Unlocking EU Law: Essential Tips and Tricks for Navigating Official Websites
Discover essential tips and tricks for navigating key EU official websites like EUR-Lex. Learn about the role of the Publications Office in giving legal effect to EU law and explore the resources available on EUR-Lex, including consolidated texts and the Official Journal.
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UNLOCKING EU LAW: ESSENTIAL TIPS & TRICKS FOR NAVIGATING KEY OFFICIAL WEBSITES Maja ANTONIOU Publications Office of the European Union Unit C.2 EUR-Lex and legal information EU Law Tracker Luxembourg, 10 October 2024
OUTLINE EUR-Lex and its content EU Law Tracker (EULT) N-Lex EU Law in Force Quick live demonstration ADVANTAGES FOR REGISTERED USERS POTENTIAL OF THE HELP PAGES
The Role of the Publications Office in Giving Legal Effect to EU Law EU law requires official publication to take legal effect and be enforceable across Member States. The Publications Office of the European Union is the designated body responsible for the legally required publication of EU law, ensuring transparency and accessibility for citizens and authorities across all Member States.
What is EUR-Lex? >https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html Official portal of EU law Managed by the Publications Office of the European Union Accessible in 24 languages Free of charge Constantly updated More than 1 million documentary units 55 million sessions per year
Official Journal Official publication (gazette for EU legal acts) Published in the official languages of the EU (currently numbering 24) From Monday to Friday and in urgent cases on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays Act- by- act publication since October 2023
What can you find on EUR-Lex? --> Each document is accompanied by analytical information and linked to other documents published on EUR-Lex Treaties International agreements Legal acts Preparatory documents and information related to legislative procedures EU case-law National transposition measures National case-law (EU + EEA) JURE case-law To help understand EU legislation Consolidated texts Summaries of EU legislation
Consolidated texts Consolidation is the action of combining an initial act and all its subsequent amendments and corrections in a single document. This non-binding document shows the legal rules that are applicable at a certain point in time.
Summaries of EU legislation Summaries are short, easy-to-understand explanations of the main EU legal acts, intended for a general, non-specialist audience. > https://eur-lex.europa.eu/browse/summaries.html
EUR-Lex in a nutshell Authentic Official Journal of the EU Treaties International agreements Legal acts EFTA documents Official source of EU law Legal information (metadata) Consolidated texts Summaries of EU legislation Procedures Facilitates understanding of EU law Preparatory documents National transposition measures Contributes to transparency in the EU
CELEX numbers Unique identifier assigned to a document. Sector- Year- Document type- Document number
European Legislation Identifier (ELI) > https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli-register/about.html System to standardise the identification of legal documents across the EU Unique identifier and metadata for each legal document Access and reference easily legislation from different EU countries Based on a voluntary agreement between the EU countries
EU Law Tracker (EULT) In the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making (2016) the EU institutions agreed to establish: a dedicated joint database on the state of play of legislative files . Objective: Improve transparency in the legislative process for the public and professionals via a unified database. Joint Legislative Portal (JLP) Concept - 2017 Progress Report
EU Law Tracker > https://law-tracker.europa.eu/homepage?lang=en Built on the existing IT infrastructure used for EUR-Lex- no new manual database required More procedure events, more document types, planned events, procedure stages, interinstitutional negotiations, tracker of legislative priorities Project owners: European Parliament, Council, Commission Main audience: General public, with a personalized experience for professional users Phased approach: Starting with ordinary legislative procedures, expanding to others
Timeline Project launched in April 2022 - Planning and executing (that require new developments and adaptations in existing systems) First version was launched April 2024 Successive enriching of the site with new functionalities: advanced search, Joint Declaration Tracker, browse by topics, timeline view with future event projection Final version to be operational during the second quarter of 2025 Survey link: EU Law Tracker (alchemer.eu)
N-Lex > https://n-lex.europa.eu/n-lex/ Central entry point to the law databases of EU Member States, where you can: learn about the content of each country s official database, including certain non-EU countries search in your own language for legislation of one EU country or several EU countries at the same time automatically translate the results (title and the document) of your search
EU Law in Force > https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-law-in-force Focuses on core content and functionalities, compared to EUR-Lex Provides quick and easy access to EU law applicable at the time of the search. Aimed at non-experts
How to stay informed Read our updated help pages Keep an eye on our latest developments page Register to the EUR-Lex Newsletter Provide suggestions in the online survey Coming soon Check out our video tutorials
QUESTION TIME Luxembourg, 14 June 2023
