12.2.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 40/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 249/2002 of 21 January 2002 concerning the conclusion of the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensa- tion provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Govern- ment of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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: (1)  In accordance with the Agreement between the Euro- pean Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau (3, the two parties conducted negotiations to determine any amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol annexed thereto. (2)  As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol estab- lishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the above Agreement for the period from 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 was initialled on 30 May 2001. (3 It is in the Community's interest to approve that Protocol. (4)  The method of allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Agreement, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the (') Opinion delivered on 11 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () O] L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 34. Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea- Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community. The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3). Article 2 The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: (a) shrimps: — Italy 3900 GRT — Spain 2400 GRT — Portugal 3050 GRT — Greece 250 GRT (b) fin-fish/cephalopods: — Spain 1870 GRT — Italy 500 GRT — Greece 430 GRT (c) tuna seiners: — Spain 20 vessels — France 19 vessels — Italy 1 vessel (d) surface longliners and pole-and-line vessels: — Spain 25 vessels — France 6 vessels — Portugal 5 vessels. If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commis- sion may consider licence applications from any other Member State. () O] L 19, 22.1.2002, p. 35.