For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;

2. (b)

   ‘Black Sea’ means the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;

3. (c)

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

4. (d)

   ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken 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.