Article 1, Paragraph 1. · Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2192

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1.The fishing opportunities established under 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: | 4150 tonnesItaly: | 600 tonnesPortugal: | 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: | 6000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of 6 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: | 3000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of 6 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

(d)Category 4 — Tuna seiners:Spain: | 17 annual licencesFrance: | 8 annual licences

(e)Category 5 — Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners:Spain: | 14 annual licencesFrance: | 1 annual licence

(g)Category 7 — Non-freezer pelagic vessels:Ireland | 15000 tonnesThese fishing opportunities may, if they are not used, be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category. Ireland shall inform the Commission, by 1 July of every year of the validity of the Protocol at the latest, whether fishing opportunities may become available for other Member States.

(h)Category 2a — Black hake (freezer) trawlers:Spain: | Black hake | 3500 tonnesSquid | 1450 tonnesCuttlefish | 600 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of 6 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time.