Definitions
Article 3
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‧EU vessel‧ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union; (b) ‧EU waters‧ means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty; (c) ‧total allowable catch‧ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year; (d) ‧quota‧ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State; (e) ‧international waters‧ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State; (f) ‧mesh size‧ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 ( 13 ) ; (g) ‧EU fishing fleet register‧ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; (h) ‧fishing logbook‧ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (i) ‧analytical assessments‧ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches.