9.6. Commission directorates-general and services: official titles
Commission directorates-general and services have full and short names, commonly used abbreviations, internal codes and fields.
Letter codes (for internal use only) and numerical codes (exclusively for IT use).
See also:
Link to the websites of the DGs
Link to the list of Commissioners.
| Full name and order of listing | Short name | Commonly used abbreviation | Letter code (internal use)(1) | Numerical code(2) (invisible) | Field(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretariat-General | SG | SG | 31 | Secretariat-General | |
| Reform and Investment Task Force | SG Reform | REFOR | 28 | Reform and Investment | |
| Legal Service | SJ | SJ | 32 | Legal Service | |
| Directorate-General for Communication | DG Communication | COMM | 61 | Communication | |
| IDEA - Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action | IDEA | 46 | Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action | ||
| Directorate-General for Budget | DG Budget | BUDG | 19 | Budget | |
| Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security | DG Human Resources and Security | HR | 09 | Human Resources and Security | |
| Directorate-General for Digital Services | DG Digital Services | DIGIT | 50 | Digital Services | |
| Internal Audit Service | IAS | 25 | Internal Audit Service | ||
| European Anti-Fraud Office | OLAF | OLAF | 57 | European Anti-Fraud Office | |
| Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs | DG Economic and Financial Affairs | ECFIN | 02 | Economic and Financial Affairs | |
| Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | GROW | 62 | Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | |
| Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space | DG Defence Industry and Space | DEFIS | 26 | Defence Industry and Space | |
| Directorate-General for Competition | DG Competition | COMP | 04 | Competition | |
| Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | EMPL | 05 | Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | |
| Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development | DG Agriculture and Rural Development | AGRI | 06 | Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport | DG Mobility and Transport | MOVE | 07 | Mobility and Transport | |
| Directorate-General for Energy | DG Energy | ENER | 27 | Energy | |
| Directorate-General for Environment | DG Environment | ENV | 11 | Environment | |
| Directorate-General for Climate Action | DG Climate Action | CLIMA | 87 | Climate Action | |
| Directorate-General for Research and Innovation | DG Research and Innovation | RTD | 12 | Research and Innovation | |
| Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology | DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology | Connect | CNECT | 13 | Communications Networks, Content and Technology |
| Joint Research Centre | JRC | JRC | 53 | Joint Research Centre | |
| Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries | DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries | MARE | 14 | Maritime Affairs and Fisheries | |
| Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | FISMA | 15 | Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | |
| Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy | DG Regional and Urban Policy | REGIO | 16 | Regional and Urban Policy | |
| Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union | DG Taxation and Customs Union | TAXUD | 21 | Taxation and Customs Union | |
| Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | EAC | 63 | Education, Youth, Sport and Culture | |
| Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety | DG Health and Food Safety | SANTE | 64 | Health and Food Safety | |
| Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority | HERA | HERA | 30 | ||
| Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs | DG Migration and Home Affairs | HOME | 65 | Migration and Home Affairs | |
| Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers | DG Justice and Consumers | JUST | 76 | Justice and Consumers | |
| Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security | DG Trade and Economic Security | TRADE | 67 | Trade and Economic Security | |
| Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood | DG Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood | ENEST | 69 | Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood | |
| Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf | DG Middle East, North Africa and Gulf | MENA | 29 | Middle East, North Africa and Gulf | |
| Directorate-General for International Partnerships | DG International Partnerships | INTPA | 55 | International Partnerships | |
| Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) | DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) | ECHO | ECHO | 51 | European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) |
| Eurostat | Eurostat | ESTAT | 34 | Eurostat | |
| Directorate-General for Interpretation | DG Interpretation | SCIC | 38 | Interpretation | |
| Directorate-General for Translation | DG Translation | DGT | DGT | 47 | Translation |
| Publications Office of the European Union | Publications Office | OP | OP | 43 | Publications Office |
| Service for Foreign Policy Instruments | FPI | 59(3) | Service for Foreign Policy Instruments | ||
| Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements | PMO | 40 | |||
| Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels | OIB | 39 | |||
| Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Luxembourg | OIL | 41 | |||
| European Communities Personnel Selection Office | European Personnel Selection Office(4) | EPSO | EPSO | 42 | |
| European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency | Eismea | EISMEA | 81 | ||
| European Education and Culture Executive Agency | EACEA | EACEA | 82 | ||
| European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency | CINEA | CINEA | 84 | ||
| European Research Council Executive Agency | ERCEA | ERCEA | 85 | ||
| European Research Executive Agency | REA | REA | 86 | ||
| European Health and Digital Executive Agency | HADEA | HADEA | 90 | ||
| 89(5) | |||||
(1)
Code strictly reserved for internal use. For all documents intended for publication (paper or electronic form), use the conventional abbreviations or acronyms.
(2)
In certain computer systems, code 60 is used for the cabinets.
(3)
In certain computer systems, code 66 is used for the FPI.
(4)
Usual name. The full name is used only in legal texts dealing with the statutes of EPSO.
(5)
Code 89 is used for the Single Resolution Board (see Section 9.5.3 ‘Decentralised organisations (agencies)’).
See also Commission directorates-general and services: modifications.