1. The fishing opportunities set by the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Protocol’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a)
Tuna seiners
Spain
16 vessels
France
12 vessels;
(b)
Surface longliners
Spain
26 vessels
Portugal
9 vessels;
(c)
Pole-and-line tuna vessels
Spain
7 vessels
France
4 vessels.
2. Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 shall apply without prejudice to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Cape Verde.
3. If applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 do not cover all the fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol, the Commission shall consider applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member State in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
The deadline referred to in Article 10(1) of that Regulation shall be set at 10 working days.