7.8.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 205/35 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 894/2007 of 23 July 2007 on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of Sio Tomé and Principe and the European Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Whereas: () The Community and the Democratic Republic of Sdo Tomé and Principe have negotiated and initialled a Fisher- ies Partnership Agreement providing Community fisher- men with fishing opportunities in the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Democratic Repub- lic of Sdo Tomé and Principe. (2 It is in the Community’s interest to approve that Agreement. (3)  The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of Sdo Tomé and Principe and the European Commu- nity is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation. Article 2 The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agree- ment shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing category Type of vessel Member State | Licences or quota Tuna fishing Freezer tuna seiners | Spain 13 France 12 Tuna fishing Surface longliners Spain 13 Portugal 5 If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol, the Com- mission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. Article 3 The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within Sio Tomé and Principe’s fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas (1). Article 4 The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day follow- ing its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007. For the Council The President L. AMADO () OJ L 73,15.3.2001, p. 8.