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

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

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

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

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

7. Europa Official web site –http://europa.eu.inthttp://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 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 EU law is supreme over national law

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

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

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

12. Official Journal of the European Union Legislation – L Series Legislation – L Series Communications – C Series Communications – C Series Communications – CE Series Communications – CE Series Communications – CA Series Communications – CA Series Annex – Debates Annex – Debates Supplement – S Series (tenders) 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, 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 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. 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 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 Commission Documents or COM Documents –EurLex –White Papers »http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/white/index_en.htm –Green Papers »http://europa.eu.int/comm/off/green/index_en.htm 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 Common Position or Council Documents European Parliament Reports European Parliament Reports European Parliament Debates European Parliament Debates Joint Text of Conciliation Committee Joint Text of Conciliation Committee Economic and Social Committee Opinions Economic and Social Committee Opinions Committee of the Regions Opinions Committee of the Regions Opinions

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

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

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

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

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

23. EU Statistics Eurostat Yearbook Eurostat Yearbook Eurostat web site Eurostat web site –http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ Statistics in Focus (on Eurostat web site) Statistics in Focus (on Eurostat web site) Eurostat database Eurostat database COMEXT 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 Europa, official EU web site Official Journal of the European Union Official Journal of the European Union –On EurLex since January 1998 Depository material integrated into the collection Depository material integrated into the collection EU Research Guide for Princeton Univ. EU Research Guide for Princeton Univ. –http://www.princeton.edu/~ssrc/eurefgdpu.html Accessing EU Info/ A-Z Index Accessing EU Info/ A-Z Index –http://www.eurunion.org/infores/resguide.htm Eurostat and CELEX passwords Eurostat and CELEX passwords