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A

Acquis (in EU)

Shortened from "acquis communautaire" (french); it's the accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the body of European Union law.

C

Communication (in EU)

A Communication is a policy document with no mandatory authority. The Commission takes the initiative of publishing a Communication when it wishes to set out its own thinking on a topical issue. A Communication has no legal effect.