1.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)‘EU waters’ means the 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;
(c)‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;
(d)‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(e)‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State.
2.For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:
(a)ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1);
(b)CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2).
Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).
Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).