Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72
Modified by
  • Council Regulation (EU) 2017/135of 23 January 2017amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea, 32017R0135, January 27, 2017
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903of 28 October 2016fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 CHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1Subject matterThis Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2017.
Article 2Scope1.This Regulation shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.2.This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
Article 3DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the defintions referred to 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 I to Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).;(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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