Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010Dangos y teitl llawn

Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 3Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘EU vessels’ means fishing vessels defined in Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)

‘EU waters’ means waters defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(c)

‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(d)

‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;

(e)

‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(f)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets(1).;

(g)

‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(h)

‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.