central government

Defined in Article 2, Directive 2012/27/EU

Definitions over time (1)

1. 01/07/2013 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Directive 2012/27/EU Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:

   ‘central government’ means all administrative departments whose competence extends over the whole territory of a Member State;

Used in (26 places in 6 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Directive 2012/27/EU (26 in 6)

Recital 17⁴ · Recital 19 · Article 2 · Article 5¹⁶ · Article 6² · Annex III²