Article 2

The financial compensation referred to in Article 6 of the Agreement shall be, for the period referred to in Article 1, 1 425 000 ECU, payable in three equal annual instalments.

This amount shall cover fishing activities up to a catch of 9 500 tonnes of tuna a year; if the catch volume by Community vessels in São Tomé and Principe's fishing zone exceeds this quantity, the aforesaid amount shall be increased accordingly. However, regardless of the actual catch volume, the amount of financial compensation shall be limited to 2 000 000 ECU for the duration of the Protocol, payable in three equal annual instalments.