fishery and aquaculture sectormeans the sector of the economy which comprises all activities of production, processing and marketing of fishery or aquaculture products;
making available on the marketmeans any supply of a fishery or aquaculture product for distribution, consumption or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge;
placing on the marketmeans the first making available of a fishery or aquaculture product on the Union market;
producermeans any natural or legal person using means of production to obtain fishery or aquaculture products with a view to placing them on the market;
retailmeans the handling and/or processing of food and its storage at the point of sale or delivery to the final consumer, including distribution terminals, catering operations, factory canteens, institutional catering, restaurants and other similar food service operations, shops, supermarket distribution centres and wholesale outlets;