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European Union Documents

This document provides an overview of the European Union, its law and policy, the depository collection, and statistics sources. It also includes important items to know about the EU.

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European Union Documents

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  1. European Union Documents EU Law, Policy and Statistics Duncan Alford Princeton University

  2. Agenda • Overview / Background • EU Law and Policy • Depository Collection • Statistics – Basic Sources • Need to Know Items

  3. What is the EU? • Began as the European Coal and Steel Community in 1954 • Supranational organization • Focus on economic integration • 15 Member States • 10 additional states • Common currency – Euro • http://www.ecb.int/ • Not the same as the Council of Europe

  4. EU population 450 million EU GNP US$ 9 trillion (approx.) US is a major trading partner US population 292 million US GNP US$ 9 trillion (approx.) EU is a major trading partner Importance of the EU

  5. Growth of the EU • France, Italy, Germany, Benelux • Denmark, Ireland, UK • Greece • Spain, Portugal • Austria, Finland, Sweden • 10 accession countries in 2004

  6. United States of Europe? • Convention on the Future of Europe • http://european-convention.eu.int/bienvenue.asp?lang=EN • Draft treaty submitted to heads of state • Intergovernmental conference begins Fall 2003

  7. Europa • Official web site • http://europa.eu.int • EU law and policy • Guide to databases • Available in the 11 official languages of the EU (soon to be 20)

  8. EU Law • EU law and policy principally deals with commercial and economic matters at this time • Pillar I – European Community • Pillar II- Common Foreign and Security Policy • Pillar III – Justice and Home Affairs • EU law is supreme over national law

  9. EU Institutions Involved in Legislation • European Commission • Council of the European Union • European Parliament • Economic and Social Committee • Committee of the Regions

  10. Four Methods of Enacting Legislation • Co-decision • Cooperation • Assent • Consultation

  11. Four Types of EU Legislation • Regulations • Directives • Decisions • Recommendations / Opinions

  12. Official Journal of the European Union • Legislation – L Series • Communications – C Series • Communications – CE Series • Communications – CA Series • Annex – Debates • Supplement – S Series (tenders)

  13. Regulations • Council Regulation No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, 2001 O.J. (L 12) 1. • Number of Regulation then its year

  14. Directives • First Council Directive 77/780 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provision relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, 1977 O.J. (L 322) 30. • Year then number of directive

  15. Electronic Sources for the O.J. • EurLex • CELEX • LexisNexis Academic • LexisNexis (commercial)

  16. EU Legislative Documents • Commission Documents or COM Documents • EurLex • White Papers • http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm • Green Papers • http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/green/index_en.htm Example: A More Coherent European Contract Law, COM (2003) 0068

  17. EU Legislative Documents II • Common Position or Council Documents • European Parliament Reports • European Parliament Debates • Joint Text of Conciliation Committee • Economic and Social Committee Opinions • Committee of the Regions Opinions

  18. Legislative Document Databases • PreLex (by European Commission) • OEIL – Legislative Observatory (by the European Parliament)

  19. OEIL By European Parliament Procedures since 1994 Summaries of key documents and some links Tracking legislation PreLex By European Commission Proposals since 1975 Full-text documents since 1999 OEIL v. PreLex

  20. EU Official Publications • Bulletin of the European Union • http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/bull/en/welcome.htm • General Report on the Activities of the Community • http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/welcome.htm

  21. EU Case Law • European Court of Justice • 15 judges, 8 advocates general • Court of First Instance • Created 1989 • 15 judges • National courts

  22. Case Law Sources • European Court Reports • Curia, http://curia.eu.int/en/index.htm • CELEX • LexisNexis (commercial) • LexisNexis Academic (soon)

  23. EU Statistics • Eurostat Yearbook • Eurostat web site • http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ • Statistics in Focus (on Eurostat web site) • Eurostat database • COMEXT database

  24. EU Depository Library • Princeton has been an EU depository library since 1964 • EU depository program is a distribution system • Two unusual benefits of an EU depository • CELEX password • Eurostat password

  25. Need to Know • Europa, official EU web site • Official Journal of the European Union • On EurLex since January 1998 • Depository material integrated into the collection • EU Research Guide for Princeton Univ. • http://www.princeton.edu/~ssrc/eurefgdpu.html • Accessing EU Info/ A-Z Index • http://www.eurunion.org/infores/resguide.htm • Eurostat and CELEX passwords

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