Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 (repealed)Show full title

Article 38 Definitions

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

1.

‘specific training’ means training involving tuition directly and principally applicable to the employee’s present or future position in the undertaking and providing qualifications which are not or only to a limited extent transferable to other undertakings or fields of work;

2.

‘general training’ means training involving tuition which is not applicable only or principally to the employee’s present or future position in the undertaking, but which provides qualifications that are largely transferable to other undertakings or fields of work. Training shall be considered ‘general’ if, for example:

(a)

it is jointly organised by different independent undertakings or where employees of different undertakings may avail themselves of the training;

(b)

it is recognised, certified or validated by public authorities or bodies or by other bodies or institutions on which a Member State or the Community has conferred the necessary powers.