Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 of 19 November 2013 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea (c. 1180)

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CHAPTER I U.K. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2014.

Article 2 U.K. Scope

This Regulation applies to Union vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions apply:

(a)

‘International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005(1);

(b)

‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES Subdivisions 22-32;

(c)

‘Union vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which a vessel is not present in a port.

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).