Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013

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Article 3Definitions#

For the purpose 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)'third-country vessel' means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

(c)'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;

(d)'total allowable catch' (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;

(e)'quota' means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(f)'international waters' means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(g)'mesh size' means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008^note.

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Key facts

Type: Regulation · Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013
In force: 1 Jan 1001
Applies from: 1 Jan 2013
Adopted: 21 Jan 2013
Applies from: 26 Jan 2013
Applies from: 1 Feb 2013
Text current to: 23 Nov 2013
Made by: Council of the European Union
Official: EUR-Lex 32013R0040 · ELI

Topics

authorised catch catch quota EU Member State EU waters fishing area fishing rights international waters sea fish ship's flag Fisheries policy

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Cited by 8: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 871/2014; European Parliament and European Commission v Council of the European Union (C-103/12, C-165/12); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 770/2013; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1402/2013; this act; Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 323/2013; Council Regulation (EU) No 1182/201312 provisions; Council Regulation (EU) No 297/20137 provisions

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international waters
means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
Kattegat
means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
mesh size
means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008.
quota
means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
Skagerrak
means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;
third-country vessel
means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
total allowable catch
(TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;