# Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1579 of 29 October 2020 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters, Article 3: Definitions

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

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) ‘subdivision’ means an ICES subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;
(2) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity of each stock that can be caught over the period of a year;
(3) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(4) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1579/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1579/article-3
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