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CAN	Controller Area Network	COPER III action domains
CARDME	Concerted Action for Research and Demand Management in Europe. A European Commission project on ETC interoperability that involves National Administrations	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives;
CARE	CARE (EU road accidents database). CARE is a Community database on road accidents resulting in death or injury, with no statistics on damage, only accidents. The purpose of CARE system is to provide a toll in order to make possible to identify and quantify road safety problems throughout European roads, evaluate the efficiency of road safety measures, determine the relevance of Community actions and facilitate the exchange of experiences in this field	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER II action domains/Road safety;
CATV	Community Antenna Television	COPER III action domains
CCTV	Closed Circuit Television	COPER III action domains
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access	COPER III action domains
CDPD	Cellular Digital Packet Data	COPER III action domains
CEMT	Conference of European Ministers of Transport	Acronyms/Other International Organisations; COPER I action domains COPER II action domains COPER III action domains
CEN	“Comité Européen de Normalisation” – European Committee for Standardization.	Acronyms/Other International Organisations;
CEN	Comité Européen de Normalisation	COPER III action domains
CENTRICO	Euroregional project involving 16 regions belonging to six countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Luxembourg and the UK, with French Motorway partners, working on customer information along European trunks in the Atlantic Rim and Cross Channel areas	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER III action domains/Information Society;
CEPT	Conference Européene des Administrations des Postes et Télécommunications	COPER III action domains
CESARE	CESARE (Common Electronic Fee Collection System for an ASECAP Road Tolling European Service) is a project set up by ASECAP and partially funded by the European Union with the intention of specifying, designing, developing, promoting and implementing a common interoperable Electronic Fee Collection System (EFC) on European toll roads	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER I action domains/Tolls;
CIP 2007-2013	Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007-2013: in order to meet the objectives of the renewed Lisbon strategy, and thus stimulate growth and employment in Europe, a Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme CIP has been adopted by EU for the period 2007-2013. The programme supports measures to strengthen competitiveness and innovation capacity in the European Union. It particularly encourages the use of information technologies, environmental technologies and renewable energy sources	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER II action domains/Environment;
CIVITAS	Clean Urban Transport City Vitality Sustainability Initiative	COPER III action domains
Co-decision procedure	The codecision procedure (Article 251 of the EC Treaty) was introduced by the Treaty of Maastricht. It gives the European Parliament the power to adopt instruments jointly with the Council of the European Union. The procedure comprises one, two or three readings. It has the effect of increasing contacts between the Parliament and the Council, the co-legislators, and with the European Commission	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
COM	COM documents, drafted by the European Commission, contain legislative proposals by the Commission, or Communications, Opinions or Reports on different subjects related to the community policies. Very often a COM contains a proposal for a Directive or a Regulation to be adopetd by the EU Council and the European Parliament	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
COMETA	Commercial Vehicle Electronic and Telematic Architecture	COPER III action domains
COMEX	The ASECAP Executive Committee deals with the day-to-day activities of the Association, previously approved by the Steering Committee. It is convened by the Secretary General of the Association. Every member has one vote. Decisions are taken by majority of votes. However, when unanimity is not reached, one of the members may ask the decision to be validated by the Steering Committee. The Executive Committee informs the Steering Committee on its decisions.	Acronyms/ASECAP members and committees;
Comitology	Under the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty, Article 202), it is for the Commission to implement legislation at Community level. In practice, each legislative instrument specifies the scope of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission by the Council of the European Union. In this context, the Treaty provides for the Commission to be assisted by a committee, in accordance with a procedure known as "comitology". The committees consist of representatives from Member States and are chaired by the Commission.	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
Committee of the Regions (CoR)	Created in 1992 by the Treaty of Maastricht and established in 1994, the Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an advisory body that allows local and regional authorities to make their voices heard in the decision-making process of the European Union. It is composed of 317 representatives from local and regional authorities, appointed by the Council for four years.	EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies;
Common Transport Policy	The goal of the common transport policy is to remove obstacles at the borders between Member States so as to facilitate the free movement of persons and goods. To that end its prime objectives are to complete the internal market for transport, ensure sustainable development, manage funding programmes and spatial planning, improve safety and develop international cooperation. It is also concerned with laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate transport services within a Member State. Since the Amsterdam Treaty entered into force, decisions have been taken under the codecision procedure, following consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.	EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies;
Communication COM (2005) 569 fin.	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Public-Private Partnerships and Community Law on Public Procurement and Concessions: following the public debate on the PPP Green Paper, the Commission adopted on 15 November 2005 the Communication on PPPs and Community Law on Public Procurement and Concessions. This Communication presents policy options with a view to ensuring effective competition for PPPs without unduly limiting the flexibility needed to design innovative and often complex projects	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures; COPER I action domains/Concessions;
Community Regulation on concentrations	EC Regulation n. 139/2004 on concentrations: the so-called Regulation on the control of concentrations between undertakings, entered into force on 1 May 2004. It reformed the regulatory reference framework in depth. Whilst strengthening the "one-stop shop" principle, it provides a positive incentive for National competition authorities to participate and simplifies the procedure for notifications and investigations	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
Competition	A market where there is free competition is a market on which mutually independent businesses engage in the same activity and contend to attract consumers. In other words, each business is subject to competitive pressure from the others. Effective competition thus gives businesses a level playing field but also confers many benefits on consumers (lower prices, better quality, wider choice, etc.). European competition policy is intended to ensure free and fair competition in the European Union. The Community rules on competition (Articles 81 to 89 of the EC Treaty).	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
Concessions under Community law	Commission interpretative communication on concessions under Community law: this Communication has been published by the EC in 2000. Basically the interpretative Communications states that concessions differ from public contracts in the transfer of the responsibilities of operation that they entail. The European Commission identifies the specific characteristics of works and service concessions. It specifies the rules and principles applicable to this type of contract under the Treaty and secondary legislation, as well as the Court of Justice case law	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures; COPER I action domains/Concessions;
Conciliation Committee	Under the codecision procedure between Council and Parliament, a Conciliation Committee may be set up as provided for in Article 251(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. It comprises members of the Council or their representatives and an equal number of representatives of Parliament and is co-chaired by the President of the Parliament and the President of the Council. Any disagreement between the two institutions following the second reading of a proposal is referred to the Committee. The aim is to reach agreement on a text acceptable to both parties. The Commission also plays a part in the Conciliation Committee to help the European Parliament and the Council to resolve their differences.	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
CONNECT	Co-ordination and stimulation of innovative ITS activities in Central and Eastern European Countries. CONNECT focuses on the harmonised implementation of Distance Related Road Pricing (DRRP) systems, traffic information services and traffic control activities in the EU countries. The goal of CONNECT is to work out decision guidelines and concepts as a basis for harmonised system implementations in the CONNECT area.	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER III action domains/Information Society;
Consultation procedure	It is one of the legislative procedures of the European Union. It is regulated by Article 252 of the EC Treaty. Under the consultation procedure the European Commission sends its proposal to both the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament, but it is the Council that officially consults Parliament and other bodies such as the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. However the Council is not bound by Parliament's position by any other consulted body, but only by the obligation to consult the Parliament, so the Parliament can only delay the adoption, but not change the text or prevent its adoption	EU legislative framework/EU legislative acts and procedures;
COOPERS	Co-operative Systems for Intelligent Road Safety -European project focused on developing innovative telematics applications with the long-term objective of enabling co-operative traffic management interfacing vehicles and road infrastructure. The overall aim is to enhance Road Safety on European Motorways.	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER II action domains/Road safety; COPER III action domains/Information Society;
COPER I	ASECAP Permanent committee for the present and the future of the tolling and charging regimes. It also focuses on the role of the transport concessions.	Acronyms/ASECAP members and committees; COPER I action domains
COPER II	COPER II is the ASECAP Permanent committee for Environmental and Safety issues in the future Road Transport Policy	Acronyms/ASECAP members and committees; COPER II action domains
COPER III	COPER III is the ASECAP Permanent committee Permanent Committee for Intelligent Transport Systems	Acronyms/ASECAP members and committees; COPER III action domains
CORVETTE	CO-oRdination and Validation of the dEployment of advanced Transport Systems in the AlpinE area. This Euroregional project covers the Eastern Alpine area, which includes Austria, Bavaria, North-Eastern regions of Italy and Switzerland	Acronyms/European projects and initiatives; COPER III action domains/Information Society;
Council of the European Union	The Council of the European Union ("Council of Ministers" or "Council") is the Union's main decision-making body. Its meetings are attended by Member State ministers and it is thus the institution which represents the Member States. The Council's headquarters are in Brussels, but some of its meetings are held in Luxembourg. Sessions of the Council are convened by the Presidency, which sets the agenda. The Council meets in different configurations, bringing together the competent Member State ministers. Each country of the European Union presides over the Council for six months, by rotation. Decisions are prepared by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States (Coreper), assisted by working groups of national government officials.	EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies;
Court of Justice of the European Communities	Usually called the European Court of Justice (ECJ), is the highest court of the European Union. It is based in Luxembourg. The ECJ adjudicates on matters of interpretation of the EU law and mainly: claims by the European Commission that a Member State has not implemented a EU Directive or other legal requirement; claims by Member States that the European Commission has exceeded its authority; references from national courts in the EU member states asking the ECJ questions about the meaning or validity of a particular piece of EU law. The Union has many languages and competing political interests, and so local courts often have difficulty deciding what a particular piece of legislation means in a given context. The ECJ will then give its ruling which is binding on the national court, to which the case will be returned to be disposed of. The ECJ is only permitted to aid in interpretation of the law, not decide the facts of the case itself	EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies;
CPE	Charging Point Equipment	COPER I action domains/Tolls;
CPV	Common Procurement Vocabulary: the Common Procurement Vocabulary has been created in 2002 in order to facilitate the processing of invitations to tender published in the Official Journal by means of a single classification system to describe the subject matter of public contracts	EU legislative framework/EU Institutions and policies; COPER I action domains/Concessions;
CWS	Collision Warning System	COPER III action domains