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Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks article 2 CELEX: 02012R1262-20131123 Definitions
1. 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 the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the territories mentioned 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, a Member State or a third country; (e) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State. 2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply: (a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (); (b) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (). |