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package 2 definitions

Air Passenger Rights Regulation
those services defined in Article 2, point 1, of Directive 90/314/EEC
Package Travel Directive
a combination of at least two different types of travel services for the purpose of the same trip or holiday, if:

package travel contract

Package Travel Directive
a contract on the package as a whole or, if the package is provided under separate contracts, all contracts covering travel services included in the package

packaging

Single-Use Plastics Directive
packaging as defined in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 94/62/EC

parent company 2 definitions

Batteries Regulation
a company which controls one or more subsidiaries
CSDDD
a company that controls one or more subsidiaries

parent financial holding company in a Member State 3 definitions

BRRD
a parent financial holding company in a Member State as defined in point (30) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRD IV
parent financial holding company in a Member State as defined in point (30) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
a financial holding company which is not itself a subsidiary of an institution authorised in the same Member State, or of a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company set up in the same Member State

parent institution in a Member State 3 definitions

BRRD
a parent institution in a Member State as defined in point (28) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRD IV
parent institution in a Member State as defined in point (28) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
an institution in a Member State which has a institution or a financial institution as a subsidiary or which holds a participation in such an institution or financial institution, and which is not itself a subsidiary of another institution authorised in the same Member State, or of a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company set up in the same Member State

parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State 3 definitions

BRRD
a parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State as defined in point (32) of Article 4(1)of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRD IV
parent mixed financial holding company in a Member State as defined in point (32) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
a mixed financial holding company which is not itself a subsidiary of an institution authorised in the same Member State, or of a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company set up in that same Member State

parent undertaking 13 definitions

Accounting Directive
an undertaking which controls one or more subsidiary undertakings
BRRD
a parent undertaking as defined in point (15)(a) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRD IV
parent undertaking as defined in point (15) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
DORA
a parent undertaking within the meaning of Article 2, point (9), and Article 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU
EMIR
a parent undertaking as described in Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 83/349/EEC
Insolvency Regulation (recast)
an undertaking which controls, either directly or indirectly, one or more subsidiary undertakings. An undertaking which prepares consolidated financial statements in accordance with Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (15) shall be deemed to be a parent undertaking.
Investment Firms Directive
a parent undertaking as defined in point (32) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
Investment Firms Regulation
a parent undertaking within the meaning of point (9) of Article 2 and Article 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU
MiFID II
a parent undertaking within the meaning of Article 2(9) and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (45)
REMIT Regulation
a parent undertaking within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of the Seventh Council Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983 based on Article 54(3)(g) of the Treaty on consolidated accounts (12)
Reinsurance Directive
a parent undertaking as defined in Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 83/349/EEC
SRM Regulation
a parent undertaking as defined in Article 4(1)(15)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Solvency II Directive
a parent undertaking within the meaning of Article 1 of Directive 83/349/EEC

parental leave

Work-Life Balance Directive
leave from work for parents on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child

participant

CSDR
any participant, as defined in point (f) of Article 2 of Directive 98/26/EC in a securities settlement system

participating interest

Accounting Directive
rights in the capital of other undertakings, whether or not represented by certificates, which, by creating a durable link with those undertakings, are intended to contribute to the activities of the undertaking which holds those rights. The holding of part of the capital of another undertaking is presumed to constitute a participating interest where it exceeds a percentage threshold fixed by the Member States which is lower than or equal to 20 %

participating Member State

SSM Regulation
a Member State whose currency is the euro or a Member State whose currency is not the euro which has established a close cooperation in accordance with Article 7

participating party

Energy Efficiency Directive
an enterprise or public body that has committed itself to reaching certain objectives under a voluntary agreement, or is covered by a national regulatory policy instrument

participating undertaking

Solvency II Directive
an undertaking which is either a parent undertaking or other undertaking which holds a participation, or an undertaking linked with another undertaking by a relationship as set out in Article 12(1) of Directive 83/349/EEC

participation 5 definitions

CRD IV
participation as defined in point (35) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
CRR
participation within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 17 of Fourth Council Directive 78/660/EEC of 25 July 1978 on the annual accounts of certain types of companies (24), or the ownership, direct or indirect, of 20 % or more of the voting rights or capital of an undertaking
CSDR
participation within the meaning of the first sentence of point (2) of Article 2 of Directive 2013/34/EU, or the ownership, direct or indirect, of 20 % or more of the voting rights or capital of an undertaking
Investment Firms Regulation
participation as defined in point (35) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Solvency II Directive
the ownership, direct or by way of control, of 20 % or more of the voting rights or capital of an undertaking

parties to the bid

Takeover Bids Directive
the offeror, the members of the offeror's board if the offeror is a company, the offeree company, holders of securities of the offeree company and the members of the board of the offeree company, and persons acting in concert with such parties

partly completed machinery

Machinery Regulation
an assembly which is not yet machinery as it cannot in itself perform a specific application and which is only intended to be incorporated into or assembled with machinery or other partly completed machinery or equipment, thereby forming machinery

partnership for information sharing

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
a mechanism that enables the sharing and processing of information between obliged entities and, where applicable, competent authorities referred to in point 44(a), (b) and (c), for the purposes of preventing and combating money laundering, its predicate offences and terrorist financing, whether at national level or on a cross-border basis, and regardless of the form of that partnership. 2. Prominent public functions as referred to in paragraph 1, point (34), shall not be understood as covering middle-ranking or more junior officials. 3. Where justified by their administrative organisation and by risk, Member States may set lower thresholds for the designation of the following prominent public functions:

paternity leave

Work-Life Balance Directive
leave from work for fathers or, where and insofar as recognised by national law, for equivalent second parents, on the occasion of the birth of a child for the purposes of providing care

patient

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
any natural person who seeks to receive or receives healthcare in a Member State

pay

Pay Transparency Directive
the ordinary basic or minimum wage or salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or in kind, which a worker receives directly or indirectly (complementary or variable components) in respect of his or her employment from his or her employer

pay level

Pay Transparency Directive
gross annual pay and the corresponding gross hourly pay

payee 2 definitions

PSD2
a natural or legal person who is the intended recipient of funds which have been the subject of a payment transaction
Wire Transfer Regulation (recast)
a person that is the intended recipient of the transfer of funds

payer 2 definitions

PSD2
a natural or legal person who holds a payment account and allows a payment order from that payment account, or, where there is no payment account, a natural or legal person who gives a payment order
Wire Transfer Regulation (recast)
a person that holds a payment account and allows a transfer of funds from that payment account, or, where there is no payment account, that gives a transfer of funds order

payment

Accounting Directive
an amount paid, whether in money or in kind, for activities, as described in points 1 and 2, of the following types:

payment account 3 definitions

Geo-blocking Regulation
payment account as defined in point (12) of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
an account held in the name of one or more payment service users which is used for the execution of payment transactions
Wire Transfer Regulation (recast)
a payment account as defined in point (14) of Article 4 of Directive 2007/64/EC

payment brand 2 definitions

Geo-blocking Regulation
payment brand as defined in point (30) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/751
PSD2
any material or digital name, term, sign, symbol or combination of them, capable of denoting under which payment card scheme card-based payment transactions are carried out

payment commitments

Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive
payment commitments of a credit institution towards a DGS which are fully collateralised providing that the collateral:

payment initiation service

PSD2
a service to initiate a payment order at the request of the payment service user with respect to a payment account held at another payment service provider

payment initiation service provider

PSD2
a payment service provider pursuing business activities as referred to in point (7) of Annex I

payment institution 3 definitions

DORA
a payment institution as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
MiCA
a payment institution as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
a legal person that has been granted authorisation in accordance with Article 11 to provide and execute payment services throughout the Union

payment institution exempted pursuant to Directive (EU) 2015/2366

DORA
a payment institution exempted pursuant to Article 32(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366

payment instrument 2 definitions

Geo-blocking Regulation
payment instrument as defined in point (14) of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
a personalised device(s) and/or set of procedures agreed between the payment service user and the payment service provider and used in order to initiate a payment order

payment leg

CRR
the payment agreed in an OTC derivative transaction with a linear risk profile which stipulates the exchange of a financial instrument for a payment. In the case of transactions that stipulate the exchange of payment against payment, those two payment legs shall consist of the contractually agreed gross payments, including the notional amount of the transaction.

payment order

PSD2
an instruction by a payer or payee to its payment service provider requesting the execution of a payment transaction

payment service 3 definitions

Digital Markets Act
a payment service as defined in Article 4, point (3) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
Geo-blocking Regulation
payment service as defined in point (3) of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
any business activity set out in Annex I

payment service provider 4 definitions

Geo-blocking Regulation
payment service provider as defined in point (11) of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
MiCA
a payment service provider as defined in Article 4, point (11), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
a body referred to in Article 1(1) or a natural or legal person benefiting from an exemption pursuant to Article 32 or 33
Wire Transfer Regulation (recast)
the categories of payment service provider referred to in Article 1(1) of Directive 2007/64/EC, natural or legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 26 thereof and legal persons benefiting from a waiver pursuant to Article 9 of Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (19), providing transfer of funds services

payment service user

PSD2
a natural or legal person making use of a payment service in the capacity of payer, payee, or both

payment services

MiCA
payment services as defined in Article 4, point (3), of Directive (EU) 2015/2366

payment system

PSD2
a funds transfer system with formal and standardised arrangements and common rules for the processing, clearing and/or settlement of payment transactions

payment system for in-app purchases

Digital Markets Act
a software application, service or user interface which facilitates purchases of digital content or digital services within a software application, including content, subscriptions, features or functionality, and the payments for such purchases

payment terminal

European Accessibility Act
a device the main purpose of which is to allow payments to be made by using payment instruments as defined in point 14 of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 at a physical point of sale but not in a virtual environment

payment transaction 2 definitions

Geo-blocking Regulation
payment transaction as defined in point (5) of Article 4 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366
PSD2
an act, initiated by the payer or on his behalf or by the payee, of placing, transferring or withdrawing funds, irrespective of any underlying obligations between the payer and the payee

peak exposure

CRR
a high percentile of the distribution of exposures at particular future date before the maturity date of the longest transaction in the netting set

pen

Organic Farming Regulation
an enclosure that includes a part in which animals are provided with protection from adverse weather conditions.

pension scheme 2 definitions

IORP II
a contract, an agreement, a trust deed or rules stipulating which retirement benefits are granted and under which conditions
SFDR
a pension scheme as defined in point (2) of Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2016/2341

performance

Medical Devices Regulation
the ability of a device to achieve its intended purpose as stated by the manufacturer

performance evaluation

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
an assessment and analysis of data to establish or verify the scientific validity, the analytical and, where applicable, the clinical performance of a device

performance of a device

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the ability of a device to achieve its intended purpose as claimed by the manufacturer. It consists of the analytical and, where applicable, the clinical performance supporting that intended purpose

performance of an AI system

AI Act
the ability of an AI system to achieve its intended purpose

performance requirement

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a quantitative or non-quantitative requirement for or in relation to a product to achieve a certain performance level in relation to a product parameter referred to in Annex I

performance study

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
a study undertaken to establish or confirm the analytical or clinical performance of a device

performance study plan

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
a document that describes the rationale, objectives, design methodology, monitoring, statistical considerations, organisation and conduct of a performance study

peri-urban areas

Nature Restoration Law
areas adjacent to urban centres or urban clusters, including at least all areas within 1 kilometre measured from the outer limits of those urban centres or urban clusters, and located in the same city or the same town and suburb as those urban centres or urban clusters

permanent magnet

Critical Raw Materials Act
a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from an external magnetic field

permanently plugged and abandoned well

Methane Regulation
an exploration or production oil or gas well or well site, onshore or offshore, which has been plugged and will not be re-entered, in which all operations have been terminated and in which all installations associated with the well have been removed in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements, and where documentation can be provided as established in Part 1, point 3, of Annex V

permission

Data Governance Act
giving data users the right to the processing of non-personal data

permit-granting process 2 definitions

Critical Raw Materials Act
a process covering all relevant permits to build and operate a critical raw material project, including building, chemical and grid connection permits and environmental assessments and authorisations where those are required, and encompassing all applications and procedures from the acknowledgment that the application is complete to the notification of the comprehensive decision on the outcome of the procedure by the single point of contact concerned
Net-Zero Industry Act
a process that covers all relevant permits to build, expand, convert and operate net-zero technology manufacturing projects and net-zero strategic projects, including building, chemical and grid connection permits, and environmental assessments and authorisations where required, and encompassing all applications and procedures from the acknowledgement that the application is complete to the notification of the comprehensive decision on the outcome of the procedure by the single point of contact concerned, as well as with regard to CO2 geological storage, the storage permit-granting process which concerns the processing of all necessary permits for surface installations requested to operate a storage site, including building permits and pipe authorisations, and the environmental authorisation for the injection and storage of CO2 completed in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC

permitted facility

Batteries Regulation
an establishment or undertaking that is permitted in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC to carry out the treatment of waste batteries

person 6 definitions

CBAM Regulation
a natural person, a legal person or any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts
Deforestation Regulation
a natural person, a legal person or any association of persons which is not a legal person, but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts
EPPO Regulation
any natural or legal person
EU ETS Directive
any natural or legal person
Market Abuse Regulation
a natural or legal person
REMIT Regulation
any natural or legal person

person concerned

Whistleblower Protection Directive
a natural or legal person who is referred to in the report or public disclosure as a person to whom the breach is attributed or with whom that person is associated

person discharging managerial responsibilities

Market Abuse Regulation
a person within an issuer, an emission allowance market participant or another entity referred to in Article 19(10), who is:

person identification data

eIDAS Regulation
a set of data enabling the identity of a natural or legal person, or a natural person representing a legal person to be established

person performing platform work

Platform Work Directive
an individual performing platform work, irrespective of the nature of the contractual relationship or the designation of that relationship by the parties involved

person professionally arranging or executing transactions

Market Abuse Regulation
a person professionally engaged in the reception and transmission of orders for, or in the execution of transactions in, financial instruments

person selling a PRIIP

PRIIPs Regulation
a person offering or concluding a PRIIP contract with a retail investor

person with reduced mobility

Air Passenger Rights Regulation
any person whose mobility is reduced when using transport because of any physical disability (sensory or locomotory, permanent or temporary), intellectual impairment, age or any other cause of disability, and whose situation needs special attention and adaptation to the person's needs of the services made available to all passengers

person with whom a relevant person has a family relationship

MiFID Implementing Directive
any of the following:

person-to-person transfer of funds

Wire Transfer Regulation (recast)
a transaction between natural persons acting, as consumers, for purposes other than trade, business or profession.

personal data 11 definitions

AI Act
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Cyber Resilience Act
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Data Act
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Data Governance Act
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Digital Content Directive
personal data as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Digital Markets Act
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
EPPO Regulation
any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
GDPR
any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
Law Enforcement Directive
any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
MiCA
personal data as defined in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679

personal data breach 4 definitions

EPPO Regulation
a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
GDPR
a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
Law Enforcement Directive
a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed

personalised security credentials

PSD2
personalised features provided by the payment service provider to a payment service user for the purposes of authentication

persons acting in concert

Takeover Bids Directive
natural or legal persons who cooperate with the offeror or the offeree company on the basis of an agreement, either express or tacit, either oral or written, aimed either at acquiring control of the offeree company or at frustrating the successful outcome of a bid

persons with disabilities 2 definitions

Digital Services Act
‘persons with disabilities’ as referred to in Article 3, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council (38)
European Accessibility Act
persons who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others

pest

Organic Farming Regulation
a pest as defined in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34)

physical connection

Cyber Resilience Act
a connection between electronic information systems or components implemented using physical means, including through electrical, optical or mechanical interfaces, wires or radio waves

pilot line

Chips Act
an experimental project or action addressing higher technology readiness levels from levels 3 to 8 to further develop an enabling infrastructure necessary to test, demonstrate, validate and calibrate a product or system with the model assumptions

place of provenance

Food Information to Consumers Regulation
any place where a food is indicated to come from, and that is not the 'country of origin' as determined in accordance with Articles 23 to 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92; the name, business name or address of the food business operator on the label shall not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of food within the meaning of this Regulation

placing of crypto-assets

MiCA
the marketing, on behalf of or for the account of the offeror or a party related to the offeror, of crypto-assets to purchasers

placing on the market 16 definitions

AI Act
the first making available of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model on the Union market
Batteries Regulation
the first making available of a battery on the Union market
Cosmetics Regulation
the first making available of a cosmetic product on the Community market
Critical Raw Materials Act
the first making available of a product on the Union market
Cyber Resilience Act
the first making available of a product with digital elements on the Union market
Data Act
the first making available of a connected product on the Union market
Deforestation Regulation
the first making available of a relevant commodity or relevant product on the Union market
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
the first making available of a product on the Union market
European Accessibility Act
the first making available of a product on the Union market
F-gas Regulation
the customs release for free circulation in the Union or the supplying or making available to another person within the Union, for the first time, for payment or free of charge, or the use of substances produced, or of products or equipment manufactured, for own use
General Product Safety Regulation
the first making available of a product on the Union market
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the first making available of a device, other than a device for performance study, on the Union market
Machinery Regulation
the first making available of a product within the scope of this Regulation on the Union market
Medical Devices Regulation
the first making available of a device, other than an investigational device, on the Union market
Organic Farming Regulation
placing on the market as defined in point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Single-Use Plastics Directive
the first making available of a product on the market of a Member State

planned policies and measures

Energy Union Governance Regulation
options that are under discussion and that have a realistic chance of being adopted and implemented after the date of submission of the integrated national energy and climate plan or of the integrated national energy and climate progress report

plant production

Organic Farming Regulation
production of agricultural crop products including harvesting of wild plant products for commercial purposes

plant products

Organic Farming Regulation
plant products as defined in point (6) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

plant protection products

Organic Farming Regulation
the products referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

plant reproductive material

Organic Farming Regulation
plants and all parts of plants, including seeds, at any stage of growth that are capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants

plantation forest

Deforestation Regulation
a planted forest that is intensively managed and meets, at planting and stand maturity, all the following criteria: one or two species, even age class, and regular spacing; it includes short rotation plantations for wood, fibre and energy, and excludes forests planted for protection or ecosystem restoration, as well as forests established through planting or seeding, which at stand maturity resemble or will resemble naturally regenerating forests

planted forest

Deforestation Regulation
forest predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding, provided that the planted or seeded trees are expected to constitute more than 50 % of the growing stock at maturity; it includes coppice from trees that were originally planted or seeded

plants

Organic Farming Regulation
plants as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

plastic

Single-Use Plastics Directive
a material consisting of a polymer as defined in point 5 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified

platform

ITS Directive
an on-board or off-board unit enabling the deployment, provision, exploitation and integration of ITS applications and services

platform work

Platform Work Directive
work organised through a digital labour platform and performed in the Union by an individual on the basis of a contractual relationship between the digital labour platform or an intermediary, and the individual, irrespective of whether there is a contractual relationship between the individual or an intermediary and the recipient of the service

platform worker

Platform Work Directive
any person performing platform work who has or is deemed to have an employment contract or an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member States with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice

plot of land

Deforestation Regulation
land within a single real-estate property, as recognised by the law of the country of production, which enjoys sufficiently homogeneous conditions to allow an evaluation of the aggregate level of risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with relevant commodities produced on that land

plot ratio

Energy Efficiency Directive
the ratio of the building floor area to the land area in a given territory

point of sale

Package Travel Directive
any retail premises, whether movable or immovable, or a retail website or similar online sales facility, including where retail websites or online sales facilities are presented to travellers as a single facility, including a telephone service

policies and measures 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
all instruments which contribute to meeting the objectives of the integrated national energy and climate plans and/or to implement commitments under points (a) and (b) of Article 4(2) of the UNFCCC, which may include those that do not have the limitation and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions or change in the energy system as a primary objective
Monitoring Mechanism Regulation
all instruments which aim to implement commitments under Article 4(2)(a) and (b) of the UNFCCC, which may include those that do not have the limitation and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a primary objective

policy measure

Energy Efficiency Directive
a regulatory, financial, fiscal, voluntary or information provision instrument formally established and implemented in a Member State to create a supportive framework, requirement or incentive for market actors to provide and purchase energy services and to undertake other energy efficiency improvement measures

politically exposed person 2 definitions

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
a natural person who is or has been entrusted with prominent public functions including:
Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD4)
a natural person who is or who has been entrusted with prominent public functions and includes the following:

pollinator

Nature Restoration Law
a wild insect which transports pollen from the anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds

pollutant

EU Taxonomy Regulation
a substance, vibration, heat, noise, light or other contaminant present in air, water or land which may be harmful to human health or the environment, which may result in damage to material property, or which may impair or interfere with amenities and other legitimate uses of the environment

polyculture

Organic Farming Regulation
the rearing in aquaculture of two or more species, usually from different trophic levels, in the same culture unit

port reception facilities

Single-Use Plastics Directive
port reception facilities as defined in point (e) of Article 2 of Directive 2000/59/EC

portable battery

Batteries Regulation
a battery that is sealed, weighs 5 kg or less, is not designed specifically for industrial use and is neither an electric vehicle battery, an LMT battery, nor an SLI battery

portable battery of general use

Batteries Regulation
a portable battery, whether or not rechargeable, that is specifically designed to be interoperable and that has one of the following common formats 4,5 Volts (3R12), button cell, D, C, AA, AAA, AAAA, A23, 9 Volts (PP3)

portfolio compression

MiFIR
a risk reduction service in which two or more counterparties wholly or partially terminate some or all of the derivatives submitted by those counterparties for inclusion in the portfolio compression and replace the terminated derivatives with another derivative whose combined notional value is less than the combined notional value of the terminated derivatives. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to specify certain technical elements of the definitions laid down in paragraph 1 to adjust them to market developments.

portfolio management 3 definitions

Investment Firms Regulation
portfolio management as defined in point (8) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU
MiFID II
managing portfolios in accordance with mandates given by clients on a discretionary client-by-client basis where such portfolios include one or more financial instruments
SFDR
portfolio management as defined in in point (8) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU

portfolio trade

MiFID I Implementing Regulation
a transaction in more than one security where those securities are grouped and traded as a single lot against a specific reference price

positions held with trading intent 2 definitions

CRR
any of the following:
Investment Firms Regulation
any of the following:

positive predictive value

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the ability of a device to separate true positive results from false positive results for a given attribute in a given population

post-market monitoring system

AI Act
all activities carried out by providers of AI systems to collect and review experience gained from the use of AI systems they place on the market or put into service for the purpose of identifying any need to immediately apply any necessary corrective or preventive actions

post-market surveillance 2 definitions

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
all activities carried out by manufacturers in cooperation with other economic operators to institute and keep up to date a systematic procedure to proactively collect and review experience gained from devices they place on the market, make available on the market or put into service for the purpose of identifying any need to immediately apply any necessary corrective or preventive actions
Medical Devices Regulation
all activities carried out by manufacturers in cooperation with other economic operators to institute and keep up to date a systematic procedure to proactively collect and review experience gained from devices they place on the market, make available on the market or put into service for the purpose of identifying any need to immediately apply any necessary corrective or preventive actions

post-mining activities

Methane Regulation
activities carried out after coal has been mined and transported to the surface, including coal handling, processing, storage and transport

post-remote biometric identification system

AI Act
a remote biometric identification system other than a real-time remote biometric identification system

poultry house

Organic Farming Regulation
a fixed or mobile building for accommodating flocks of poultry, which includes all surfaces covered by roofs, including a veranda; the house may be subdivided into separate compartments, each accommodating a single flock

power-generating facility

Electricity Regulation (recast)
a facility that converts primary energy into electrical energy and which consists of one or more power-generating modules connected to a network

power-to-heat ratio

Energy Efficiency Directive
the ratio of electricity from cogeneration to useful heat when operating in full cogeneration mode using operational data of the specific unit

practice

Collective Redress Directive
any act or omission by a trader

pre-commercial procurement

Net-Zero Industry Act
the procurement of net-zero technologies in a pre-commercial phase, involving risk-benefit sharing under market conditions and competitive development in phases

pre-funded contribution to the default fund of a CCP

CRR
a contribution to the default fund of a CCP that is paid in by an institution

precautionary measures

Organic Farming Regulation
measures that are to be taken by operators at every stage of production, preparation, and distribution to avoid contamination with products or substances that are not authorised for use in organic production in accordance with this Regulation, and to avoid the commingling of organic products with non-organic products

precious metals and stones

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
metals and stones listed in Annex V

predictive map

Critical Raw Materials Act
a map indicating areas that are likely to contain mineral occurrences of a given raw material

predictive value

In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the probability that a person with a positive device test result has a given condition under investigation, or that a person with a negative device test result does not have a given condition

preliminary economic assessment

Critical Raw Materials Act
an early-stage, conceptual assessment of the potential economic viability of a project for the recovery of critical raw materials from extractive waste

premature obsolescence

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a product design feature or subsequent action or omission resulting in the product becoming non-functional or performing less well without such changes of functionality or performance being the result of normal wear and tear

prepacked food 2 definitions

Food Information to Consumers Regulation
any single item for presentation as such to the final consumer and to mass caterers, consisting of a food and the packaging into which it was put before being offered for sale, whether such packaging encloses the food completely or only partially, but in any event in such a way that the contents cannot be altered without opening or changing the packaging; 'prepacked food' does not cover foods packed on the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepacked for direct sale
Organic Farming Regulation
prepacked food as defined in point (e) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

preparation

Organic Farming Regulation
the operations of preserving or processing of organic or in-conversion products, or any other operation that is carried out on an unprocessed product without altering the initial product, such as slaughtering, cutting, cleaning or milling, as well as packaging, labelling or alterations made to the labelling relating to organic production

preparation for re-use

Batteries Regulation
preparing for re-use as defined in Article 3, point (16), of Directive 2008/98/EC

preparation for recycling

Batteries Regulation
the treatment of waste batteries prior to any recycling process, including, inter alia, the storage, handling and dismantling of battery packs or the separation of fractions that are not part of the battery itself

preparation for repurposing

Batteries Regulation
any operation, by which a waste battery, or parts thereof, is prepared so that it can be used for a different purpose or application than that for which it was originally designed

prequalification process

Electricity Regulation (recast)
the process to verify the compliance of a provider of balancing capacity with the requirements set by the transmission system operators

prescription

Cross-border Healthcare Directive
a prescription for a medicinal product or for a medical device issued by a member of a regulated health profession within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC who is legally entitled to do so in the Member State in which the prescription is issued

presentation

CMO Regulation
any information conveyed to consumers by virtue of the packaging of the product concerned, including the form and type of bottles.

preservatives

Cosmetics Regulation
substances which are exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product

press publication

Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive
a collection composed mainly of literary works of a journalistic nature, but which can also include other works or other subject matter, and which:

preventive measures

Organic Farming Regulation
measures that are to be taken by operators at every stage of production, preparation and distribution in order to ensure the preservation of biodiversity and soil quality, measures for the prevention and control of pests and diseases and measures that are to be taken to avoid negative effects on the environment, animal health and plant health

price

Digital Content Directive
money or a digital representation of value that is due in exchange for the supply of digital content or a digital service

primarily used

Net-Zero Industry Act
final products and specific components which are essential for the production of net-zero technologies, as set out in the Annex, or final products, specific components and specific machinery which are essential for the production of net-zero technologies on the basis of evidence provided to a national competent authority by the project promoter, with the exception of energy-intensive industry decarbonisation projects, for which such evidence is not required

primary energy consumption 2 definitions

Energy Efficiency Directive
gross inland consumption, excluding non-energy uses
Energy Union Governance Regulation
primary energy consumption as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of Directive 2012/27/EU

primary forest

Deforestation Regulation
naturally regenerated forest of native tree species, where there are no clearly visible indications of human activities and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed

primary ingredient

Food Information to Consumers Regulation
an ingredient or ingredients of a food that represent more than 50 % of that food or which are usually associated with the name of the food by the consumer and for which in most cases a quantitative indication is required

primary place of business

Insurance Distribution Directive
the location from where the main business is managed

primary refrigerant circuit of cascade systems

F-gas Regulation
the primary circuit in indirect medium temperature systems where a combination of two or more separate refrigeration circuits are connected in series such that the primary circuit absorbs the condenser heat from a secondary circuit for the medium temperature

principal field of vision

Food Information to Consumers Regulation
the field of vision of a package which is most likely to be seen at first glance by the consumer at the time of purchase and that enables the consumer to immediately identify a product in terms of its character or nature and, if applicable, its brand name. If a package has several identical principal fields of vision, the principal field of vision is the one chosen by the food business operator

Principal investigator

Clinical Trials Regulation
an investigator who is the responsible leader of a team of investigators who conduct a clinical trial at a clinical trial site

priority dispatch

Electricity Regulation (recast)
with regard to the self-dispatch model, the dispatch of power plants on the basis of criteria which are different from the economic order of bids and, with regard to the central dispatch model, the dispatch of power plants on the basis of criteria which are different from the economic order of bids and from network constraints, giving priority to the dispatch of particular generation technologies

probability distribution forecast

Solvency II Directive
a mathematical function that assigns to an exhaustive set of mutually exclusive future events a probability of realisation

procedure pack

Medical Devices Regulation
a combination of products packaged together and placed on the market with the purpose of being used for a specific medical purpose

processed material

Net-Zero Industry Act
a material that has been processed in such a way to be suitable for a specific function in a net-zero technology supply chain, with the exception of critical raw materials defined pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1252

processed products 2 definitions

Organic Farming Regulation
processed products as defined in point (o) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, irrespective of packaging or labelling operations
PDO/PGI Quality Schemes Regulation
foodstuffs resulting from the processing of unprocessed products. Processed products may contain ingredients that are necessary for their manufacture or to give them specific characteristics.

processing 8 definitions

Critical Raw Materials Act
all physical, chemical and biological processes involved in the transformation of a raw material from ores, minerals, plant products or waste into pure metals, alloys or other economically usable forms, including beneficiation, separation, smelting and refining, and excluding metal working and further transformation into intermediate and final goods
Data Act
any operation or set of operations which is performed on data or on sets of data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or other means of making them available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
Data Governance Act
processing as defined in Article 4, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 with regard to personal data or Article 3, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 with regard to non-personal data
EPPO Regulation
any operation or set of operations which are performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
GDPR
any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
Law Enforcement Directive
any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
Organic Farming Regulation
processing as defined in point (m) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004; this includes the use of substances referred to in Articles 24 and 25 of this Regulation but does not include packaging or labelling operations

processing aid

Organic Farming Regulation
a processing aid as defined in point (b) of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 for food and in point (h) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 for feed

processing location

Methane Regulation
a location where processes, such as the separation of oil and natural gas from water, are used to treat oil and natural gas

processor 4 definitions

EPPO Regulation
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller
GDPR
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller
Law Enforcement Directive
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller

procurement document 2 definitions

Public Procurement Directive
any document produced or referred to by the contracting authority to describe or determine elements of the procurement or the procedure, including the contract notice, the prior information notice where it is used as a means of calling for competition, the technical specifications, the descriptive document, proposed conditions of contract, formats for the presentation of documents by candidates and tenderers, information on generally applicable obligations and any additional documents
Utilities Procurement Directive
any document produced or referred to by the contracting entity to describe or determine elements of the procurement or the procedure, including the contract notice, the periodic indicative notice or the notices on the existence of a qualification system where they are used as a means of calling for competition, the technical specifications, the descriptive document, proposed conditions of contract, formats for the presentation of documents by candidates and tenderers, information on generally applicable obligations and any additional documents

procurement service provider 2 definitions

Public Procurement Directive
a public or private body which offers ancillary purchasing activities on the market
Utilities Procurement Directive
a public or private body, which offers ancillary purchasing activities on the market

produced

Deforestation Regulation
grown, harvested, obtained from or raised on relevant plots of land or, as regards cattle, on establishments

produced by GMOs

Organic Farming Regulation
derived by using a GMO as the last living organism in the production process, but not containing or consisting of GMOs nor produced from GMOs

produced from GMOs

Organic Farming Regulation
derived in whole or in part from GMOs but not containing or consisting of GMOs

producer 6 definitions

Batteries Regulation
any manufacturer, importer or distributor or other natural or legal person that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts, either:
Electricity Market Directive (recast)
a natural or legal person who generates electricity
Electricity Regulation (recast)
producer as defined in point (38) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944
Electricity Risk-Preparedness Regulation
producer as defined in point (38) of Article 2 of Directive (EU) 2019/944
Methane Regulation
an undertaking which, in the course of a commercial activity, produces crude oil, natural gas or coal, by extracting it from the ground in a licensed area, processing it or conveying it through connected infrastructure within that licensed area
Sale of Goods Directive
a manufacturer of goods, an importer of goods into the Union or any person purporting to be a producer by placing its name, trade mark or other distinctive sign on the goods

producer responsibility organisation

Batteries Regulation
a legal entity that financially or financially and operationally organises the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of several producers

product 6 definitions

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
any physical goods that are placed on the market or put into service
European Accessibility Act
a substance, preparation, or good produced through a manufacturing process, other than food, feed, living plants and animals, products of human origin and products of plants and animals relating directly to their future reproduction
European Standardisation Regulation
any industrially manufactured product and any agricultural product, including fish products
General Product Safety Regulation
any item, whether or not it is interconnected to other items, supplied or made available, whether for consideration or not, including in the context of providing a service, which is intended for consumers or is likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers even if not intended for them
Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
any goods or service including immovable property, rights and obligations
eIDAS Regulation
hardware or software, or relevant components of hardware or software, which are intended to be used for the provision of trust services

product data

Data Act
data generated by the use of a connected product that the manufacturer designed to be retrievable, via an electronic communications service, physical connection or on-device access, by a user, data holder or a third party, including, where relevant, the manufacturer

product group

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a set of products that serve similar purposes and are similar in terms of use, or have similar functional properties, and are similar in terms of consumer perception

product presenting a risk

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a product that, by not complying with an ecodesign requirement set in or pursuant to this Regulation other than those listed in Article 71(1), could adversely affect the environment or other public interests protected by that requirement

product presenting a serious risk

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a product presenting a risk for which, based on an assessment, the degree of the relevant non-compliance or the associated harm is considered to require rapid intervention by the market surveillance authorities, including cases where the effects of the non-compliance are not immediate. The definitions of ‘SMEs’, ‘small enterprises’ and ‘microenterprises’ in Article 2(1), (2) and (3), respectively, of Annex I to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC (58) apply. The definitions of ‘substance’ and ‘mixture’ in Article 3, points (1) and (2), respectively, of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 apply. The definitions of ‘accreditation’ and ‘national accreditation body’ in Article 2, points (10) and (11), respectively, of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 apply. The definitions of ‘waste’, ‘hazardous waste’, ‘reuse’, ‘recovery’, ‘preparing for reuse’ and ‘recycling’ in Article 3, points (1), (2), (13), (15), (16) and (17), respectively, of Directive 2008/98/EC apply. The definition of ‘harmonised standard’ in Article 2, point (1) (c), of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 applies. The definitions of ‘contracting authorities’ in Article 2, point (1), of Directive 2014/24/EU and of ‘contracting entities’ in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU apply. ‘Public contracts’ means contracts covered by Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU. The definition of ‘processing’ in Article 3, point (2), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council (59) applies. The definition of ‘consumer’ in Article 2, point (2), of Directive (EU) 2019/771 applies. The definitions of ‘market surveillance’, ‘market surveillance authority’, ‘fulfilment service provider’, ‘online interface’, ‘corrective action’, ‘end user’, ‘recall’, ‘withdrawal’, ‘customs authorities’ and ‘release for free circulation’ in Article 3, points (3), (4), (11), (15), (16), (21), (22), (23), (24) and (25), respectively, of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 apply.

product with digital elements

Cyber Resilience Act
a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately

production capability

Chips Act
the ability of a facility to produce certain types of products

production capacity

Chips Act
the maximum potential output of a facility

production cost

Accounting Directive
the purchase price of raw materials, consumables and other costs directly attributable to the item in question. Member States shall permit or require the inclusion of a reasonable proportion of fixed or variable overhead costs indirectly attributable to the item in question, to the extent that they relate to the period of production. Distribution costs shall not be included

production cycle

Organic Farming Regulation
the lifespan of an aquaculture animal or alga, from the earliest life stage (fertilised eggs, in the case of aquaculture animals) to harvesting

production location

Methane Regulation
a location where oil or natural gas is extracted from the ground and where no processing takes place

production of statistics

Energy Statistics Regulation
production of statistics as defined in the second indent of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97

production processes

CBAM Regulation
the chemical and physical processes carried out to produce goods in an installation

production step

PDO/PGI Quality Schemes Regulation
production, processing or preparation

production unit

Organic Farming Regulation
all assets of a holding, such as primary production premises, land parcels, pasturages, open air areas, livestock buildings or parts thereof, hives, fish ponds, containment systems and sites for algae or aquaculture animals, rearing units, shore or seabed concessions, and premises for the storage of crops, of crop products, of algae products, of animal products, of raw materials and of any other relevant inputs managed as described in point (10), point (11) or point (12)

professional client 2 definitions

MiFID II
a client meeting the criteria laid down in Annex II
MiFIR
a professional client as defined in Article 4(1)(10) of Directive 2014/65/EU

professional diligence

Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
the standard of special skill and care which a trader may reasonably be expected to exercise towards consumers, commensurate with honest market practice and/or the general principle of good faith in the trader's field of activity

professional experience

Blue Card Directive (recast)
the actual and lawful pursuit of the profession concerned

professional football club

Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR)
any legal person that is, owns or manages a football club that has been granted a licence and participates in the national football leagues in a Member State and whose players and staff are contractually engaged and are remunerated in exchange for their services

professional investor

SFDR
a client who meets the criteria laid down in Annex II to Directive 2014/65/EU

professional repairer

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a natural or legal person that provides professional repair or maintenance services for a product, irrespective of whether that person acts within the manufacturer’s distribution system or independently

professional user

Machinery Regulation
a natural person who uses or operates machinery or a related product in the course of his or her professional activity or work.

profiling 7 definitions

AI Act
profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Data Act
profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Digital Markets Act
profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679
EPPO Regulation
any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements
GDPR
any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements
Law Enforcement Directive
any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements

profit

Investment Firms Regulation
profit as defined in point (121) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013

project 2 definitions

Accounting Directive
the operational activities that are governed by a single contract, license, lease, concession or similar legal agreements and form the basis for payment liabilities with a government. None the less, if multiple such agreements are substantially interconnected, this shall be considered a project
TEN-E Regulation
one or several lines, pipelines, facilities, equipments or installations falling under the energy infrastructure categories

project of common interest

TEN-E Regulation
a project necessary to implement the energy infrastructure priority corridors and areas set out in Annex I and which is part of the Union list of projects of common interest referred to in Article 3

project owner

Crowdfunding Regulation
any natural or legal person who seeks funding through a crowdfunding platform

project promoter 3 definitions

Critical Raw Materials Act
any undertaking or consortium of undertakings developing a raw material project
Net-Zero Industry Act
any undertaking or consortium of undertakings developing a net-zero technology manufacturing project or a net-zero strategic project
TEN-E Regulation
one of the following:

projections

Energy Union Governance Regulation
forecasts of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks or developments of the energy system, including at least quantitative estimates for a sequence of four future years ending with 0 or 5 immediately following the reporting year

projections with additional measures 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks or developments of the energy system that encompass the effects, in terms of greenhouse gas emission reductions, of policies and measures which have been adopted and implemented to mitigate climate change or meet energy objectives, as well as policies and measures which are planned for that purpose
Monitoring Mechanism Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks that encompass the effects, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, of policies and measures which have been adopted and implemented to mitigate climate change as well as policies and measures which are planned for that purpose

projections with measures 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks that encompass the effects, in terms of greenhouse gas emission reductions or developments of the energy system, of policies and measures that have been adopted and implemented
Monitoring Mechanism Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks that encompass the effects, in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, of policies and measures that have been adopted and implemented

projections without measures 2 definitions

Energy Union Governance Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks that exclude the effects of all policies and measures which are planned, adopted or implemented after the year chosen as the starting point for the relevant projection
Monitoring Mechanism Regulation
projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks that exclude the effects of all policies and measures which are planned, adopted or implemented after the year chosen as the starting point for the relevant projection

property

Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD4)
assets of any kind, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, tangible or intangible, and legal documents or instruments in any form including electronic or digital, evidencing title to or an interest in such assets

prospective member

IORP II
a person who is eligible to join a pension scheme

protection

European Critical Infrastructures Directive
all activities aimed at ensuring the functionality, continuity and integrity of critical infrastructures in order to deter, mitigate and neutralise a threat, risk or vulnerability

Protocol

Clinical Trials Regulation
a document that describes the objectives, design, methodology, statistical considerations and organisation of a clinical trial. The term ‘protocol’ encompasses successive versions of the protocol and protocol modifications

provider

AI Act
a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that develops an AI system or a general-purpose AI model or that has an AI system or a general-purpose AI model developed and places it on the market or puts the AI system into service under its own name or trademark, whether for payment or free of charge

provider of an online marketplace 2 definitions

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows customers to conclude distance contracts with economic operators for the sale of products covered by delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4
General Product Safety Regulation
a provider of an intermediary service using an online interface which allows consumers to conclude distance contracts with traders for the sale of products

provider of electronic communications to the public

Open Internet Regulation
an undertaking providing public communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services

provider of online intermediation services

Platform-to-Business Regulation
any natural or legal person which provides, or which offers to provide, online intermediation services to business users

provider of online search engine

Platform-to-Business Regulation
any natural or legal person which provides, or which offers to provide, online search engines to consumers

providing advice on crypto-assets

MiCA
offering, giving or agreeing to give personalised recommendations to a client, either at the client’s request or on the initiative of the crypto-asset service provider providing the advice, in respect of one or more transactions relating to crypto-assets, or the use of crypto-asset services

providing custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients

MiCA
the safekeeping or controlling, on behalf of clients, of crypto-assets or of the means of access to such crypto-assets, where applicable in the form of private cryptographic keys

providing portfolio management of crypto-assets

MiCA
managing portfolios in accordance with mandates given by clients on a discretionary client-by-client basis where such portfolios include one or more crypto-assets

providing transfer services for crypto-assets on behalf of clients

MiCA
providing services of transfer, on behalf of a natural or legal person, of crypto-assets from one distributed ledger address or account to another

provision of an electronic communications network 2 definitions

European Electronic Communications Code
the establishment, operation, control or making available of such a network
Framework Directive (electronic communications)
the establishment, operation, control or making available of such a network

pseudonymisation 4 definitions

EPPO Regulation
the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
EU Institutions Data Protection Regulation
the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
GDPR
the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
Law Enforcement Directive
the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person

public administration entity 2 definitions

Critical Entities Resilience Directive
an entity recognised as such in a Member State in accordance with national law, not including the judiciary, parliaments or central banks, which complies with the following criteria:
NIS2 Directive
an entity recognised as such in a Member State in accordance with national law, not including the judiciary, parliaments or central banks, which complies with the following criteria:

public auction 2 definitions

Consumer Rights Directive
a method of sale where goods or services are offered by the trader to consumers, who attend or are given the possibility to attend the auction in person, through a transparent, competitive bidding procedure run by an auctioneer and where the successful bidder is bound to purchase the goods or services
Sale of Goods Directive
a method of sale where goods or services are offered by the seller to consumers, who attend or are given the possibility to attend the auction in person, through a transparent, competitive bidding procedure run by an auctioneer and where the successful bidder is bound to purchase the goods or services.

public authority 2 definitions

DORA
any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks.
Late Payment Directive
any contracting authority, as defined in point (a) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC and in Article 1(9) of Directive 2004/18/EC, regardless of the subject or value of the contract

public bodies

Energy Efficiency Directive
'contracting authorities' as defined in Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (22)

public communications network

Framework Directive (electronic communications)
an electronic communications network used wholly or mainly for the provision of publicly available electronic communications services

public contracts

Public Procurement Directive
contracts for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between one or more economic operators and one or more contracting authorities and having as their object the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services

public electronic communications network 2 definitions

European Electronic Communications Code
an electronic communications network used wholly or mainly for the provision of publicly available electronic communications services which support the transfer of information between network termination points
NIS2 Directive
a public electronic communications network as defined in Article 2, point (8), of Directive (EU) 2018/1972

public emergency

Data Act
an exceptional situation, limited in time, such as a public health emergency, an emergency resulting from natural disasters, a human-induced major disaster, including a major cybersecurity incident, negatively affecting the population of the Union or the whole or part of a Member State, with a risk of serious and lasting repercussions for living conditions or economic stability, financial stability, or the substantial and immediate degradation of economic assets in the Union or the relevant Member State and which is determined or officially declared in accordance with the relevant procedures under Union or national law

public pay telephone

Universal Service Directive
a telephone available to the general public, for the use of which the means of payment may include coins and/or credit/debit cards and/or pre-payment cards, including cards for use with dialling codes

public procurement of innovative solutions

Net-Zero Industry Act
a public procurement procedure for which contracting authorities or contracting entities act as a launch customer for net-zero technologies, which may include conformity testing

public procurement procedure

Net-Zero Industry Act
either of the following:

public sector body 3 definitions

Data Act
national, regional or local authorities of the Member States and bodies governed by public law of the Member States, or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies
Data Governance Act
the State, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities, or one or more such bodies governed by public law
eIDAS Regulation
a state, regional or local authority, a body governed by public law or an association formed by one or several such authorities or one or several such bodies governed by public law, or a private entity mandated by at least one of those authorities, bodies or associations to provide public services, when acting under such a mandate

public sector entity

CRR
a non-commercial administrative body responsible to central governments, regional governments or local authorities, or to authorities that exercise the same responsibilities as regional governments and local authorities, or a non-commercial undertaking that is owned by or set up and sponsored by central governments, regional governments or local authorities, and that has explicit guarantee arrangements, and may include self-administered bodies governed by law that are under public supervision

public service contracts

Public Procurement Directive
public contracts having as their object the provision of services other than those referred to in point 6

public supply contracts

Public Procurement Directive
public contracts having as their object the purchase, lease, rental or hire-purchase, with or without an option to buy, of products. A public supply contract may include, as an incidental matter, siting and installation operations

public telephone network

Universal Service Directive
an electronic communications network which is used to provide publicly available telephone services; it supports the transfer between network termination points of speech communications, and also other forms of communication, such as facsimile and data

public undertaking

Data Governance Act
any undertaking over which the public sector bodies may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules which govern it; for the purposes of this definition, a dominant influence on the part of the public sector bodies shall be presumed in any of the following cases in which those bodies, directly or indirectly:

public works contracts

Public Procurement Directive
public contracts having as their object one of the following:

public-interest entities

Accounting Directive
undertakings within the scope of Article 1 which are:

publicly accessible space

AI Act
any publicly or privately owned physical place accessible to an undetermined number of natural persons, regardless of whether certain conditions for access may apply, and regardless of the potential capacity restrictions

publicly available telephone service

Universal Service Directive
a service available to the public for originating and receiving national and international calls and access to emergency services through a number or numbers in a national or international telephone numbering plan, and in addition may, where relevant, include one or more of the following services: the provision of operator assistance, directory enquiry services, directories, provision of public pay phones, provision of service under special terms, provision of special facilities for customers with disabilities or with special social needs and/or the provision of non-geographic services

pullets

Organic Farming Regulation
young animals of the Gallus gallus species that are of an age of less than 18 weeks

purchase price

Accounting Directive
the price payable and any incidental expenses minus any incidental reductions in the cost of acquisition

putting into service 6 definitions

AI Act
the supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer or for own use in the Union for its intended purpose
Batteries Regulation
the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union, of a battery, without having been previously placed on the market
Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation
the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union, of a product
In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation
the stage at which a device, other than a device for performance study, has been made available to the final user as being ready for use on the Union market for the first time for its intended purpose
Machinery Regulation
the first use, for its intended purpose, in the Union, of machinery or related products
Medical Devices Regulation
the stage at which a device, other than an investigational device, has been made available to the final user as being ready for use on the Union market for the first time for its intended purpose