EC/Mauritius fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002

PURPOSE : to conclude the Protocol defining the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the EC and Mauritius. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Regulation 444/2001/EC relating to the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 1999 to 2 December 2002, fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius. CONTENT : the fishing opportunities fixed in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: - tuna seiners: France 20, Spain 20, Italy 2, United Kigdom 1. - surface long-liners: Spain 19, France 13, Portugal 8. - vessels fishing by line: France 25grt/month on an annual average. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applciation from any other Member State. ENTRY INTO FORCE : the Regulation shall enter into force on 9 March 2001. The Protocol shall enter into force as soon as the respective parties have been notified of the necessary measures to this effect.�