European Union law

treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished

highest judicial authority in the European Union, consisting of the Court of Justice and the General Court

judicial institution of the European Union, responsible for guaranteeing the legality of the financial and budgetary activities of the community administration

rules operating within EU member states

set of civil, political and social rights enjoyed by European citizens in the European Union

citizenship of the European Union

single market of the European Union and participating non-EU countries

grant of rights, land or property by a government, local authority, corporation, individual or other legal entity

risk management strategy emphasizing caution in scientific proceedings

Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that holds that social and political issues should be dealt with at the most immediate or local level that is consistent with their resolution. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as "the principle that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which cannot be performed at a more local level". The concept is applicable in the fields of government, political science, neuropsychology, cybernetics, management and in military command (mission command). The OED adds that the term "subsidiarity

European Union common customs area

general prosecutor of the European Union

official bulletin of the European Union, where the European institutions publish daily actions and decisions, as well as the provisions and laws approved by them

one of two constituent courts of the Court of Justice of the European Union

political and government system, where several sovereign states give up and share part of their sovereignty for their common governance

kind of extradition within the European Union

general principle in law about the scope of punishment for offenses

unique seven-digit identifier

economic law of the European Union

EU's home affairs and justice policies

energy consumption labelling scheme

EUR-Lex is the official online database of European Union law and other public documents of the European Union (EU), published in 24 official languages of the EU. The Official Journal (OJ) of the European Union is also published on EUR-Lex. Users can access EUR-Lex free of charge and also register for a free account, which offers extra features.

European Union regulations which are not imposed by certain member states by agreement

acquis defined in Annex A to Council Decision 435/1999/EC

European policy body

Derogation is a legal term of art, which allows for part or all of a provision in a legal measure to be applied differently, or not at all, in certain cases. The term is also used in Catholic canon law, and in this context differs from dispensation in that it applies to the law, whereas dispensation applies to specific people affected by the law.

legislative act of the European Union

Chapter of the EU acquis communautaire

overview of LGBT rights in the European Union

international border

European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database (Eurodac) is the European Union (EU) fingerprint database for identifying asylum seekers and irregular border-crossers. After the European Parliament approved the last Eurodac reform proposed by far-right party Vox (December 2022), asylum applicants and irregular border-crossers over the age of 6 have their fingerprints, pictures, and other biometric data taken. These are then sent in digitally to a central unit at the European Commission, and automatically checked against other prints on the database. This enables authorities to determine whether asylum s

list determined by the European Commission pursuant to the Invasive Alien Species Regulation

EU policy

principle in European Union law

rights and privileges pertaining to parents and children

member of the Commission of the European Union with responsibility for competition law

Decision of the European Court of Justice

position in the European Commission

EU regulation

functionary of the European Court of Justice

organization type and legal form in the European Union

law enforcement and judicial team set up to handle cross-border crime

tax on goods and services within the European Union

database

independent EU advisory body on data protection

European Union law

goods

official legal act issued by institutions of the European Union

Uniquely identifies national and EU laws

Public General Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom

noise pollution

Legislative process of creating common standards among European Union Member States

term

uniform identifier of judgments from European and national courts

EU legal doctrine

EudraLex is the collection of rules and regulations governing medicinal products in the European Union.

certification mark

EU law