For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;

2. (b)

   ‘Black Sea’ means the geographical subarea 29 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council4 and in Resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;

3. (c)

   ‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;

4. (d)

   ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;

5. (e)

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