Directorate-general

The European Patent Office also comprises Directorates-Generals. See Directorates-General .

The Secretariat Of The European Parliament also comprises Directorates-Generals. See Directorate-Generals .

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In the European Commission a policy area that is within the responsibility of a Commissioner may affect several DGs. Some commissioners are consequently responsible for policy that affects several DGs. There are fewer commissioners in the European Commission than there are DGs.

A Directorate-General is comparable to a Government Ministry . Most Directorates-General are divided into directorates which cover a specific part of a policy area.

STRUCTURE

The Directorates-General are divided into four groups: Policy DGs, External relations DGs, General Service DGs and Internal Service DGs. Internally, the DGs are referred to by their Abbreviation s; provided in parenthesis below.

Policy DGs

--- Agriculture And Rural Development (Agri)

--- Competition (Comp)

--- Economic And Financial Affairs (Ecofin)

--- Education And Culture (EAC)

--- Employment, Social Affairs And Equal Opportunities (Empl)

--- Enterprise And Industry

--- Environment (Env)

--- Fisheries And Maritime Affairs (Fish)

--- Health And Consumer Protection (Sanco)

--- Information Society And Media (Infso)

--- Internal Market And Services (Markt)

--- Joint Research Centre (JRC)

--- Justice, Freedom And Security

--- Regional Policy (Regio)

--- Research (RTD)

--- Taxation And Customs Union (Tax)

--- Transport And Energy (Tren)

External Relations DGs

--- Development (Dev)

--- Enlargement

--- EuropeAid Co-Operation Office (Aidco)

--- External Relations (Relex)

--- Humanitarian Aid (Echo)

--- Trade

General Services DGs

--- Communication

--- European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)

--- Eurostat

--- Publications Office

--- Secretariat General

Internal Services DGs

--- Budget

--- Bureau Of European Policy Advisers (BEPA)

--- Informatics

--- Infrastructures And Logistics

--Brussels ( OIB )

--Luxembourg ( OIL )

--- Internal Audit Service (IAS)

--- Interpretation

--- Legal Service

--- Personnel And Administration

--- Translation (DGT)

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