• Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes OJ L 26, 31.01.2003, p. 0041 - 0047 (PDF File 131 KB). Corrigenda: OJ L 32, 07.02.2003, p. 15 (PDF File 190 KB).



• Commission Decision of 9 November 2004 establishing a form for legal aid applications under Council Directive 2003/8/EC to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 27–34 (PDF File 295 KB).
  
  
• Commission Decision of 26 August 2005 establishing a form for the transmission of legal aid applications under Council Directive 2003/8/EC OJ L 225, 31.08.2005, p. 0023 - 0027 (PDF File 146 KB).

• Manual (complete version - all countries) (PDF File 45,493 KB) (Updated 06.10.2009)
  
  
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