Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (c. 57)

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TITLE I U.K. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

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

(b)

‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

(c)

‘EU waters’ means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the territories mentioned in Annex II to the Treaty;

(d)

‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed 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)

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

(g)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008(1);

(h)

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

(i)

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

(1)

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 (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).