Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (c. 43)

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)

‘EU waters’ means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the overseas countries and territories listed 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 or a Member State;

(e)

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

(f)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008(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.

(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).