Article 3 Definitions

In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, for the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘GFCM’ shall mean General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;

2. (b)

   ‘Black Sea’ shall mean the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2;

3. (c)

   ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ shall mean the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;

4. (d)

   ‘quota’ shall mean a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State or a third country.