Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012Show full title

Article 3 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).