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)

   the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91;

2. (b)

   ‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES subdivisions 22-32;

3. (c)

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

4. (d)

   ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State or a third country;

5. (e)

   ‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which the vessel is absent from port.