Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, 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 text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Regulation ( 4 ) .
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol are allocated to Member States as follows: — tuna seiners: France: 18 Spain: 18 — pole-and-line tuna vessels: Portugal: 2 — surface longliners: Spain: 20 Portugal: 5 If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities set out in 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 Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the fishing zone of São Tomé and Príncipe in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 ( 5 ) .
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .