Definitions

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  • noun the art or science of resolving matters by means of committees
  • noun the system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation

Etymologies

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Derived from committee and -logy

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Examples

  • Under the arcane rules of what is known as comitology, however, the issue now goes back to the regulatory committee, comprising offiicals of the member states, which approved GMO products in the first place.

    The officials decide Richard 2007

  • Under the arcane rules of what is known as comitology, however, the issue now goes back to the regulatory committee, comprising offiicals of the member states, which approved GMO products in the first place.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Richard 2007

  • For the EU this means using its so-called comitology procedure to get laws past committees of member states 'national experts.

    The most recent articles from Accountancy Age 2009

  • For the EU this means using its so-called comitology procedure to get laws past committees of member states 'national experts.

    The most recent articles from V3.co.uk 2009

  • Concrete measures under the directive are decided by the Commission on a product-by-product basis, under the supervision of a designated panel of EU member-state experts as part of the fast-track 'comitology' procedure.

    EurActiv.com 2009

  • This still leaves would-be fonctionnaires having to do the interviews in their second language; and while "voolay voo coochay avec moi ce soir" might be enough for a good night in the Place Lux it won't help when the College of Europe alumni are discussing the finer points of comitology with the examiner.

    No English-Only Exams For Would-Be Eurocrats Frances Robinson 2011

  • Last year, I introduced the world to a major new discovery, the "dual international quasi-legislation/comitology mechanism".

    Archive 2007-03-01 Helen 2007

  • This, once again is our old friend the "dual international quasi-legislation/comitology mechanism", where nation states make the agreements at regional or global level and the commission simply acts as the "middle man", turning them into legislative instruments.

    Meet the real boss Richard 2007

  • These bodies actually produce the standards which are then adopted by the EU through the so-called "dual international quasi-legislation/comitology mechanism", the commission in effect acting as the "middle man" in producing the final, drafted legislation.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Helen 2007

  • These bodies actually produce the standards which are then adopted by the EU through the so-called "dual international quasi-legislation/comitology mechanism", the commission in effect acting as the "middle man" in producing the final, drafted legislation.

    Concatenation Richard 2007

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