Alphabetical Index

Alphabetical List of European Union Provisions Outlines

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with A

ARGO
• Aarhus Convention
• Accession process for a new Member State
• Action against noise
• Action plan on animal welfare 2006-2010
• Action plan on unaccompanied minors (2010-14)
• Actions for injunctions
• Additives (foodstuffs)
• Advertising
• Advisory committee on fisheries and aquaculture
• African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP)
• Agencies of the European Union
• Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
• Agreement on the European Economic Area
• Agreement on trade in wine
• Agreements of minor importance
• Agriculture
• Aids
• Air pollution
• Air safety
• Alcohol
• Alternative Investment Fund Managers
• Animal diseases
• Animal health
• Animal protection
• Anti-dumping measures
• Anti-subsidy measures
• Anti-tax fraud measures
• Antibiotic resistance
• Appliances burning gaseous fuels
• Asia
• Asylum
• Attacks against information systems
• Audiovisual
• Authorised colourants
• Authorised food additives: general scheme
• Authorised sweeteners
• Avian flu
• Aviation and climate change

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with B

• BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
• Ban on smoking in public places
• Bananas
• Barcelona Convention
• Barcelona Declaration
• Bio-waste
• Biocidal products
• Biofuel
• Biotechnology
• Blood
• Bologna process
• Broad economic policy guidelines
• Brussels I Regulation
• Brussels II Regulation
• Bunkers Convention
• Business-related services

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with C

CAFE (Clean Air for Europe Programme)
• CARDS
• CEDEFOP
• CFCs
• CIS system
• CITES
• Cancer
• Capacities programme
• Capital (movements)
• Charter for small enterprises
• Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Chemical substances (classification, labelling and packaging)
• Child pornography
• Citizens for Europe Programme
• Citizenship of the Union
• Civil protection
• Claims (uncontested)
• Clean Air for Europe Programme (CAFE)
• Climate change
• Cocolaf (Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention)
• Codex Alimentarius
• Collective redundancies
• Colouring matters for medicinal products
• Committee of european insurance and occupational pensions supervisors (CEIOPS)
• Committee of the Regions
• Committee on Safe Seas
• Common organisation of the agricultural markets
• Common organisation of the market in fishery products
• Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
• Common standards and procedures for returning illegal immigrants
• Common system of taxation
• Communicable diseases
• Community Charter of fundamental social rights of workers
• Community Customs Code
• Community Fisheries Control Agency
• Community Lisbon Programme
• Community Tobacco Fund
• Community code relating to medicinal products for human use
• Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products
• Community patent
• Community statistics
• Community trade mark
• Company Law
• Compensation to crime victims
• Competitiveness
• Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
• Computer programes (legal protection)
• Concessions under Community law
• Concrete future objectives of education systems
• Conflict prevention
• Construction
• Construction products
• Consumer Consultative Group
• Consumer credit
• Contagious diseases
• Contamination of foodstuffs
• Contracts
• Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
• Convention on parental responsibility and protection of children
• Convergence criteria
• Cooperation (programme)
• Copenhagen process
• Copyright
• Cordless telecommunications
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Corporate accounting
• Corporate and financial malpractise
• Cosmetic products
• Cosmetic products – Animal testing
• Cotonou Agreement
• Cotton
• Council of the European Union
• Counterfeiting
• Court of Auditors of the European Communities
• Credit rating agencies
• Criminal legal assistance
• Cross border payments in Euros
• Cross-border credit transfers (BG) (CS) (ET) (GA) (LV) (LT) (HU) (MT) (PL) (RO) (SK) (SL)
• Culture programme
• Customs
• Customs cooperation

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with D

DAPHNE II
• Dangerous substances
• Data communications networks between administrations
• Databases (legal protection)
• Definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises
• Definition of relevant market
• Derivatives
• Design or model
• Development
• Digital libraries
• Diplomatic and Consular protection
• Disabled
• Disaster risk reduction in developing countries
• Discrimination
• Domestic refrigeration appliances
• Doping
• Dried fodder
• Drinking water
• Driving licences
• Driving time in the road transport sector
• Drug dependence
• Drug trafficking
• Drugs
• Dual-use goods and technologies (export)

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with E

.EU domain (The)
• E-accessibility
• EAGGF (European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund)
• EC conformity marking
• ECHO (Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)
• EDF (European Development Fund)
• EMAS
• EMPLOYMENT-NOW-HORIZON-YOUTHSTART
• ERDF (European Regional Development Fund 2007 – 2013)
• ESDP
• EU drugs strategy (2005-12)
• EURES
• EUROPASS-Training
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia
• Eco-label
• Ecodesign
• Economic and Social Committee
• Economic convergence
• Economic, social and territorial cohesion
• Education
• Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
• Educational multimedia software
• Eggs
• Elderly
• Electricity
• Electronic communications networks
• Electronic payment
• Electronic signatures
• Emergency travel document (ETD)
• Employee information and consultation
• Employment Committee
• Employment contract
• Energy Charter
• Energy Efficiency (2007-2012)
• Energy Security
• Energy efficiency
• Environment and health strategy
• Environmental agreements
• Environmental inspections
• Environmental liability
• Environmental tax
• Equal opportunities for people with disabilities
• Equal opportunities for women and men
• Equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin
• Erika I
• Erika II
• Euratom
• Euro (counterfeiting)
• Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements
• Euro-Mediterranean partnership
• Eurodac
• Eurojust
• Europe 2020
• European Agency for Health and Safety at Work
• European Agency for Reconstruction
• European Agency for the Management of External Borders – Frontex
• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
• European Asylum Support Office
• European Audiovisual Observatory
• European Aviation Safety Agency
• European Banking Authority (EBA)
• European Banking Committee
• European Capital of Culture
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• European Charter for small enterprises
• European Chemicals Agency
• European Company
• European Competition Network (ECN)
• European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid
• European Consumer Centres Network
• European Consumer Consultative Group
• European Cooperative Society
• European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET)
• European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN)
• European Defence Agency
• European Ecolabel
• European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)
• European Employment Observatory
• European Energy Programme for Recovery
• European Environment Agency
• European External Action Service
• European Fisheries Fund
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
• European Food Security Network (RESAL)
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)
• European Fund for Refugees
• European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
• European Institute of Technology
• European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
• European Investment Bank (EIB)
• European Investment Fund
• European Judicial Network
• European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
• European Maritime Safety Agency
• European Medicines Agency
• European Migration Network (EMN)
• European Migration Network (EMN)
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia
• European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument
• European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)
• European Ombudsman
• European Pact on Immigration and Asylum
• European Parliament
• European Parliament elections: right to vote and to stand as a candidate
• European Police College (CEPOL)
• European Police Office (Europol)
• European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for VET
• European Radio Communications Committee
• European Railway Agency
• European Sectoral Dialogue
• European Securities Committee (ESC)
• European Securities and Markets Authority
• European Security and Defence College
• European Systemic Risk Board
• European Training Foundation (ETF)
• European Union Solidarity Fund
• European Voluntary Service
• European Works Council
• European Year of Education through Sport 2004
• European and international courts
• European area of lifelong learning
• European arrest warrant
• European benchmarks in education and training
• European central bank (BCE)
• European contract law
• European critical infrastructures
• European cross-border groupings
• European evidence warrant (EEW)
• European financial supervision
• European health insurance card
• European network for the protection of public figures
• European programme for Reconstruction and Development in South Africa (EPRD)
• European research area
• European social dialogue
• Eurovignette
• Eurydice
• Excessive deficit procedure
• Excise duties
• Exemption for certain agreements
• Exemption for certain vertical agreements
• Explosives intended for civilian use (approval)
• Export
• External Borders Fund (2007-13)
• External relations
• e-Economy
• eEurope
• eGovernment
• eLearning
• eSafety
• eTen

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with F

• FADO (Image Archiving System)
• FISCALIS
• Fair Trade
• Fair trade
• Family reunification
• Farm accountancy data network
• Fertilizers
• Financial Services Policy (2005-2010)
• Financial conglomerates
• Financial perspectives
• Financial services
• Financial transaction tax
• Financing the CAP
• Firearms
• Fisheries
• Fishing vessels
• Fixed-term work
• Flavourings
• Flax and hemp
• Floricultural products
• Food
• Food and Veterinary Office
• Food safety
• Food-aid
• Foodstuffs
• Forest Focus
• Forestry
• Forests
• Free movement of capital
• Free movement of workers
• Free movement of services
• Freezing assets

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with G

• GALILEO
• GMO (Genetically modified organisms)
• GSM
• GSP
• Gas
• General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
• Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
• Global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria
• Good laboratory practices (GLP)
• Greenhouse Gases
• Greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme
• genocide, crimes against humanity

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with H

Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
• Hague Programme
• Health and safety at work
• Helsinki Convention: trans-boundary watercourses and international lakes
• Hooliganism
• Hops
• Horizontal cooperation agreements
• Human rights in non-EU countries
• Human tissues and cells
• Humanitarian aid
• Hygiene of food

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with I

IDABC
• IPPC (Integrated pollution prevention and control)
• ISPA (Instrument for structural policies for pre-accession)
• Ideas (programme)
• Immigration
• Immigration liaison officers’ network
• Import
• Indicators on the quality of school education
• Industrial emissions
• Industrial policy (European)
• Information and consultation of employees
• Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights
• Injunctions for the proInjunctions for the protection of consumerstection of consumers
• Inland waterway transport
• Insolvency
• Insolvency of the employer
• Institutions for occupational retirement provision
• Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
• Integrated product policy (IPP)
• Interactive media content in Europe
• Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail
• Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail
• Internal market in electricity
• Internal market in gas
• International Criminal Court
• International Safety Management Code (ISM)
• International accounting standards
• International labour standards
• Internet governance
• Internet of Things
• Intrastat
• Inventions
• i2010

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with J, K and L

• Joint Research Centre
• Joint action to combat racism and xenophobia
• Judicial cooperation (in civil matters)
• Judicial cooperation (in criminal matters)
• Justice and home affairs
Kyoto Protocol on climate change
LEONARDO DA VINCI
• LIFE
• Labelling – Food products
• Labelling – Non-food products
• Latin America
• Least developed countries (LDCs)
• Leniency in cartel cases
• Life Sciences
• Lifelong Learning Programme
• Lifts
• Local loop
• Long-term resident status
• Low-voltage electrical equipment
• Lugano Convention 2007

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with M

MARCO POLO
• MEDIA
• MEDIA
• MEDIA 2007
• MEDIA Mundus
• MISSOC
• Machine safety
• Marine environment
• Marine equipment
• Maritime safety
• Market abuse
• Materials in contact with foodstuffs
• Medical devices
• Medicinal products
• Medicinal products for paediatric use
• Medicinal products for paediatric use
• Mental health
• Mercosur
• Mergers
• Migration policy
• Military Committee of the European Union (EUMC)
• Milk products
• Misleading and comparative advertising
• Mobile TV
• Mobile broadband services
• Mobility
• Money laundering
• Mortgage Credit in the EU
• Multilingualism
• Municipal elections: right to vote and to stand as a candidate
• measuring equipment, motor vehicle, engine, approximation of laws, testing

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with N

NAIADES
• NIS
• NUTS classification
• National aid to the film and audiovisual industries
• Natura 2000
• Nature conservation
• Netd@ys Europe
• Network of health data on drug abuse
• Newly Independent States
• Nitrogen dioxide
• Noise (household appliances, lawnmowers, …)
• Non-governmental organization (development)
• Non-governmental organization (environnement)
• Nuclear non-proliferation
• Nuclear safety

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with O

OLAF (European Anti-fraud Office)
• OSPAR Convention
• Obesity
• Obesity, nutrition and physical activity
• Occupational diseases
• Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
• Official feed and food controls
• Olive oil
• Organic farming
• Organisation of working time
• Organised crime
• Orphan medicinal products
• Orphan works
• Overseas countries and territories (OCT)
• Own resources mechanism
• Ozone layer

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with P

• PCBs – PCTs
• PHARE
• PROGRESS (Community programme for employment and solidarity)
• PVC
• Packaged retail investment products
• Packaging of food products
• Parental leave
• Part-time work
• Pensions Committee
• People (programme)
• Pericles
• Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Personal protective equipment
• Pharmaceutical Committee
• Pharmaceutical products
• Pharmacopoeia
• Plant health controls
• Plant protection products
• Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (framework programme)
• Police cooperation
• Political and Security Committee (PSC)
• Port infrastructure
• Port security
• Postal services
• Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services
• Precautionary principle
• Pregnant women
• Prevention of smoking
• Price of products
• Product safety
• Protecting the European Union’s financial interests
• Protection of minors
• Protection of personal data
• Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law
• Protection of young people at work
• Public health
• Public order
• Public procurement
• Public safety
• Public-private partnerships

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with R

RAPEX
• REACH
• Racism, xenophobia, antisemitism
• Radio spectrum
• Radiological protection of patients
• Rail safety
• Rare diseases
• Recreational craft
• Refugee
• Refugee status
• Regional Advisory Councils
• Regional policy
• Renewable energy sources
• Resale rights
• Rice
• Right of residence
• Road safety
• Robert Schuman project
• Rural areas
• Rural development

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with S

‘Services’ Directive
• SAPARD
• SEVESO
• SME Envoy
• SOCRATES
• SOLVIT network
• Safer Internet programme 2009-13
• Satellite navigation
• Satellite-based Vessel Monitoring System
• Scheme of generalised tariff preferences
• Schengen
• Schengen Information System II (SIS II)
• Scientific Committees for consumer safety, public health and the environment
• Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries
• Scoreboard (Freedom, Justice and Security)
• Second-hand goods (VAT)
• Securities
• Security strategy (European)
• Seeds
• Services of general interest in Europe
• Sexual harassment
• Shipbuilding
• Single European Sky
• Single Farm Payment (SFP)
• Single Market Act
• Single passport for issuers of securities
• Smoking
• Social Agenda
• Social Policy Agenda
• Social Protection Committee
• Social dialogue
• Social economy
• Social integration
• Social protection
• Social security
• Social security for migrant workers
• Social services of general interest
• Soil protection
• South Africa
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, SAARC
• Space (European policy on)
• Spirit drinks
• Sport
• Stabilisation and association process
• Stability and Growth Pact
• Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health
• Standing of victims in criminal proceedings (IT)
• State aid
• State aid (transport)
• Stock-exchange listing
• Stockholm Programme
• Stocks of crude oil and petroleum products
• Strategy for the Customs Union
• Stress and depression
• Sugar
• Supplementary pensions
• Sustainable mobility
• System for the recognition of professional qualifications

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with T

TIR and ATA carnet
• TRACES
• Tacis
• Takeover bids
• Taking of evidence in civil and commercial matters
• Taric
• Tax exemptions
• Taxation of energy products
• Taxation of savings income
• Technical harmonisation
• Television without frontiers
• Temporary protection
• Temporary work
• Temporary workers
• Terrorism
• The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC)
• The European Social Fund (2007-2013)
• Third countries
• Third-generation mobile communications
• Tobacco (advertising)
• Toy safety
• Tractors and agricultural machinery
• Trade mark
• Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA)
• Traditional specialities guaranteed
• Trafficking in human beings
• Trans-European networks (energy)
• Trans-European networks (telecommunications)
• Trans-European networks (transport)
• Transactions in securities
• Transport and the environment
• Treaty of Amsterdam
• Treaty of Nice

European Union Provisions Outlines beginning with U, V, W and Y

UMTS
• Undeclared work
• Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS)
• Unemployment
• Unfair Commercial Practices
• Unfair terms of contract
• Union’s Institutions
VAT
• Vertical restraints
• Veterinary controls
• Visa
• Visa Code
• Vocational training
WIPO
• Waste
• Waste incineration
• Waste incineration
• Water policy (Framework Directive)
• Water pollution
• Wi-Fi networks
• Wild flora and fauna
• Working time
• Workplace
• Works of art, collector’s items and antiques: (VAT)
• World ageing – Europe’s response
Youth in Action programme (2007-13)