The document discusses the EU acquis communautaire and its relevance to intellectual capital. It provides definitions of key EU legal concepts and structures, including the treaties, secondary legislation, and legal instruments. The document outlines Turkey's status in opening and closing acquis chapters. It then analyzes whether the acquis contains legislation on intellectual capital or human capital by searching official EU databases and finding few explicit references. It concludes the acquis does not have a coherent position on either concept.

1. The EU Dimension in Intellectual Capital – Treaties and the Acquis Communautaire Birsemin Jurgens Chemist/Quality Control Expert TEPEK Train the Trainers Seminar November the 24 th 2008 Ankara, Turkey