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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2019/1332note, the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia (‘the Partnership Agreement’) and the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia (‘the Protocol’) were signed on 31 July 2019.
(2)The Partnership Agreement repeals the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on fishing off the Gambianote, which entered into force on 2 June 1987.
(3)The Protocol covers a period of six years as from the date of its application.
(4)The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol should be allocated among the Member States for the duration of application of the Protocol.
(5)The Protocol will apply on a provisional basis as from the signature thereof in order to ensure an expeditious start to fishing activities by Union vessels. This Regulation should therefore apply from the same date,
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The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of The Gambia shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(a)tuna seiners:Spain | 16 vesselsFrance | 12 vessels
(b)pole-and-line vessels:Spain | 8 vesselsFrance | 2 vessel
(c)deep-water demersal trawlers:Member State | maximum number of deep-water demersal trawlers active at any given moment | Number of quarterly fishing authorisations per year | Tonnes of target species as defined in Appendix 2b to the Annex to the ProtocolSpain | 3 | 10 | 625Greece | 2 (in two different quarters) | 125
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