
Article 1 

1. The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period of application of the extension of the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a) category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab:
Spain 4 150 tonnes
Italy 600 tonnes
Portugal 250 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of 25 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;
(b) category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:
Spain 6 000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;
(c) category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls:
Spain 3 000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;
(d) category 4 – Tuna seiners (12 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):
Spain 17 annual licences
France 8 annual licences
(e) category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7 500 tonnes – reference tonnage):
Spain 14 annual licences
France 1 annual licence
(f) category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers:
Germany 12 560 tonnes
France 2 615 tonnes
Latvia 53 913 tonnes
Lithuania 57 642 tonnes
Netherlands 62 592 tonnes
Poland 26 112 tonnes
United Kingdom 8 531 tonnes
Ireland 8 535 tonnesDuring the period of application of the extension of the Protocol, the following number of quarterly licences shall be held by Member States:
Germany 4
France 2
Latvia 20
Lithuania 22
Netherlands 16
Poland 8
United Kingdom 2
Ireland 2Member States shall inform the Commission if certain licences may be placed at the disposal of other Member States.Within this category, a maximum of 19 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;
(g) category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels:
Ireland 15 000 tonnesIf not used, these fishing opportunities shall be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category;
(h) category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers:Spain:
Black hake 3 500 tonnes
Squid 1 450 tonnes
Cuttlefish 600 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
2. The time limit referred tp in Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully using the fishing opportunities granted to them under the Protocol, shall be set at ten working days as from the date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing opportunities are not being fully used.
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 as from the date of provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 8 November 2019.
For the Council
The President
L. ANDERSSON