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quota
n. A limited quantity or number of goods or other items that are permitted by a state or body to be imported, exported, or manufactured. For example, in the fishing industry the EU sets national quotas for fishing catches (see Common Fisheries Policy). In the practice of “quota hopping”, British vessels are bought by nationals of other EU states (especially Spain and the Netherlands) in order to qualify as UK-based and therefore acquire the catch quotas allocated to the UK in respect of those vessels. Attempts by the UK to prevent this practice have been held as unlawful by the Court of Justice of the European Union but the position will change after Brexit. From 1 January 2021 a phased change is being implemented with the effect that from 2026 the UK can prevent all foreign fishing in its waters if it so chooses. See fishery limits. |