Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply: (a) ‘Commission staff holding management functions’ means a Commission staff member holding a post corresponding to the type of post of Secretary-General, Director-General, Deputy Secretary-General or Deputy Director-General, Director or equivalent, Head of Unit or equivalent in the sense of Commission Decision C(2013)8979 of 16 December 2013 on types of post and post titles; (b) ‘interest representative’ means any natural or legal person, or formal or informal group, association or network, that engages in activities carried out with the objective of influencing the formulation or implementation of policy or legislation, or the decision-making processes of the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies; (c) ‘meeting’ means an encounter organised at the initiative of an interest representative or Commission staff holding management functions to discuss an issue related to the formulation or implementation of policy or legislation in the Union, without prejudice to Article 3.