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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 ();

(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;

(i) 'analytical assessments' means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches.