For a period of two years from 1 January 2000, the fishing rights shall be as follows: fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers: an annual average of 2500 gross registered tonnes (grt) per month; shrimp trawlers: an annual average of 1500 grt per month; freezer tuna seiners: 38 vessels; pole-and-line tuna vessels: 14 vessels; surface longliners: 16 vessels. Where appropriate and where the state of resources allows, the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement shall consider introducing new categories of fish and shall lay down the technical and financial conditions under which they can be fished by Community vessels. The Protocol establishes the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea.The financial contribution referred to in Article 8 of the Agreement for the fishing rights fixed in Article 1 shall be EUR 2960000 per year (EUR 1600000 as financial compensation and EUR 1360000 for the measures provided for in Article 4 of this Protocol). This financial compensation shall be payable by 30 June each year at the latest. The Annex regards the conditions for the exercise of fishing activities by community vessels in the republic of guinea's fishing zone. (8 Articles and 1 Annex).