Definitions compared

How related EU acts define the same terms: which act defined a term first, which refer to it, and where the wording differs — in all 24 languages, free to read.

For example, competent authorities: defined in 23 acts of Finance.

Groups of related acts

• Consumer protection

  EU consumer law: consumer contracts, commercial practices, consumer credit, enforcement and redress

  19 acts 244 terms 58 in 2+ acts

  Consumer Rights Directive, UCPD, Unfair Terms Directive, Sale of Goods Directive +15 more

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• Criminal law and justice

  EU criminal law and judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters: procedural rights, mutual recognition, the EU's criminal-justice bodies and the harmonised offences

  34 acts 146 terms 45 in 2+ acts

  EAW Framework Decision, EIO Directive, EPPO Regulation, Access to a Lawyer Directive +30 more

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• Digital

  EU acts on data, platforms, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence

  29 acts 612 terms 175 in 2+ acts

  GDPR, AI Act, DSA, DMA +25 more

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• Employment and company law

  EU employment law and company law

  18 acts 134 terms 6 in 2+ acts

  Working Time Directive, Transfer of Undertakings Directive, Company Law Directive, Shareholder Rights Directive +14 more

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• Energy and climate

  EU energy market, renewables, efficiency and climate acts

  17 acts 640 terms 166 in 2+ acts

  ETS Directive, European Climate Law, RED III, Electricity Directive +13 more

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• Finance

  EU acts on banking, financial markets, insurance, payments and anti-money laundering

  37 acts 1077 terms 259 in 2+ acts

  CRR, MiFID II, CRD, Solvency II +33 more

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• Health and pharma

  EU acts on medicinal products, medical devices, clinical trials, substances of human origin and cross-border healthcare

  18 acts 408 terms 80 in 2+ acts

  Medicinal Products Directive, Regulation 726/2004, MDR, Clinical Trials Regulation +14 more

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• Product safety

  EU product law: the New Legislative Framework, market surveillance, general product safety and the product acts that use its definitions

  20 acts 451 terms 105 in 2+ acts

  GPSR, Market Surveillance Regulation, NLF Decision, Accreditation Regulation +16 more

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• Sustainability and ESG

  EU acts on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence, sustainable finance and sustainable products

  12 acts 425 terms 40 in 2+ acts

  Accounting Directive, Taxonomy Regulation, SFDR, CSDDD +8 more

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