17.2.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 46/1 II (Non-legislative acts) INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 134/2012 of 23 January 2012 concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, that the fishing opportunities allocated to the Union under a Fisheries Partnership Agreement are not fully Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European utilised, the Commission is to inform the Member Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, States concerned. The absence of a reply within deadlines to be set by the Council is to be considered as confirmation that the vessels of the Member State concerned are not making full use of their fishing oppor- tunities in the given period. It is necessary to set such Whereas: deadlines. Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, (1) On 22 November 2007, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1446/2007 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership ~ Agreement  between the  European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (') (the 'Agreement'). A Protocol setting out the fishing oppor- tunities and financial contribution provided for in the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Agreement (%) was attached thereto. That Protocol expired on 31 December 2011. (6)  Since the Protocol to the Agreement expired on 31 December 2011, this Regulation should apply from 1 February 2012, Article 1 (2) A new Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and 1. The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol shall be the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries allocated among the Member States as follows: Partnership ~ Agreement  between the  European Community and the Republic of Mozambique (the S "Protocol') was initialled on 2 June 2011, providing EU (@) tuna purse seiners: vessels with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Mozambique have sovereignty or jurisdiction in Spai S pain 22 vessels respect of fisheries. France 20 vessels (3)  On 23 January 2012 the Council adopted Decision 2012/91/EU () on the signing, on behalf of the Ttaly 1 vessel European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol. Total 43 vessels (4 The method for allocating the fishing opportunities (b) surface longliners: among the Member States should be defined for the duration of the Protocol. Spain 16 vessels (5)  In accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Regulation B g I (EC) No 10062008 of 29 September 2008 concerning rance Vessels authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing P . > . ortugal 7 vessels vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (¥, if it appears United 1 vessel Kingdom OJ L 331, 17.12.2007, p. 1. O] L 331, 17.12.2007, p. 39. Total 32 vessels See page 3 of this Official Journal. OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.