Description
EUR-Lex is your online gateway to EU Law. It provides the official and most comprehensive access to EU legal documents. It includes legal documents from the EU members, the EU institutions an also from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). EUR-lex is available in all of the EU’s 24 official languages and is updated daily.
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To know more
- You may access to a wide range of legal documents from the EU, such as treaties, preparatory documents or case-law.
- EUR-Lex also provides access to the Official Journal since its first edition in december 1952. Besides, since 1st of july 2013, the digital version of the Official Journal is authentic and takes legal effect.
- EUR-lex provides a free online learning page to learn how to use the website.
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How to search?
The quick search, or basic search, is the predeterminated search option. You only need to write keywords to obtain answers. The quick search includes a search guide with tipson how to search on the left side behind the search bar.
Besides, you can browse through topics and sub topics available in EUR-lex. Each one of the sub topics will unfold their specific advanced search bar to retrieve information from one of this document types:
- Right of the EU
- Case-law of the EU
- National right and case-law
- Information about EUR-lex
The advanced search allows you to find information from all of the EUR-lex content. It includes filters that unfold the available limiters and tips on how to use boolean operators.
The search can be limited by:
- Text
- Document reference
- Document author
- Celex number
- Date
- Published Official Journal
- EuroVoc thesaurus topic
- Documents related to a legal procedure
- Language available
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is EUR-lex useful for?
It is useful for students related to legal affairs who want to know the law and case-law of the EU and its institutions.
How can I access the content from EUR-lex?
You can use the basic and advanced search, but you can also browse by topics and sub topics through their specific search bars.
Can I access and download documents from EUR-lex for free?
Yes, you can. All of the content from EUR-lex is available to be used in different languages and formats.
Do I need to register to access the content?
No, you don't. However, you need to have an account in order to save searches, use the RSS feeds, set language preferences and export massive data.
Can I find national laws or just laws from the EU?
Yes, you can. You can find the national traspositions of the european laws and other case-law documents from the topic "National laws and case-law".