The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
Fishing category
Type of vessel
Member State
Licences or quota
Tuna fishing
Surface longliners
Spain
41
Portugal
7
Tuna fishing
Freezer tuna seiners
Spain
12
France
13
Tuna fishing
Pole-and-line tuna vessels
Spain
7
France
4
If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State.
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CitationArticle 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/2006 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)