For the purposes of this Regulation, definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)
   ‘Black Sea’ means the geographical sub-area 29 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council4;
2. (b)

   ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for commercial exploitation of marine biological resources;

3. (c)

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

4. (d)

   ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

   1. (i)

      in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity that can be caught from each stock each year;

   2. (ii)

      in all other fisheries, the quantity that can be landed from each stock each year;

5. (e)

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