Data entry notes:
It shall apply from 1 December 1996.; It shall apply from 1 December 1996.; Pursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement, and for a period of three years from 1 December 1996, the following fishing possibilities shall be accorded: for ocean-going tuna seiners: licences for 43 vessels, for vessels fishing by line (except tuna trollers and tuna surface longliners): licences for 100 GRT/month on an annual average. Furthermore, fishing licences may also be granted for tuna trollers and surface tuna lo ngliners. These fishing possibilities may, at the Community's request, be increased by the Joint Committee referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement. The financial compensation referred to in the Agreement for the abovementioned period is fixed at ECU 1,218,750, payable in three annual instalments. In the case of tuna fishing, this compensation shall cover a catch weight in waters of Mauritius of 7,500 tonnes of tuna fished per year. If the annual amount of tuna caught by Community vessels in Ma uritian waters exceeds this quantity, the abovementioned compensation shall be increased by ECU 50 for each additional tonne caught.; FAO Descriptors: 110; 105; 020; 096; 055; 003