TIS on the Web is a simplified version of the terminological database used by terminologists and translators working in The General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. TIS lays no claim to be exhaustive. The data it contains are generally the result of research by Council terminologists in response to translation problems encountered by their colleagues. The translations proposed and the accompanying definitions and explanations should be seen, therefore, in the context of the Council's work and are not necessarily of universal application. TIS is like Eurodicautom not being updated after August 2004.