Article 1 
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Supplement to the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on fishing off the coast of Mauritania, for the period 15 November 1995 to 31 July 1996, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The texts of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters and of the Supplement to the Protocol are attached to this Decision. Article 2 The fishing opportunities set out in the Supplement to the Protocol shall be granted to vessels flying the Spanish flag. Should applications for licences from Spain not exhaust the fishing opportunities set out in the Supplement to the Protocol, the Commission shall make it possible for the other Member States to make applications. 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 Brussels, 19 March 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1987, p. 3. (2) OJ No 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.
Article 2 
The fishing opportunities set out in the Supplement to the Protocol shall be granted to vessels flying the Spanish flag. Should applications for licences from Spain not exhaust the fishing opportunities set out in the Supplement to the Protocol, the Commission shall make it possible for the other Member States to make applications. 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 Brussels, 19 March 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1987, p. 3. (2) OJ No 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.
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 Brussels, 19 March 1996. For the Council The President W. LUCHETTI (1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1987, p. 3. (2) OJ No 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.