Article 1, Point (2) · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/340

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(2)Article 2 is replaced by the following:‘Article 2DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply in addition to those laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011^note and Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note:

(a)“mobile bottom contacting gear” means any of the following gears: bottom trawl (TB), beam trawl (TBB), bottom otter trawl (OTB), otter twin trawl (OTT), bottom pair trawl (PTB), nephrops trawl (TBN), shrimp trawl (TBS), seine (SX), Danish anchor seine (SDN), Scottish seine (SSC), Scottish pair seine (SPR), boat or vessel seine (SV), beach seine (SB), boat dredge (DRB), hand dredge used on board a vessel (DRH) and mechanised dredge including suction dredge (HMD);

(b)“gillnets and entangling nets” means any of the following gears: gillnets (GN), set (anchored) gillnets (GNS), driftnets (GND), encircling gillnets (GNC), trammel nets (GTR) and combined trammel and gillnets (GTN);

(c)“Areas 1” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex I to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system, or by separation lines between two Exclusive Economic Zones or the delimitation line of the territorial sea as set out in Annex I;

(d)“Areas 2” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex II to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system, or by the delimitation line of the territorial sea as set out in Annex II;

(e)“Areas 3” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex IV to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

(f)“Areas 4” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system, or by separation lines between two Exclusive Economic Zones or the delimitation line of the territorial sea as set out in Annex VI;

(g)“Bratten” means the geographical area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex III to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

(h)“AIS zones” means the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex V to this Regulation, measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

(i)“Alert zones” mean the geographical areas listed as alert zones in Annex I, II and VI to this Regulation of 4 nautical miles surrounding each management zone, established only to alert the competent authorities to fishing vessels approaching certain protected areas, and where fishing activities are not prohibited;

(j)“Member States concerned” means Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden.

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