Definitions

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

‘International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones’ means the geographical areas specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound ( 5 ) ;

‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES Subdivisions 22-32;

‘Union 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;

‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which a vessel is absent from port.

CHAPTER II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1088/2012 of 20 November 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea ANNEX I ANNEX II