CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:
1. ‘third-country national’ means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU;
2. ‘third-country worker’ means a third-country national who has been admitted to the territory of a Member State and who is legally residing and is allowed to work in the context of a paid relationship in that Member State in accordance with national law or practice;
3. ‘single permit’ means a residence permit issued by the authorities of a Member State allowing a third-country national to reside legally in its territory for the purpose of work;
4. ‘single application procedure’ means any procedure leading, on the basis of a single application made by a third-country national, or by his or her employer, for the authorisation of residence and work in the territory of a Member State, to a decision ruling on that application for the single permit.