V tej odločbi "primerjalna analiza" pomeni primerjavo delovnih metod ali uporabo dogovorjenih, skupnih kazalcev za ocenjevanje učinkovitosti, ki se uporabljajo za opredeljevanje razlik v izvedbi, ter vključenih postopkov z namenom deliti izkušnje in se učiti iz dobre prakse, da se povečata uspešnost in učinkovitost.
For the purposes of this Decision, "benchmarking" means comparisons of working methods or the use of agreed, common indicators to measure performance which are used to identify differences in performance, and the processes involved in order to share experiences and learn from good practice in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness.