príncipe fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(2). Article 4 The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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 Brussels, 9 December 2002. For the Council The President H. C. Schmidt (1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 2. (2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: >TABLE> 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 Member States whose vessels fish under this Protocol shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the São Tomé and Príncipe fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(2). Article 4 The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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 Brussels, 9 December 2002. For the Council The President H. C. Schmidt (1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 2. (2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 3 
The Member States whose vessels fish under this Protocol shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught in the São Tomé and Príncipe fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(2). Article 4 The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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 Brussels, 9 December 2002. For the Council The President H. C. Schmidt (1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 2. (2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 4 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised 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 Brussels, 9 December 2002. For the Council The President H. C. Schmidt (1) OJ L 54, 25.2.1984, p. 2. (2) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.