
Article 1 

1. The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear, mentioned in points 3(a) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 237 days per year.
2. The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear mentioned in points 3(b) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 231 days per year.
3. The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear mentioned in points 3(c) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be amended to 246 days per year.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 4 July 2007.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission