Article 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply.

In addition, the following definitions apply:

1. (1)

   ‘subdivision’ means an ICES subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 218/2009^f1;

2. (2)

   ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity of each stock that can be caught over the period of a year;

3. (3)

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

4. (4)

   ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.