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Ref. Ares(2018)3060865 - 11/06/2018
Standard classification form for already appointed Type B and C member
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Expert group on […]
Type B members
To be filled in by Commission departments
Title: ………………….
Surname
2: ………………….
First name
3: ………………….
You are currently classified as a member of the group representing a common
interest
shared by stakeholders (type B member).
To be filled in by Type B members
Please select the
interest that you represent: (
please select one or more options,
taking into account the definitions indicated below):
a) Academia/Research
b) Civil society
c) Employees/Workers
d) Finance
e) Industry
f) Professionals
g) SMEs
h) Other (please specify):
Definitions for interests represented
Academia/Research
Universities, schools, research centers, think tanks and other similar bodies
performing academic and/or educational activities.
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In case of doubt, this form may be used by DGs to classify correctly in the Register of expert groups Type
B and C members, alternate members or observers, as well as to clarify the interest represented by these
members and the policy area concerned.
2
It is mandatory to use exactly the same name as the one encoded on the Transparency Register, even if it
differs from the one submitted by the expert at the time of application or appointment.
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Civil society
Civil society can be defined as the aggregate of non-governmental organisations and
institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens or as individuals and
organisations in a society which are independent of the government.
Employees/workers
Individuals working part-time or full-time under a contract of employment whether oral
or written, express or implied, and having recognized rights and duties.
Finance
The management of revenues or the conduct or transaction of money matters,
especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
Industry
Companies and groups of companies whose number of employees and turnover or
balance sheet total are higher than the ones of SMEs (see below).
Professionals
Individuals operating in a particular profession, such as physicians, nurses,
architects, engineers and lawyers.
SMEs
"SME" stands for small and medium-sized enterprises – as defined in EU law:
EU
recommendation 2003/361
.
The main factors determining whether a company is an SME are:
1.
number of employees and
2. either
turnover or balance sheet total.
Company category Employees Turnover or Balance sheet total
Medium-sized
< 250
≤ € 50 m ≤ € 43 m
Small
< 50
≤ € 10 m ≤ € 10 m
Micro
< 10
≤ € 2 m ≤ € 2 m
These ceilings apply to the figures for individual firms only. A firm which is part of
larger grouping may need to include employee/turnover/balance sheet data from that
grouping too.
Other interest
Interest which is not possible to classify in any other category.
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To be filled in by Type B members
Please select one or more
policy areas in which you operate:
Agriculture
Archaeology
Architecture
Audiovisual and media
Audit
Banking
Biodiversity
Civil protection
Civil service
Climate
Competition
Conservation
Consumer affairs
Culture
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Landscape
Customs
Development
Disaster Risk Reduction
Economy
Education
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Engineering (chemical)
Engineering (civil)
Engineering (infrastructure)
Engineering (IT)
Engineering (maritime)
Engineering (space policy)
Engineering (space research)
Enlargement
Environment
Equal opportunities
External relations
External trade
Finance
Fisheries and aquaculture
Food safety
Forestry
Fundamental rights
Humanitarian aid
Industry
Information society
Innovation
Insurance
Labour
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Land management
Law (civil)
Law (corporate)
Law (criminal)
Law (taxation)
Linguistics and Terminology
Livestock
Medical profession
Migration
Natural resources
Plant production
Public affairs
Public health
Public relations
Raw materials
Research
Science
Science diplomacy
Security
Smart specialisation
Social service
Space and Satellites (policy)
Space and Satellites (research)
Sport
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Systemic eco-innovation
Tax
Trade
Training
Transport
Urban development
Water
Youth
Other
Title: ………………….
Surname
4: ………………….
First name
5: ………………….
Date: ………………….
Signature …………………..
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It is mandatory to use exactly the same name as the one encoded on the Transparency Register, even if it
differs from the one submitted at the time of application or appointment.
5
Idem
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Type C members
To be filled in by Commission departments
Name of the organisation
6: ………………….
Surname of the organisation representative
7: ………………….
First name of the organisation representative
8: ………………….
Your organisation is currently classified as a member of the group (type C member).
To be filled in by Type C members
Please select the
type of organisation: (
please select only one option, taking
into account the definitions indicated below.)
a) Academia, research Institutes and Think Tanks
b) Banks/Financial institutions
c) Companies/groups
d) Law firms
e) NGOs
f) Professionals’ associations
g) Professional consultancies
h) Trade and business associations
i) Trade unions
j) Other (please specify):
Definitions for organisation types
Academia, Research Institutes and Think Tanks
Universities, schools, research centers, think tanks and other similar bodies
performing academic and/or educational activities.
Banks/Financial institutions
Banks and other similar bodies providing financial services, including financial
intermediation. All sorts of banks should be classified within this category, including
national central banks.
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It is mandatory to use exactly the same name as the one encoded on the Transparency Register, even if
it differs from the one used at the time of application or appointment.
7
Only if encoded on the Register of expert groups.
8
Only if encoded on the Register of expert groups.
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Companies/groups
Individual companies or groups of companies operating in the business sector,
whether they are national companies or a multinational ones.
Law firms
Business entities formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.
The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or
corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in
civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other matters in which legal advice
and other assistance are sought.
NGOs
Non-profit organisations which are independent from public authorities and
commercial organisations. Some NGOs are organised around specific issues, such
as environment, consumer affairs, health and human rights.
Professionals’ associations
Non-profit organisations seeking to further the interests of individuals engaged in a
particular profession, such as physicians, nurses, architects, engineers and lawyers.
Professionals’ associations are different from business associations, as they promote
and defend the interests of individuals carrying on a specific profession, not the
interests of companies operating in the business sector.
Professional consultancies
Firms carrying on, on behalf of clients, activities involving advocacy, lobbying,
promotion, public affairs and relations with public authorities.
Trade and business associations
Private bodies representing the interests of its members operating in the business
sector.
Trade unions
Organisations of workers. The most common activities performed by trade unions
include the negotiation of wages, work rules, rules governing hiring, firing and
promotion of workers.
Other Organisations
Organisations which are not possible to classify in any other category.
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To be filled in by Type C members
Please select the
interest represented by your organisation: (
please select one or
more options, taking into account the definitions indicated below):
a) Academia/Research
b) Civil society
c) Employees/Workers
d) Finance
e) Industry
f) Professionals
g) SMEs
h) Other (please specify):
Definitions for interests represented
Academia/Research
Universities, schools, research centers, think tanks and other similar bodies
performing academic and/or educational activities.
Civil society
Civil society can be defined as the aggregate of non-governmental organisations and
institutions that manifest interests and will of citizens or as individuals and
organisations in a society which are independent of the government.
Employees/workers
Individuals working part-time or full-time under a contract of employment whether oral
or written, express or implied, and having recognised rights and duties.
Finance
The management of revenues or the conduct or transaction of money matters,
especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
Industry
Companies and groups of companies whose number of employees and turnover or
balance sheet total are higher than the ones of SMEs (see below).
Professionals
Individuals operating in a particular profession, such as physicians, nurses,
architects, engineers and lawyers.
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SMEs
"SME" stands for small and medium-sized enterprises – as defined in EU law:
EU
recommendation 2003/361
.
The main factors determining whether a company is an SME are:
1.
number of employees and
2. either
turnover or balance sheet total.
Company category Employees Turnover or Balance sheet total
Medium-sized
< 250
≤ € 50 m ≤ € 43 m
Small
< 50
≤ € 10 m ≤ € 10 m
Micro
< 10
≤ € 2 m ≤ € 2 m
These ceilings apply to the figures for individual firms only. A firm which is part of
larger grouping may need to include employee/turnover/balance sheet data from that
grouping too.
Other interest
Interest which is not possible to classify in any other category.
***
To be filled in by Type C members
Please select one or more
policy areas in which your organisation operates:
Agriculture
Archaeology
Architecture
Audiovisual and media
Audit
Banking
Biodiversity
Civil protection
Civil service
Climate
Competition
Conservation
Consumer affairs
Culture
Cultural Heritage
Cultural Landscape
Customs
Development
Disaster Risk Reduction
Economy
8
Education
Employment and social affairs
Energy
Engineering (chemical)
Engineering (civil)
Engineering (infrastructure)
Engineering (IT)
Engineering (maritime)
Engineering (space policy)
Engineering (space research)
Enlargement
Environment
Equal opportunities
External relations
External trade
Finance
Fisheries and aquaculture
Food safety
Forestry
Fundamental rights
Humanitarian aid
Industry
Information society
Innovation
Insurance
Labour
Land management
Law (civil)
Law (corporate)
Law (criminal)
Law (taxation)
Linguistics and Terminology
Livestock
Medical profession
Migration
Natural resources
Plant production
Public affairs
Public health
Public relations
Raw materials
Research
Science
Science diplomacy
Security
Smart specialisation
Social service
Space and Satellites (policy)
Space and Satellites (research)
Sport
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Statistics
Sustainable Development
Systemic eco-innovation
Tax
Trade
Training
Transport
Urban development
Water
Youth
Other
Name of the organisation
9: ………………….
Surname of the organisation representative
10: ………………….
First name of the organisation representative
11: ………………….
Date: ………………….
Signature
…………………..
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It is mandatory to use exactly the same name as the one encoded on the Transparency Register, even if
it differs from the one used at the time of application or appointment.
10
Only if encoded on the Register of expert groups.
11
Only if encoded on the Register of expert groups.
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