European Union law

OLAF (or Office Européen de Lutte Anti-Fraude) the "European Anti-Fraud Office" has been charged by the European Union with protecting the interests of the European Union, to fighting fraud, corruption and any other irregular activity, including misconduct within the European Institutions, in an accountable, transparent and cost-effective manner. OLAF reports to the European Parliament. ...more on Wikipedia about "Accountability in the European Union"

The French term acquis (or sometimes acquis communautaire) is used in European Union law to refer to the total body of EU law accumulated so far. The term is also used to describe laws adopted under the Schengen treaty, prior to its integration into the European Union legal order by the Treaty of Amsterdam, in which case one speaks of the Schengen acquis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acquis"

The assent procedure is one of the legislative procedures of the European Community, the 1st of the Three pillars of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assent procedure"

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is a document containing human rights provisions, 'solemnly proclaimed' by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission in December 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union"

The Maastricht Treaty introduced the concept of citizenship of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Citizenship of the European Union"

The codecision procedure is the main legislative procedure by which law can be adopted in the European Community, the first of the three pillars of the European Union. The codecision procedure gives the European Parliament the power to adopt legislation jointly with the Council of the European Union, requiring the two bodies to agree on an identical text before any proposal can become law. ...more on Wikipedia about "Codecision procedure"

Comitology is the study of comity: the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another. In the European Union it refers to the committee system which oversees the acts implemented by the European Commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comitology" Tell your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com

COREPER, from French Comité des représentants permanents, is the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union, made up of the head or deputy head of mission from the EU member states in Brussels. Its defined role is to prepare the agenda for the ministerial Council of the European Union meetings; it may also take some procedural decisions. It oversees and coordinates the work of some 250 committees and working parties made up of civil servants from the member states who work on issues at the technical level to be discussed later by COREPER and the Council. It is chaired by the Presidency of the Council. ...more on Wikipedia about "Committee of Permanent Representatives"

The Common Foreign and Security Policy or CFSP was established as the second of the three pillars of the European Union in the Maastricht treaty of 1992, and further defined and broadened in the Amsterdam Treaty of 1997. It superseded the European Political Cooperation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Foreign and Security Policy"

The Consultation procedure is one of the legislative procedures of the European Community, the 1st of the three pillars of the European Union. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consultation procedure"

The Cooperation procedure was one of the ...more on Wikipedia about "Cooperation procedure"

The Court of First Instance, created in 1988, is a court of the European Union. It hears employment disputes brought by employees of the EU, and other matters (such as disputes brought by those refused a trademark by OHMI, the EU Trade Mark and designs registry). Appeals are sent to the European Court of Justice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Court of First Instance"

This article provides detailed walk through the codecision procedure used to take many legislative decisions in the European Community; it also describes some historical points. ...more on Wikipedia about "Detailed walk through the codecision procedure"

Direct effect is a principle of European Union Law stating that European regulations have a direct effect on EU citizens and on the laws of the member states. ...more on Wikipedia about "Direct effect"

A double majority is the name given to a vote which requires a majority of votes according to two separate criteria. The mechanism is usually used to require strong support for any measure considered to be of great importance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Double majority"

The Dublin Convention (or sometimes the Dublin accords) is a European Union (EU) law to streamline the application process for refugees seeking political asylum under the Geneva Convention, as amended by the New York Protocol. The intent is to clarify which member state is responsible for any particular asylum seeker, and ensure that at least one member state deals with the application. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dublin Convention"

The EINECS number (for European Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances) is a registry number given to each chemical substance commercially available in the European Union between 1 January 1971 and 18 September 1981. The inventory was created by Directive 67/548/EEC concerning the labeling of dangerous substances: the EINECS number(s) must appear on the label and the packaging of dangerous substances. ...more on Wikipedia about "EINECS number"

Competition law is one of the areas of authority of the European Union. It comprises three main policy areas: ...more on Wikipedia about "EU competition law"

EUR-Lex is a service on the official website of the European Union. It provides legal texts of the union. ...more on Wikipedia about "EUR-Lex"

The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. The 'Economic' was removed from its name by the Maastricht treaty in 1992, which at the same time effectively made the European Community the first of three pillars of the European Union, called the Community (or Communities) Pillar. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Community"

The European Court of Auditors is one of five institutions of the European Union. Its "mission is to audit independently the collection and spending of European Union funds and, through this, assess the way that the European institutions discharge these functions". ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Auditors"

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is formally known as the 'Court of Justice of the European Communities', i.e. the court of the European Union (EU). It is based in Luxembourg, unlike most of the rest of the European Union institutions, which are based in Brussels and Strasbourg. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Court of Justice"

The European Enforcement Order is a method of recovering monies from debtors within the European Union. The procedure was established by Council Regulation (EC) 805/2004 of 21 April 2004 and comes into force on 21 October 2005. The EEO is a simplified procedure for recovering debts in uncontested claims. Uncontested claims are defined in Article 3 of the regulation as one of the following:- ...more on Wikipedia about "European Enforcement Order"

The European political cooperation (EPC) was introduced informally in 1970 ...more on Wikipedia about "European political cooperation"

European trade mark law is governed by national law in the countries which make up Europe, together with European Law within those European countries which are also EU member states. Trade marks may be registered within individual countries, or across the whole of the EU (by means of a Community Trade Mark). ...more on Wikipedia about "European trade mark law"

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