
Article 1 

1. The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (‘the Protocol’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a) Tuna purse seiners
Spain 22 vessels
France 16 vessels
Italy 2 vessels
United Kingdom 1 vessel
Total 41 vessels
(b) Surface long liners
Spain 12 vessels
France 29 vessels
Portugal 4 vessels
Total 45 vessels
2. Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 shall apply without prejudice to the provisions of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement and the Protocol.
3. If applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article do not cover all the fishing opportunities set by the Protocol, the Commission shall consider applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member State pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
4. The deadline referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008, shall be set at 10 working days from the day on which the Commission informs the Member States that the fishing opportunities have not been fully utilised.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Protocol.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 9 October 2012.
For the Council
The President
V. SHIARLY