Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and the text 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: Spain: France: Italy: 22 vessels, 17 vessels, 1 vessel, — Surface long-liners: Spain: France: Portugal: 2 vessels, 5 vessels, 5 vessels. 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 authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters in order to bind the Community.