Article 1
1.Β Β Β The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: (a) tuna seiners: Spain 16 vessels France 12 vessels (b) pole-and-line vessels: Spain 7 vessels France 1 vessel (c) trawlers: Spain 2 vessels 2.Β Β Β Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 shall apply without prejudice to the Partnership Agreement. 3.Β Β Β If applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 do not exhaust 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. 4.Β Β Β The time limit within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully exhausting the fishing opportunities granted to them under the Agreement, as provided by Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008, is set at 10 working days as from the date on which the Commission communicates this information to them.