CaliuCampanya contra les patents de programari | Català


List of names and numbers of old European Commission directorate Generals

Around 1999 there was a reform of directorate generals in the commissions, and they lost the numbers they used to have. Although nowadays there is no longer any DG IV or DG XII people still talk of them out of habit, and you can find old documents refering to them. This is why we have posted here the list of obsolet DG numbers and names.

Obsolete information. For historical reference only. NOT current.

For up todate information, refer to the Comission web site. Note: we've translating from an Spanish copy to English. Original English names might differ a little.

DG I Economic foreign affairs (or relationships)
DG II Economic affairs.
DG III Industry
DG IV Competition
DG V Employment. Labor relations and social affairs.
DG VI Agriculture
DG VII Transport
DG VIII Development
DG IX Staff and administration
DG X Information, communication, culture and the audiovisual sector.
DG XI Environment, nuclear safety, civil protection.
DG XII Science and research and development
DG XIII Telecommunications, information market and research valorisation.
DG XIV Fishing
DG XV Internal market and financial services
DG XVI Regional policies
DG XVII Energy
DG XVIII Credit (loan?) and investment
G XIX Budget
DG XX Financial control
DG XXI Customs union and indirect taxes
DG XXII Education, instruction (or training?) and youth
DG XXIII Business policy, commerce, tourism and social economy
DG XXIV Consumer policy
$Id: dgs.en.html,v 1.5 2004/05/28 09:28:29 xdrudis Exp $