Definitions

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

‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;

‘Black Sea’ means geographical sub-area 29 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area ( 4 ) and in the resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;

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

‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;

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

CHAPTER II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1261/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea ANNEX