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a designation of origin

CMO Regulation
the name of a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country used to describe a product referred to in Article 92(1) fulfilling the following requirements:

a geographical indication

CMO Regulation
an indication referring to a region, a specific place or, in exceptional and duly justifiable cases, a country, used to describe a product referred to in Article 92(1) fulfilling the following requirements:

a multi-stage procedure

Foreign Subsidies Regulation
a public procurement procedure in accordance with Articles 28 to 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Articles 46 to 52 of Directive 2014/25/EU, either the restricted procedure, a competitive procedure with negotiation, a negotiated procedure without prior publication, a competitive dialogue or an innovation partnership, or a similar procedure according to Directive 2014/23/EU.

a work 3 definitions

Concessions Directive
the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function
Public Procurement Directive
the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function
Utilities Procurement Directive
the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function

abandoned coal mine

Methane Regulation
a coal mine where coal production has ceased but for which no operator, owner or licensee can be identified as being subject to the obligations under a valid permit, licence or any other legal document conferring responsibility for the coal mine, or that has not been closed in a regulated manner

accepted market practice

Market Abuse Regulation
a specific market practice that is accepted by a competent authority in accordance with Article 13

access 3 definitions

Access Directive
the making available of facilities and/or services, to another undertaking, under defined conditions, on either an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, for the purpose of providing electronic communications services. It covers inter alia: access to network elements and associated facilities, which may involve the connection of equipment, by fixed or non-fixed means (in particular this includes access to the local loop and to facilities and services necessary to provide services over the local loop), access to physical infrastructure including buildings, ducts and masts; access to relevant software systems including operational support systems, access to number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality, access to fixed and mobile networks, in particular for roaming, access to conditional access systems for digital television services; access to virtual network services
Data Governance Act
data use, in accordance with specific technical, legal or organisational requirements, without necessarily implying the transmission or downloading of data
European Electronic Communications Code
the making available of facilities or services to another undertaking, under defined conditions, either on an exclusive or a non-exclusive basis, for the purpose of providing electronic communications services, including when they are used for the delivery of information society services or broadcast content services; it covers, inter alia: access to network elements and associated facilities, which may involve the connection of equipment, by fixed or non-fixed means (in particular this includes access to the local loop and to facilities and services necessary to provide services over the local loop); access to physical infrastructure including buildings, ducts and masts; access to relevant software systems including operational support systems; access to information systems or databases for pre-ordering, provisioning, ordering, maintaining and repair requests, and billing; access to number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality; access to fixed and mobile networks, in particular for roaming; access to conditional access systems for digital television services and access to virtual network services

accessory for a medical device

Medical Devices Regulation
an article which, whilst not being itself a medical device, is intended by its manufacturer to be used together with one or several particular medical device(s) to specifically enable the medical device(s) to be used in accordance with its/their intended purpose(s) or to specifically and directly assist the medical functionality of the medical device(s) in terms of its/their intended purpose(s)

accessory for an in vitro diagnostic medical device

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
an article which, whilst not being itself an in vitro diagnostic medical device, is intended by its manufacturer to be used together with one or several particular in vitro diagnostic medical device(s) to specifically enable the in vitro diagnostic medical device(s) to be used in accordance with its/their intended purpose(s) or to specifically and directly assist the medical functionality of the in vitro diagnostic medical device(s) in terms of its/their intended purpose(s)

account information service

PSD2
an online service to provide consolidated information on one or more payment accounts held by the payment service user with either another payment service provider or with more than one payment service provider

account information service provider 2 definitions

DORA
an account information service provider as referred to in Article 33(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
a payment service provider pursuing business activities as referred to in point (8) of Annex I

account servicing payment service provider

PSD2
a payment service provider providing and maintaining a payment account for a payer

accreditation 3 definitions

Batteries Regulation
accreditation as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008
Cybersecurity Act
accreditation as defined in point (10) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008
Machinery Regulation
accreditation as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008

acquiring of payment transactions

PSD2
a payment service provided by a payment service provider contracting with a payee to accept and process payment transactions, which results in a transfer of funds to the payee

actionable indication of interest

MiFIR
a message from one member or participant to another within a trading system in relation to available trading interest that contains all necessary information to agree on a trade

active coal mine

Methane Regulation
a coal mine, the majority of the revenue of which comes from extracting lignite, subbituminous coal, bituminous coal or anthracites, and where at least one of the following conditions apply:

active customer 2 definitions

Electricity Market Directive (recast)
a final customer, or a group of jointly acting final customers, who consumes or stores electricity generated within its premises located within confined boundaries or, where permitted by a Member State, within other premises, or who sells self-generated electricity or participates in flexibility or energy efficiency schemes, provided that those activities do not constitute its primary commercial or professional activity
Electricity Regulation (recast)
active customer as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944

active device

Medical Devices Regulation
any device, the operation of which depends on a source of energy other than that generated by the human body for that purpose, or by gravity, and which acts by changing the density of or converting that energy. Devices intended to transmit energy, substances or other elements between an active device and the patient, without any significant change, shall not be deemed to be active devices. Software shall also be deemed to be an active device

active material

Batteries Regulation
a material which reacts chemically to produce electric energy when the battery cell discharges or to store electric energy when the battery is being charged

active recipient of an online platform

Digital Services Act
a recipient of the service that has engaged with an online platform by either requesting the online platform to host information or being exposed to information hosted by the online platform and disseminated through its online interface

active recipient of an online search engine

Digital Services Act
a recipient of the service that has submitted a query to an online search engine and been exposed to information indexed and presented on its online interface

actively exploited vulnerability

Cyber Resilience Act
a vulnerability for which there is reliable evidence that a malicious actor has exploited it in a system without permission of the system owner

actual distribution

CRR
a distribution of market values or exposures at a future time period where the distribution is calculated using historic or realised values such as volatilities calculated using past price or rate changes; Exposure measures and adjustments

actual emissions

CBAM Regulation
the emissions calculated based on primary data from the production processes of goods and from the production of electricity consumed during those processes as determined in accordance with the methods set out in Annex IV

actual value

Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
the greenhouse gas emissions savings for some or all of the steps of a specific biofuel, bioliquid or biomass fuel production process, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in Part C of Annex V or Part B of Annex VI

Additional Tier 1 instruments 2 definitions

BRRD
capital instruments that meet the conditions laid down in Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
SRM Regulation
capital instruments that meet the conditions laid down in Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013

additional Tier 1 own-fund insurance items

CRR
basic own-fund items of undertakings subject to the requirements of Directive 2009/138/EC where those items are classified in Tier 1 within the meaning of Directive 2009/138/EC in accordance with Article 94(1) of that Directive and the inclusion of those items is limited by the delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 99 of that Directive

administrative personal data

EPPO Regulation
all personal data processed by the EPPO apart from operational personal data

administrator 2 definitions

Benchmarks Regulation
a natural or legal person that has control over the provision of a benchmark
Solvency II Directive
a person or body appointed by the competent authorities for the purpose of administering reorganisation measures

administrator of critical benchmarks

DORA
an administrator of ‘critical benchmarks’ as defined in Article 3(1), point (25), of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011

admitted instruments for crowdfunding purposes

Crowdfunding Regulation
in respect of each Member State, shares of a private limited liability company that are not subject to restrictions that would effectively prevent them from being transferred, including restrictions to the way in which those shares are offered or advertised to the public

adopted policies and measures

Energy Union Governance Regulation
policies and measures for which an official government decision has been made by the date of submission of the integrated national energy and climate plan or of the integrated national energy and climate progress report and there is a clear commitment to proceed with implementation

ADR entity

Consumer ADR Directive
any entity, however named or referred to, which is established on a durable basis and offers the resolution of a dispute through an ADR procedure and that is listed in accordance with Article 20(2)

ADR procedure

Consumer ADR Directive
a procedure, as referred to in Article 2, which complies with the requirements set out in this Directive and is carried out by an ADR entity

advanced biofuels 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
advanced biofuels as defined in point (34) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
biofuels that are produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX

advanced electronic seal

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic seal, which meets the requirements set out in Article 36

advanced electronic signature

eIDAS Regulation
an electronic signature which meets the requirements set out in Article 26

Advanced therapy investigational medicinal product

Clinical Trials Regulation
an investigational medicinal product which is an advanced therapy medicinal product as defined in point (a) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11)

adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster

CMO Regulation
weather conditions such as frost, hail, ice, rain or drought which destroy more than 30 % of the average annual production of a given farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry.

adverse environmental impact

CSDDD
an adverse impact on the environment resulting from the breach of the prohibitions and obligations listed in Part I, Section 1, points 15 and 16, and Part II of the Annex to this Directive, taking into account national legislation linked to the provisions of the instruments listed therein

adverse event 3 definitions

Clinical Trials Regulation
any untoward medical occurrence in a subject to whom a medicinal product is administered and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
any untoward medical occurrence, inappropriate patient management decision, unintended disease or injury or any untoward clinical signs, including an abnormal laboratory finding, in subjects, users or other persons, in the context of a performance study, whether or not related to the device for performance study
Medical Devices Regulation
any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury or any untoward clinical signs, including an abnormal laboratory finding, in subjects, users or other persons, in the context of a clinical investigation, whether or not related to the investigational device

adverse human rights impact

CSDDD
an impact on persons resulting from:

adverse impact

CSDDD
an adverse environmental impact or adverse human rights impact

advertisement 2 definitions

Digital Services Act
information designed to promote the message of a legal or natural person, irrespective of whether to achieve commercial or non-commercial purposes, and presented by an online platform on its online interface against remuneration specifically for promoting that information
Prospectus Regulation
a communication with both of the following characteristics:

advertising

Organic Farming Regulation
any presentation of products to the public, by any means other than a label, that is intended or is likely to influence and shape attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in order to directly or indirectly promote the sale of products

advice

Insurance Distribution Directive
the provision of a personal recommendation to a customer, either upon their request or at the initiative of the insurance distributor, in respect of one or more insurance contracts

Advisory services

Mortgage Credit Directive
the provision of personal recommendations to a consumer in respect of one or more transactions relating to credit agreements and constitutes a separate activity from the granting of a credit and from the credit intermediation activities set out in point 5.

affected creditor

BRRD
a creditor whose claim relates to a liability that is reduced or converted to shares or other instruments of ownership by the exercise of the write down or conversion power pursuant to the use of the bail-in tool

affected holder

BRRD
a holder of instruments of ownership whose instruments of ownership are cancelled by means of the power referred to in point (h) of Article 63(1)

affiliated undertakings

Accounting Directive
any two or more undertakings within a group

agent

PSD2
a natural or legal person who acts on behalf of a payment institution in providing payment services

aggregate amount 2 definitions

BRRD
the aggregate amount by which the resolution authority has assessed that eligible liabilities are to be written down or converted, in accordance with Article 46(1)
SRM Regulation
the aggregate amount by which the resolution authority has assessed that eligible liabilities are to be written down or converted, in accordance with Article 27(13)

aggregated gross loss

CRR III
the sum of all gross losses linked to the same operational risk event over one or multiple financial years

aggregated net loss

CRR III
the sum of all net losses linked to the same operational risk event over one or multiple financial years

aggregates

Energy Statistics Regulation
data aggregated at national level on the treatment or use of energy products, namely production, trade, stocks, transformation, consumption, and structural characteristics of the energy system such as installed capacities for electricity generation or production capacities for oil products

aggregation 2 definitions

Electricity Market Directive (recast)
a function performed by a natural or legal person who combines multiple customer loads or generated electricity for sale, purchase or auction in any electricity market
Electricity Regulation (recast)
aggregation as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944

aggregator

Energy Efficiency Directive
a demand service provider that combines multiple short-duration consumer loads for sale or auction in organised energy markets.

Agreement

SRM Regulation
the agreement on the transfer and mutualisation of contributions to the Fund

agricultural area

Organic Farming Regulation
agricultural area as defined in point (e) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013

agricultural biomass 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
agricultural biomass as defined in point (25) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
biomass produced from agriculture

agricultural commodity derivatives 2 definitions

MiFID II
derivative contracts relating to products listed in Article 1 of, and Annex I, Parts I to XX and XXIV/1, to, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (47)
MiFIR
derivative contracts relating to products listed in Article 1 of, and Annex I, Parts I to XX and XXIV/1 to, Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (26)

agricultural plantation

Deforestation Regulation
land with tree stands in agricultural production systems, such as fruit tree plantations, oil palm plantations, olive orchards and agroforestry systems where crops are grown under tree cover; it includes all plantations of relevant commodities other than wood; agricultural plantations are excluded from the definition of ‘forest’

agricultural raw material

Organic Farming Regulation
an agricultural product that has not been subjected to any operation of preservation or processing

agricultural use

Deforestation Regulation
the use of land for the purpose of agriculture, including for agricultural plantations and set-aside agricultural areas, and for rearing livestock

agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues

Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
residues that are directly generated by agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry and that do not include residues from related industries or processing

AI literacy

AI Act
skills, knowledge and understanding that allow providers, deployers and affected persons, taking into account their respective rights and obligations in the context of this Regulation, to make an informed deployment of AI systems, as well as to gain awareness about the opportunities and risks of AI and possible harm it can cause

AI Office

AI Act
the Commission’s function of contributing to the implementation, monitoring and supervision of AI systems and general-purpose AI models, and AI governance, provided for in Commission Decision of 24 January 2024; references in this Regulation to the AI Office shall be construed as references to the Commission

AI regulatory sandbox

AI Act
a controlled framework set up by a competent authority which offers providers or prospective providers of AI systems the possibility to develop, train, validate and test, where appropriate in real-world conditions, an innovative AI system, pursuant to a sandbox plan for a limited time under regulatory supervision

AI system

AI Act
a machine-based system that is designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy and that may exhibit adaptiveness after deployment, and that, for explicit or implicit objectives, infers, from the input it receives, how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations, or decisions that can influence physical or virtual environments

AIFMs

AIFMD
legal persons whose regular business is managing one or more AIFs

AIFs

AIFMD
collective investment undertakings, including investment compartments thereof, which:

air carrier

Air Passenger Rights Regulation
an air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence

air passenger transport services

European Accessibility Act
commercial passenger air services, as defined in point (l) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006, on departure from, on transit through, or on arrival at an airport, when the airport is situated in the territory of a Member State, including flights departing from an airport situated in a third country to an airport situated in the territory of a Member State where the services are operated by Union air carriers

air-conditioning

F-gas Regulation
the process of treating air to meet the requirements of a conditioned space by controlling its temperature, humidity, cleanliness or distribution

algorithmic trading 2 definitions

Market Abuse Regulation
algorithmic trading as defined in point (39) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
MiFID II
trading in financial instruments where a computer algorithm automatically determines individual parameters of orders such as whether to initiate the order, the timing, price or quantity of the order or how to manage the order after its submission, with limited or no human intervention, and does not include any system that is only used for the purpose of routing orders to one or more trading venues or for the processing of orders involving no determination of any trading parameters or for the confirmation of orders or the post-trade processing of executed transactions

allocation

Single European Railway Area Directive
the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity by an infrastructure manager

allowance

EU ETS Directive
an allowance to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent during a specified period, which shall be valid only for the purposes of meeting the requirements of this Directive and shall be transferable in accordance with the provisions of this Directive

alternative investment fund manager

MiCA
an AIFM as defined in Article 4(1), point (b), of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (34)

alternative roaming provider

Roaming Regulation (recast)
a roaming provider different from the domestic provider

alternative route

Single European Railway Area Directive
another route between the same origin and destination where there is substitutability between the two routes for the operation of the freight or passenger service concerned by the railway undertaking

alternative use of an abandoned underground coal mine

Methane Regulation
the use of the subsurface mine infrastructure and coal mining equipment for purposes other than coal production

ambient energy

Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
naturally occurring thermal energy and energy accumulated in the environment with constrained boundaries, which can be stored in the ambient air, excluding in exhaust air, or in surface or sewage water

AML/CFT supervisory system

AMLA Regulation
the Authority and the supervisory authorities in Member States

amount due

Late Payment Directive
the principal sum which should have been paid within the contractual or statutory period of payment, including the applicable taxes, duties, levies or charges specified in the invoice or the equivalent request for payment

analytical performance

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the ability of a device to correctly detect or measure a particular analyte

ancillary contract

Consumer Rights Directive
a contract by which the consumer acquires goods or services related to a distance contract or an off-premises contract and where those goods are supplied or those services are provided by the trader or by a third party on the basis of an arrangement between that third party and the trader.

ancillary goods and services

Platform-to-Business Regulation
goods and services offered to the consumer prior to the completion of a transaction initiated on the online intermediation services in addition to and complementary to the primary good or service offered by the business user through the online intermediation services

ancillary insurance intermediary 2 definitions

DORA
an ancillary insurance intermediary as defined in Article 2(1), point (4), of Directive (EU) 2016/97
Insurance Distribution Directive
any natural or legal person, other than a credit institution or an investment firm as defined in points (1) and (2) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12), who, for remuneration, takes up or pursues the activity of insurance distribution on an ancillary basis, provided that all the following conditions are met:

ancillary purchasing activities 2 definitions

Public Procurement Directive
activities consisting in the provision of support to purchasing activities, in particular in the following forms:
Utilities Procurement Directive
activities consisting in the provision of support to purchasing activities, in particular in the following forms:

Ancillary service 3 definitions

Electricity Market Directive (recast)
a service necessary for the operation of a transmission or distribution system, including balancing and non-frequency ancillary services, but not including congestion management
Electricity Regulation (recast)
ancillary service as defined in point (48) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944
Mortgage Credit Directive
a service offered to the consumer in conjunction with the credit agreement.

ancillary services 3 definitions

Gas Directive
all services necessary for access to and the operation of transmission networks, distribution networks, LNG facilities, and/or storage facilities, including load balancing, blending and injection of inert gases, but not including facilities reserved exclusively for transmission system operators carrying out their functions
MiFID II
any of the services listed in Section B of Annex I
MiFIR
ancillary services as defined in Article 4(1)(3) of Directive 2014/65/EU

ancillary services undertaking 5 definitions

CRD IV
ancillary services undertaking as defined in point (18) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
an undertaking the principal activity of which consists of owning or managing property, managing data-processing services, or a similar activity which is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more institutions
EMIR
an undertaking the principal activity of which consists in owning or managing property, managing data-processing services, or a similar activity which is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more credit institution
Investment Firms Directive
an undertaking, the principal activity of which consists of owning or managing property, managing data‐processing services, or a similar activity which is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more investment firms
Investment Firms Regulation
an undertaking, the principal activity of which consists of owning or managing property, managing data‐processing services, or a similar activity which is ancillary to the principal activity of one or more investment firms

annual consumption of strategic raw materials

Critical Raw Materials Act
an aggregate of the amount of strategic raw materials consumed by undertakings established in the Union in processed form, excluding strategic raw materials incorporated in intermediate or final products placed on the Union market

Annual emission allocations

Effort Sharing Regulation
the maximum allowed greenhouse gas emissions for each year between 2021 and 2030 determined pursuant to Article 4(3) and Article 10

annual percentage rate of charge

Consumer Credit Directive
the total cost of the credit to the consumer, expressed as an annual percentage of the total amount of credit, where applicable including the costs referred to in Article 19(2)

anonymity-enhancing coins

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
crypto-assets that have built-in features designed to make crypto-asset transfer information anonymous, either systematically or optionally

antiques

General Product Safety Regulation
products, such as collectors’ items or works of art, in relation to which consumers cannot reasonably expect that they fulfil state-of-the-art safety standards.

appliance

Batteries Regulation
any electrical or electronic equipment, as defined in Article 3(1), point (a), of Directive 2012/19/EU, which is fully or partly powered by a battery or is capable of being so

applicable accounting framework

CRR
the accounting standards to which the institution is subject under Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 or Directive 86/635/EEC

applicant 3 definitions

Dublin III Regulation
a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken
Landfill Directive
any person who applies for a landfill permit under this Directive
Single European Railway Area Directive
a railway undertaking or an international grouping of railway undertakings or other persons or legal entities, such as competent authorities under Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 and shippers, freight forwarders and combined transport operators, with a public-service or commercial interest in procuring infrastructure capacity

applicant issuer

MiCA
an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or e-money tokens who applies for authorisation to offer to the public or seeks the admission to trading of those crypto-assets

application for international protection

Dublin III Regulation
an application for international protection as defined in Article 2(h) of Directive 2011/95/EU

application program interface (API)

Framework Directive (electronic communications)
the software interfaces between applications, made available by broadcasters or service providers, and the resources in the enhanced digital television equipment for digital television and radio services.

Appointed representative

Mortgage Credit Directive
a natural or legal person who performs activities referred to in point 5 that is acting on behalf of and under the full and unconditional responsibility of only one credit intermediary.

appropriate authority

BRRD
authority of the Member State identified in accordance with Article 61 that is responsible under the national law of that State for making the determinations referred to in Article 59(3)

appropriate measures

CSDDD
measures that are capable of achieving the objectives of due diligence by effectively addressing adverse impacts in a manner commensurate to the degree of severity and the likelihood of the adverse impact, and reasonably available to the company, taking into account the circumstances of the specific case, including the nature and extent of the adverse impact and relevant risk factors

approval

Prospectus Regulation
the positive act at the outcome of the scrutiny by the home Member State’s competent authority of the completeness, the consistency and the comprehensibility of the information given in the prospectus

aquaculture

Organic Farming Regulation
aquaculture as defined in point (25) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (36)

aquaculture products

Organic Farming Regulation
aquaculture products as defined in point (34) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013

architecture

ITS Directive
the conceptual design that defines the structure, behaviour and integration of a given system in its surrounding context

arrival

Rail Passengers' Rights Regulation (recast)
the moment when the doors of the train are opened on the destination platform and disembarkation is allowed

assessment scope

Health Technology Assessment Regulation
the set of parameters for joint clinical assessment in terms of patient population, intervention, comparators and health outcomes requested jointly by Member States.

assessor

Benchmarks Regulation
an employee of an administrator of a commodity benchmark, or any other natural person whose services are placed at the administrator's disposal or under the control of the administrator, and who is responsible for applying a methodology or judgement to input data and other information to reach a conclusive assessment about the price of a certain commodity

asset

Methane Regulation
a business or operating unit, which can be composed of several facilities or sites, including operated assets and non-operated assets

asset management company 3 definitions

CRD IV
asset management company as defined in point (19) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
an asset management company as defined in point (5) of Article 2 of Directive 2002/87/EC and an AIFM as defined in Article 4(1)(b) of Directive 2011/61/EU, including, unless otherwise provided, third country entities, that carry out similar activities, that are subject to the laws of a third country which applies supervisory and regulatory requirements at least equivalent to those applied in the Union
Investment Firms Regulation
an asset management company as defined in point (19) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013

asset management vehicle

BRRD
a legal person that meets the requirements laid down in Article 42(2)

asset separation tool 2 definitions

BRRD
the mechanism for effecting a transfer by a resolution authority of assets, rights or liabilities of an institution under resolution to an asset management vehicle in accordance with Article 42
SRM Regulation
the mechanism for effecting a transfer of assets, rights or liabilities of an institution under resolution to an asset management vehicle in accordance with Article 26

asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) programme

CRR
a programme of securitisations the securities issued by which predominantly take the form of commercial paper with an original maturity of one year or less

asset-referenced token

MiCA
a type of crypto-asset that is not an electronic money token and that purports to maintain a stable value by referencing another value or right or a combination thereof, including one or more official currencies

assisting European Delegated Prosecutor

EPPO Regulation
a European Delegated Prosecutor located in a Member State, other than the Member State of the handling European Delegated Prosecutor, where an investigation or other measure assigned to him/her is to be carried out

assistive technology

European Accessibility Act
any item, piece of equipment, service or product system including software that is used to increase, maintain, substitute or improve functional capabilities of persons with disabilities or for, alleviation and compensation of impairments, activity limitations or participation restrictions

associated facilities 2 definitions

European Electronic Communications Code
associated services, physical infrastructures and other facilities or elements associated with an electronic communications network or an electronic communications service which enable or support the provision of services via that network or service, or have the potential to do so, and include buildings or entries to buildings, building wiring, antennae, towers and other supporting constructions, ducts, conduits, masts, manholes, and cabinets
Framework Directive (electronic communications)
those facilities associated with an electronic communications network and/or an electronic communications service which enable and/or support the provision of services via that network and/or service. It includes conditional access systems and electronic programme guides

associated instruments

Market Abuse Regulation
the following financial instruments, including those which are not admitted to trading or traded on a trading venue, or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has not been made:

associated service

European Electronic Communications Code
a service associated with an electronic communications network or an electronic communications service which enables or supports the provision, self-provision or automated-provision of services via that network or service, or has the potential to do so, and includes number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality, conditional access systems and electronic programme guides (EPGs), as well as other services such as identity, location and presence service

associated undertaking

Accounting Directive
an undertaking in which another undertaking has a participating interest, and over whose operating and financial policies that other undertaking exercises significant influence. An undertaking is presumed to exercise a significant influence over another undertaking where it has 20 % or more of the shareholders' or members' voting rights in that other undertaking

assurance level

Cybersecurity Act
a basis for confidence that an ICT product, ICT service or ICT process meets the security requirements of a specific European cybersecurity certification scheme, indicates the level at which an ICT product, ICT service or ICT process has been evaluated but as such does not measure the security of the ICT product, ICT service or ICT process concerned

auction

Net-Zero Industry Act
a mechanism for competitive tendering procedures to support the production or consumption of energy from renewable sources that does not fall under Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (51) or Directive 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU or 2014/25/EU

audiovisual media services

European Accessibility Act
services as defined in point (a) of Article 1(1) of Directive 2010/13/EU

authentication 2 definitions

PSD2
a procedure which allows the payment service provider to verify the identity of a payment service user or the validity of the use of a specific payment instrument, including the use of the user’s personalised security credentials
eIDAS Regulation
an electronic process that enables the electronic identification of a natural or legal person, or the origin and integrity of data in electronic form to be confirmed

authorisation 3 definitions

CRD IV
authorisation as defined in point (42) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
an instrument issued in any form by the authorities by which the right to carry out the business is granted
Investment Firms Directive
authorisation of an investment firm in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2014/65/EU

Authorised auxiliary medicinal product

Clinical Trials Regulation
a medicinal product authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, or in any Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC, irrespective of changes to the labelling of the medicinal product, which is used as an auxiliary medicinal product

authorised CBAM declarant

CBAM Regulation
a person authorised by a competent authority in accordance with Article 17

Authorised investigational medicinal product

Clinical Trials Regulation
a medicinal product authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 or in any Member State concerned in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC, irrespective of changes to the labelling of the medicinal product, which is used as an investigational medicinal product

authorised primary dealer

Short Selling Regulation
a natural or legal person who has signed an agreement with a sovereign issuer or who has been formally recognised as a primary dealer by or on behalf of a sovereign issuer and who, in accordance with that agreement or recognition, has committed to dealing as principal in connection with primary and secondary market operations relating to debt issued by that issuer

authorised representative 11 definitions

AI Act
a natural or legal person located or established in the Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a provider of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model to, respectively, perform and carry out on its behalf the obligations and procedures established by this Regulation
Batteries Regulation
any natural or legal person established in the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under Chapters IV and VI
CSDDD
a natural or legal person resident or established in the Union that has a mandate from a company within the meaning of point (a)(ii) to act on its behalf in relation to compliance with that company’s obligations pursuant to this Directive
Cyber Resilience Act
a natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks
Deforestation Regulation
any natural or legal person established in the Union who, in accordance with Article 6, has received a written mandate from an operator or from a trader to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the operator’s or the trader’s obligations under this Regulation
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
any natural or legal person established in the Union that has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to act on the manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under this Regulation
European Accessibility Act
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks
General Product Safety Regulation
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on that manufacturer’s behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the manufacturer’s obligations under this Regulation
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a manufacturer, located outside the Union, to act on the manufacturer's behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation
Machinery Regulation
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a manufacturer to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks
Medical Devices Regulation
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received and accepted a written mandate from a manufacturer, located outside the Union, to act on the manufacturer's behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation

authorised representative for extended producer responsibility

Batteries Regulation
a natural or legal person established in a Member State in which the producer places batteries on the market and which is different from the Member State where the producer is established, and is appointed by the producer in accordance with Article 8a(5), third subparagraph, of Directive 2008/98/EC to fulfil the obligations of that producer under Chapter VIII of this Regulation

automated decision-making systems

Platform Work Directive
systems which are used to take or support, by electronic means, decisions that significantly affect persons performing platform work, including the working conditions of platform workers, in particular decisions affecting their recruitment, their access to and the organisation of work assignments, their earnings, including the pricing of individual assignments, their safety and health, their working time, their access to training, their promotion or its equivalent, and their contractual status including the restriction, suspension or termination of their account. 2. The definition of ‘digital labour platform’ laid down in point (a) of paragraph 1 does not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assets or by means of which individuals who are not professionals can resell goods.

automated monitoring systems

Platform Work Directive
systems which are used for or which support monitoring, supervising or evaluating, by electronic means, the work performance of persons performing platform work or the activities carried out within the work environment, including by collecting personal data

automatic washing machine

Critical Raw Materials Act
a washing machine where the load is fully treated by the washing machine without the need for user intervention at any point during the programme

Auxiliary medicinal product

Clinical Trials Regulation
a medicinal product used for the needs of a clinical trial as described in the protocol, but not as an investigational medicinal product

available financial means 2 definitions

Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive
cash, deposits and low-risk assets which can be liquidated within a period not exceeding that referred to in Article 8(1) and payment commitments up to the limit set out in Article 10(3)
SRM Regulation
the cash, deposits, assets and irrevocable payment commitments available to the Fund for the purposes listed under Article 76(1)