
Article 1 
The fishing quota allocated to Portugal for the stock of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N for 2020 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Article 2 
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Portugal shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 11 September 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

No 10/TQ/123
Member State Portugal
Stock SWO/AS05N and special condition SWO/*AN05N
Species Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Zone Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N
Closing date 14.8.2020