European Community — n. an organization of European nations, originally, Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, for advancing economic integration and political cooperation: established by the merger in 1967 of the… … English World dictionary
European Community — ˌEuropean Comˈmunity abbreviation EC noun ORGANIZATIONS an organization of Western European countries established by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands by the treaty in 1957 with the aim of encouraging member… … Financial and business terms
European Community — (EC) The part of the European Union which is the source of European legislation. The European Community consists of 27 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary … Law dictionary
European Community — The European Community (EC) is one of the three pillars of the European Union (EU) created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992). It is based upon the principle of supranationalism and has its origins in the European Economic Community, the… … Wikipedia
European Community — 1. an association of W European countries that includes the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), the European Economic Community, the European Parliament, and allied organizations. Abbr.: EC 2. See European Economic Community. * * * ▪… … Universalium
European Community — /jurəpiən kəˈmjunəti/ (say yoohruhpeeuhn kuh myoohnuhtee) noun an association of European countries without tariff barriers, formed as the European Economic Community in 1957; this became one of the constituent associations of the European… …
European Community - EC — The European Community is one of the three pillars of the European Union (EU). The pillars represent the three different areas of cooperation within the union. The European Community is the first pillar and represents supranational cooperation.… … Investment dictionary
European Community competition law — is one of the areas of authority of the European Union. Competition law, or antitrust as it is known in the United States, regulates the exercise of market power by large companies, governments or other economic entities. In the EU, it is an… … Wikipedia
European Community regulation — refers to the body of European Union law involved in the regulation of state support to commercial industries, and of certain industry sectors and public services. The industries currently subject to regulation and liberalisation are, for the… … Wikipedia
European Community merger law — is a part of the law of the European Union which regulates which firms can merge with one another. It is part of competition law which is designed to ensure that firms do not acquire dominant holdings on the free market so as to harm the… … Wikipedia
