Article 1 
The signature of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2003 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, pending the Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement. The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision. Article 2 The Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall apply provisionally in the Community with effect from 1 January 2003. Article 3 The fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna boats fixed in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be allocated pro rata temporis 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 4 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 Guinean fishing zone in accordance with the implementing rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(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. Article 6 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 2 
The Agreement referred to in Article 1 shall apply provisionally in the Community with effect from 1 January 2003. Article 3 The fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna boats fixed in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be allocated pro rata temporis 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 4 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 Guinean fishing zone in accordance with the implementing rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(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. Article 6 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 3 
The fishing opportunities for trawlers and tuna boats fixed in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be allocated pro rata temporis 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 4 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 Guinean fishing zone in accordance with the implementing rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(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. Article 6 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 4 
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 Guinean fishing zone in accordance with the implementing rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001(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. Article 6 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
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. Article 6 This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.
Article 6 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 19 May 2003. For the Council The President A.-A. Tsochatzopoulos (1) OJ L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1. (2) The current Protocol was approved by Regulation (EC) No 445/2001 (OJ L 64, 6.3.2001, p. 3) extended by one year by Regulation (EC) No 924/2002 (OJ L 144, 1.6.2002, p. 3). (3) OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8.