# Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black 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) ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;
(b) ‘Black Sea’ means the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1287/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1287/article-3
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