CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1Subject matter

This Regulation establishes technical operational requirements for the recording, formatting and transmission of the information as referred to in Article 40(2) of the SMEFF Regulation.

Article 2Definitions

1.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 3 of the SMEFF Regulation shall apply.

2.

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definition shall also apply:

(a)

‘Union fishing fleet database’ means the register, kept by the Commission, containing information on all Union fishing vessels in accordance with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 and supplemented by additional vessel details required in the applications for fishing authorisations under the SMEFF Regulation.

(b)

‘Union fishing authorisations database’ means the database set up in accordance with Article 39 of the SMEFF Regulation in order to ensure the exchange of information referred to in Titles II and III of that Regulation.