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habitat of a species

Nature Restoration Law
habitat of a species as defined in Article 1, point (f), of Directive 92/43/EEC

half-life value

LULUCF Regulation
the number of years it takes for the quantity of carbon stored in a category of harvested wood products to decrease to one half of its initial value

handling European Delegated Prosecutor

EPPO Regulation
a European Delegated Prosecutor responsible for the investigations and prosecutions, which he/she has initiated, which have been allocated to him/her or which he/she has taken over using the right of evocation according to Article 27

hardware

Cyber Resilience Act
a physical electronic information system, or parts thereof capable of processing, storing or transmitting digital data

harmful interference

European Electronic Communications Code
interference which endangers the functioning of a radio navigation service or of other safety services or which otherwise seriously degrades, obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a radio communications service operating in accordance with the applicable international, Union or national regulations

harmonised radio spectrum

European Electronic Communications Code
radio spectrum for which harmonised conditions relating to its availability and efficient use have been established by way of technical implementing measures in accordance with Article 4 of Decision No 676/2002/EC

harmonised standard 11 definitions

AI Act
a harmonised standard as defined in Article 2(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Batteries Regulation
a standard as defined in Article 2, point (1)(c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Cosmetics Regulation
a standard adopted by one of the European standardisation bodies listed in Annex I to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on information society services (13) on the basis of a request made by the Commission in accordance with Article 6 of that Directive
Cyber Resilience Act
a harmonised standard as defined in Article 2, point (1)(c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Data Act
a harmonised standard as defined in Article 2, point (1)(c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.
European Accessibility Act
a harmonised standard as defined in point 1(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
European Standardisation Regulation
a European standard adopted on the basis of a request made by the Commission for the application of Union harmonisation legislation
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
a European standard as defined in point (1)(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Machinery Regulation
a harmonised standard as defined in Article 2, point 1, point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Medical Devices Regulation
a European standard as defined in point (1)(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Single-Use Plastics Directive
a harmonised standard as defined in point (1)(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012

harvested wood product

LULUCF Regulation
any product of wood harvesting that has left a site where wood is harvested

hatchery

Organic Farming Regulation
a place for the breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of aquaculture animals, in particular finfish and shellfish

hazardous substance

Batteries Regulation
a substance classified as hazardous pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

hazardous waste

Landfill Directive
any waste which is covered by Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(7)

health institution 2 definitions

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
an organisation the primary purpose of which is the care or treatment of patients or the promotion of public health
Medical Devices Regulation
an organisation the primary purpose of which is the care or treatment of patients or the promotion of public health

health professional

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
a doctor of medicine, a nurse responsible for general care, a dental practitioner, a midwife or a pharmacist within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC, or another professional exercising activities in the healthcare sector which are restricted to a regulated profession as defined in Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC, or a person considered to be a health professional according to the legislation of the Member State of treatment

health technology 2 definitions

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
a medicinal product, a medical device or medical and surgical procedures as well as measures for disease prevention, diagnosis or treatment used in healthcare
Health Technology Assessment Regulation
a health technology as defined in Article 3, point (l), of Directive 2011/24/EU

healthcare

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
health services provided by health professionals to patients to assess, maintain or restore their state of health, including the prescription, dispensation and provision of medicinal products and medical devices

healthcare provider

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
any natural or legal person or any other entity legally providing healthcare on the territory of a Member State

heat pump 3 definitions

Critical Raw Materials Act
the part of a heating system that generates a temperature difference allowing heat supply to the space or process to be heated, using an electric vapour compression cycle
Energy Union Governance Regulation
heat pump as defined in point (18) of Article 2 of Directive 2010/31/EU
F-gas Regulation
a piece of equipment capable of using ambient heat or waste heat from air, water or ground sources to provide heat or cooling and is based on the interconnection of one or more components forming a closed cooling circuit in which a refrigerant circulates to extract and release heat

heavy maintenance

Single European Railway Area Directive
work that is not carried out routinely as part of day-to-day operations and requires the vehicle to be removed from service.

hedging set

CRR
a group of risk positions arising from the transactions within a single netting set, where only the balance of those risk positions is used for determining the exposure value under the Standardised Method set out in Section 5

hermetically sealed equipment

F-gas Regulation
equipment of which all parts containing fluorinated greenhouse gas are made tight during the manufacturing process at the premises of the manufacturer by welding, brazing or a similar permanent connection, which may include capped valves or capped service ports that allow proper repair or disposal, and of which the joints in the sealed system have a tested leakage rate of less than 3 grams per year under a pressure of at least a quarter of the maximum allowable pressure

high-efficiency cogeneration 3 definitions

Electricity Regulation (recast)
cogeneration which meets the criteria laid down in Annex II to Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (16)
Energy Efficiency Directive
cogeneration meeting the criteria laid down in Annex II
Renewable Energy Directive (recast)
high-efficiency cogeneration as defined in point (34) of Article 2 of Directive 2012/27/EU

high-frequency algorithmic trading technique

MiFID II
an algorithmic trading technique characterised by:

high-frequency trading

Market Abuse Regulation
high-frequency algorithmic trading technique as defined in point (40) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU

high-impact capabilities

AI Act
capabilities that match or exceed the capabilities recorded in the most advanced general-purpose AI models

high-value goods

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
goods listed in Annex IV

higher education qualifications

Blue Card Directive (recast)
any diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications issued by a competent authority attesting to the successful completion of a post-secondary higher education or equivalent tertiary education programme, namely a set of courses provided by an educational establishment recognised as a higher education institution or equivalent tertiary educational institution by the State in which it is situated, where the studies needed to acquire those qualifications last at least 3 years and correspond at least to ISCED 2011 level 6 or, where appropriate, to EQF level 6, in accordance with national law

higher professional qualifications

Blue Card Directive (recast)
qualifications attested by evidence of higher education qualifications or higher professional skills

highly qualified employment

Blue Card Directive (recast)
the employment of a person who:

history of safe food use in a third country

Novel Foods Regulation
that the safety of the food in question has been confirmed with compositional data and from experience of continued use for at least 25 years in the customary diet of a significant number of people in at least one third country, prior to a notification referred to in Article 14

holder

Landfill Directive
the producer of the waste or the natural or legal person who is in possession of it

holding

Organic Farming Regulation
all the production units operated under single management for the purpose of producing live or unprocessed agricultural products, including products originating from aquaculture and beekeeping, referred to in point (a) of Article 2(1) or products listed in Annex I other than essential oils and yeast

holding company

AIFMD
a company with shareholdings in one or more other companies, the commercial purpose of which is to carry out a business strategy or strategies through its subsidiaries, associated companies or participations in order to contribute to their long-term value, and which is either a company:

home Member State 12 definitions

CRD IV
home Member State as defined in point (43) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
the Member State in which an institution has been granted authorisation
CSDR
the Member State in which a CSD is established
Credit Rating Agencies Regulation
the Member State in which the credit rating agency has its registered office
Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive
a home Member State as defined in point (43) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
IORP II
the Member State in which the IORP has been registered or authorised and in which its main administration is located in accordance with Article 9
Investment Firms Directive
a home Member State as defined in point (55)(a) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
MiFIR
a home Member State as defined in Article 4(1)(55) of Directive 2014/65/EU
PSD2
either of the following:
Reinsurance Directive
the Member State in which the head office of the reinsurance undertaking is situated
Solvency II Directive
any of the following:
Solvency II Directive
the Member State in which the branch was granted authorisation in accordance with Articles 145 to 149

home Member State of the AIFM

AIFMD
the Member State in which the AIFM has its registered office; for non-EU AIFMs, all references to ‘home Member State of the AIFM’ in this Directive shall be read as the ‘Member State of reference’, as provided for in Chapter VII

home network

Roaming Regulation (recast)
a public communications network located within a Member State and used by the roaming provider for the provision of regulated retail roaming services to a roaming customer

horizontally integrated undertaking 2 definitions

Electricity Market Directive (recast)
an electricity undertaking performing at least one of the functions of generation for sale, or transmission, or distribution, or supply, and another non-electricity activity
Gas Directive
an undertaking performing at least one of the functions of production, transmission, distribution, supply or storage of natural gas, and a non-gas activity

host Member State 15 definitions

CRD IV
host Member State as defined in point (44) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
the Member State in which an institution has a branch or in which it provides services
CSDR
the Member State, other than the home Member State, in which a CSD has a branch or provides CSD services
Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive
a host Member State as defined in point (44) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
IORP II
the Member State whose social and labour law relevant to the field of occupational pension schemes is applicable to the relationship between the sponsoring undertaking and members or beneficiaries
Insurance Distribution Directive
the Member State in which an insurance or reinsurance intermediary has a permanent presence or establishment or provides services, and which is not its home Member State
Investment Firms Directive
a host Member State as defined in point (56) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
MiCA
the Member State where an offeror or person seeking admission to trading has made an offer to the public of crypto-assets or is seeking admission to trading, or where a crypto-asset service provider provides crypto-asset services, where different from the home Member State
MiFID II
the Member State, other than the home Member State, in which an investment firm has a branch or provides investment services and/or activities, or the Member State in which a regulated market provides appropriate arrangements so as to facilitate access to trading on its system by remote members or participants established in that same Member State
MiFIR
a host Member State as defined in Article 4(1)(56) of Directive 2014/65/EU
Mortgage Credit Directive
the Member State, other than the home Member State, in which the creditor or credit intermediary has a branch or provides services.
PSD2
the Member State other than the home Member State in which a payment service provider has an agent or a branch or provides payment services
Reinsurance Directive
the Member State in which a reinsurance undertaking has a branch or provides services
Solvency II Directive
the Member State, other than the home Member State, in which an insurance or a reinsurance undertaking has a branch or provides services; for life and non-life insurance, the Member State of the provisions of services means, respectively, the Member State of the commitment or the Member State in which the risk is situated, where that commitment or risk is covered by an insurance undertaking or a branch situated in another Member State
Transparency Directive
a Member State in which securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, if different from the home Member State

host Member State of the AIFM

AIFMD
any of the following:

host Member State

Prospectus Regulation
the Member State where an offer of securities to the public is made or admission to trading on a regulated market is sought, when different from the home Member State

household customer 3 definitions

Electricity Market Directive (recast)
a customer who purchases electricity for the customer's own household consumption, excluding commercial or professional activities
Electricity Regulation (recast)
household customer as defined in point (4) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944
Gas Directive
a customer purchasing natural gas for his own household consumption