Law

Learn about EU law and how national governments apply it. Find information on EU court judgments, competition rules, data protection, fraud, infringements, serious crime and cross-border cooperation. Get involved through public consultations.

Law-making process

Law-making process

  • Types of EU law
  • Planning and proposing law
  • Adopting EU law
  • Applying EU law
  • Evaluating and improving existing laws
  • Regulatory Scrutiny Board
    • Contribute to law-making

    Contribute to law-making

  • Participate in public consultations
  • Participate in the law-making process
  • Make suggestions to improve laws
    • Track law-making

    Track law-making

    Check the progress of EU initiatives at their different stages in the law-making process.

    Search law

    Search law

  • EU law
  • National law
  • International agreements
    • Law by topic

    Law by topic

  • Data protection
  • Consumers
  • Fraud prevention
  • EU banking and financial services law
    • Infringements

    Infringements

  • Search infringement decisions
  • Annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law
  • Good practice
  • Report an infringement
    • Cross-border cases

    Cross-border cases

  • Judicial cooperation
  • Competent courts in cross-border disputes
  • Court procedures in cross-border cases
  • Procedures to simplify cross-border cases
  • Training of legal practitioners and training practices
    • Find a legal professional

    Find a legal professional

  • Lawyer
  • Notary
  • Legal translator or interpreter
  • Mediator
    • Judicial training and professional networks

    Judicial training and professional networks

  • Training of legal practitioners and training practices
  • Associations and networks of legal professionals

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