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INFO: Full form for GPSC is Georgia Professional Standards Commission in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GPSC is Gujarat Public Service Commission (India) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GPSC is Goa Public Service Commission (India) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GPSC is Geospatial Product and Service Contracts in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is Communication Disorders Review Committee (NIH) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is Cook Douglass Residential Council in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is Civic Design Review Committee in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is Criminal Defense Resource Center in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is California Dispute Resolution Council in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GERC is Green Economy Research Centre in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GERC is Glendora Emergency Response Communications in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for CDRC is Criminal Defence Resource Centre in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GERC is Green Energy Research Centre in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for GERC is Green Energy Regional Center in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OFDC is Ontario Film Development Corporation (superseded by CMDC) in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OTDC is Okanagan Training and Development Council in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OMC is Oregon Midwifery Council in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OMC is Opticalman Chief Petty Officer in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OMC is OM Chanting in Governmental category
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The open method of coordination (OMC) is a relatively new intergovernmental means of governance in the European Union, based on the voluntary cooperation of its member states. The open method rests on soft law mechanisms such as guidelines and indicators, benchmarking and sharing of best practice. This means that there are no official sanctions for laggards. Rather, the method's effectiveness relies on a form of peer pressure and naming and shaming, as no member state wants to be seen as the worst in a given policy area.

The OMC works in stages. Firstly, the Council of Ministers agrees on (often very broad) policy goals. Secondly, Member states then transpose guidelines into national and regional policies. Thirdly, specific benchmarks and indicators to measure best practice are agreed upon. Finally, results are monitored and evaluated. However, the OMC differs significantly across the various policy areas to which it has been applied: there may be shorter or longer reporting periods, guidelines may be set at EU or member state level and enforcement mechanisms may be harder or softer.

The OMC is more intergovernmental in nature than the traditional means of policy-making in the EU, the so-called community method. Because it is a decentralised approach through which agreed policies are largely implemented by the member states and supervised by the Council of the European Union, the involvement of the European Parliament and the European Court of Justice is very weak indeed. Formally, at least, the European Commission has primarily a monitoring role; in practice, however, there is considerable scope for it to help set the policy agenda and persuade reluctant Member States to implement agreed policies. Although the OMC was devised as a tool in policy areas which remain the responsibility of national governments (and where the EU itself has no, or few, legislative powers) it is sometimes seen as a way for the Commission to "get a foot in the door" of a national policy area.

The OMC was first applied in EU employment policy, as defined in the Amsterdam Treaty of 1997, although it was not called by this name at the time. It was officially named, defined and endorsed at the Lisbon Council for the realm of social policy. Since then it has been applied in the European employment strategy, social inclusion, pensions, consumer care, immigration, asylum, education and culture and research, and its use has also been suggested for health as well as environmental affairs. The OMC was also frequently debated in the European Convention.

Historically, the OMC can be seen as a reaction to the EU's economic integration in the 1990s. This process reduced the member states' options in the field of employment policy. But they were also weary of delegating more powers to the European institutions and thus designed the OMC as an alternative to the existing EU modes of governance.

In the following, the OMCs in the areas of employment and social protection will be analysed because they are usually considered the most developed ones. A brief introduction to the "upcoming" OMC in health is also given. However, bear in mind that the open method seems to become more and more widespread, including areas such as immigration and asylum which are not discussed here.

INFO: Full form for OMC is Office of Motor Carriers in Governmental category
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INFO: Full form for OMC is Overnite and Motor Cargo in Governmental category
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Odisha Mining Corporation Limited or OMC is a Gold Category Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) established on 16 May 1956 as a joint venture company between Government of Odisha and Government of India to explore and harness mineral wealth of Odisha and make value addition. Odisha Mining Corporation is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of Government Directors and Independent Directors. The day-to-day management of the corporation is looked after by the Chairman and the Managing Director as authorized by the Board of Directors.

INFO: Full form for OMC is Operation Machina Counterfeit in Governmental category
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