| Term or acronym | Meaning or definition |
|---|---|
| AdCom | Advisory Committee |
| AdCom Working Arrangements | Working arrangements for the functioning of the Advisory Committee on concentrations |
| Best Practices for the submission of economic evidence and data collection | DG Competition Best Practices for the submission of economic evidence and date collection in cases concerning the application of Articles 101 and 102 and in merger cases |
| Best Practices on merger control proceedings | DG Competition Best Practices on the conduct of EC merger proceedings |
| CET | Chief Economist Team |
| CJEU | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| CMA | Competition and Markets Authority in the United Kingdom |
| College | College of Commissioners |
| Commission | European Commission of the European Union |
| Communication on the transmission of documents | Communication from the Commission Communication pursuant to Articles 3(2), 13(3), 20, and 22 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/914 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004 2023/C 160/02, OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 11. |
| Council | Council of the European Union |
| CTAR | Case Team Allocation Request |
| DG(s) | Directorate-General(s) of the European Commission |
| DG Budget | Directorate-General for Budget of the European Union |
| DG Competition | Directorate-General of Competition of the European Union |
| Director-General(s) | Director-General(s) of the DG Competition |
| EEA | European Economic Area |
| EEA State(s) | Member States of the European Union and Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein |
| EEA Agreement | Agreement on the European Economic Area |
| EEA EFTA State(s) | Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
| EFTA State(s) | Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland |
| GCEU | General Court of the European Union |
| eIDAS Regulation | Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC, OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73. |
| ESA | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| EU | European Union |
| EUDPR | Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC, OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39. |
| EU Merger Regulation | Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, OJ L 24, 29/01/2004, p. 1. |
| Form CO | Form relating to the notification of a concentration under the EU Merger Regulation, used for merger notifications under the normal procedure |
| Form RM | Form relating to the information concerning commitments submitted pursuant to Article 6(2) and Article 8(2) of the EU Merger Regulation |
| Form RS | Form relating to reasoned submissions pursuant to Articles 4(4) and 4(5) of the EU Merger Regulation |
| GDPR | Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1. |
| Guidance on the preparation of public versions | Guidance on the preparation of public versions of Commission Decisions adopted under the EU Merger Regulation |
| Hearing Officers | Hearing Officers of the European Commission |
| Hearing Officer’s Terms of Reference | 2011/695/EU: Decision of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings, OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29. |
| Implementing Regulation | Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/914 of 20 April 2023 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004, C/2023/2400, OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, p. 22. |
| Jurisdictional Notice | Commission Consolidated Jurisdictional Notice under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, OJ C 95, 16.4.2008, p. 1. |
| Legal Service | Legal Service of the European Commission |
| LoF | Letter of Facts |
| Member State(s) | Member State(s) of the European Union |
| Merger Registry | Merger Registry of DG Competition |
| NACE | Nomenclature statistique des activités économiques dans la Communauté européenne |
| NCA | National Competition Authority |
| Notice on Access to File | Commission Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004, OJ C 325, 22.12.2005, p. 7. |
| Notice on Case Referral | Commission Notice on Case Referral in respect of concentrations (2005/C 56/02), OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 2. |
| Notice on Remedies | Commission Notice on remedies acceptable under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 and under Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004, OJ C 267, 22.10.2008, p. 1. |
| Notice on Simplified Procedure | Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (C/2023/2401), OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1. |
| OJ | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Oral hearing | Oral hearing in merger proceedings |
| Parliament | European Parliament |
| PoA | Power of Attorney |
| QES | Qualified Electronic Signature |
| Regulation 1/58 | Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community, OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385. |
| Regulation 45/2001 | Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data, 12/01/2001 OJ L 008, 1. |
| RFI | Request for information |
| Rules of Procedure of the Commission | Rules of Procedure of the Commission of 24 February 2010 (C(2010)1200 final), OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p.26, as amended by Commission Decision of 24 February 2010, (2010/138/EC, Euratom), OJ L55 of 05.03.2010, p. 60. |
| Rules of Procedure of the CJEU | Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, OJ L 265, 29.9.2012, pp. 1, as updated and consolidated on 25 September 2012 |
| Rules of Procedure of the GCEU | Rules of Procedure of the General Court of 4 March 2015, OJ L 105, 23.4.2015, p. 1, as consolidated |
| Rules giving effect to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission | Rules giving effect to the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (C(2000)3614), OJ L 308, 8.12.2000, p.26, as amended by Commission Decision of 24 February 2010, (2010/138/EC, Euratom), OJ L55 of 05.03.2010, p. 60. |
| Secretariat-General | Secretariat-General of the European Commission |
| Short Form CO | Short Form CO for the notification of a concentration pursuant to the EU Merger Regulation, used for notifications under the simplified procedure |
| SO | Statement of objections |
| SoP | State of play |
| SSO | Supplementary statement of objections |
| Standard Model for Divestiture Commitments | DG Competition Best Practice Guidelines: The Commission's Model Texts for Divestiture Commitments and the Trustee Mandate under the EC Merger Regulation |
| TCA | Trade and Cooperation Agreement |
| TEU | Treaty on the European Union |
| TFEU | The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union |
Glossary of terms (Mergers manual of procedures)
This Glossary explains certain specialised terms used in the public Merger Manual of Procedures.