
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 point 2(a) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 5.2 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 177 days per year.
2. The maximum number of days referred to in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to any future decision taken by the Commission on the basis of point 7.5 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 concerning the reassessment of the additional number of days resulting from permanent cessations of activity previously allocated by the Commission.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 26 July 2010.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission