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What is quota-hopping?

What is quota-hopping? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (within the EC) The circumvention of a trade quota by registering a business (or a fishing vessel) in a foreign country in order to benefit from its quota
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A classic example is the question of quota-hopping, which is vital to our fishermen.
Quota-hopping in UK waters has been a threat to our fishing industry for years, but the Government has done nothing about it.
Labour believes no reductions in catches should take place before the issue of quota-hopping has been resolved.
The deal over quota-hopping,which allows foreign trawlers to scoop up Britain's EU quota of catches, could come within weeks, Mr Santer said.
He demanded Britain pull out of the Common Fisheries Policy unless action was taken to stop quota-hopping.

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