
Article 1 
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES sub-area I and ICES division IIb by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 2004.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES sub-area I and ICES division IIb by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 27 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 November 2004.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission