# Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010, Article 3: Definitions

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

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:
(a) the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005;
(b) ‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES Subdivisions 22-32;
(c) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;
(d) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State or a third country;
(e) ‘day absent from port’ means any continuous period of 24 hours or part thereof during which the vessel is absent from port.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1226/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1226/article-3
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