# Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required, Article 3: Definitions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘total allowable catches’ means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;
(b) ‘quota’ means a fixed proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, Member States or third countries;
(c) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(d) ‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) Convention not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of coastal States;
(e) ‘Skagerrak’ means the 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;
(f) ‘Kattegat’ means the 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;
(g) ‘Gulf of Cadiz’ means the area of ICES Subdivision IXa east of longitude 7o23'48"W.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/51/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-51/article-3
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