Article 1 
The signature of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters extending the Protocol setting out, for the period from 1 June 2005 to 31 May 2006, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in 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, subject to conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Article 2 
The Agreement shall apply provisionally from 1 June 2005.
Article 3 
1. The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated to Member States as follows: (a) tuna seiners: France : 18 Spain : 18 (b) pole-and-line tuna vessels: Portugal : 2 (c) surface longliners: Spain : 20 Portugal : 5 2. 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 4 
The Member States whose vessels fish under the Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the fishing zone of São Tomé and Príncipe in accordance with the detailed arrangements set out in 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 ( 3 ) .
Article 5 
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion.