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1 The legal order of the European Union
1.01 Sources of EU law
1.01.00 General
1.01.01 Primary law and secondary legislation
1.01.02 General principles of law
1.01.02.00 General
1.01.02.01 Principle of equality and non-discrimination
1.01.02.02 Vested rights
1.01.02.03 Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
1.01.02.04 Legal certainty
1.01.02.05 Rights of the defence and procedural guarantees
1.01.02.06 Principle of proportionality
1.01.02.07 Necessity
1.01.02.08 Legitimate self-protection
1.01.02.09 Force majeure
1.01.02.10 Prohibition of unjust enrichment of the European Union
1.01.02.11 Precautionary principle
1.02 Values and objectives of the European Union
1.02.00 General
1.02.01 Values
1.02.02 Objectives
1.03 Respective powers and obligations of the European Union and of the Member States
1.03.00 General
1.03.01 Conferring of powers
1.03.02 National identity
1.03.03 Obligation of good faith
1.03.04 Principle of subsidiarity
1.03.05 Categories of competence
1.04 Fundamental rights
1.04.00 General and sources
1.04.01 European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1.04.01.00 General
1.04.01.01 Derogation in time of emergency
1.04.01.02 Restrictions on political activity of aliens
1.04.02 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
1.04.02.00 General
1.04.02.01 Field of application of the Charter (Article 51(1) and (2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.02 Scope of the protection of rights and principles
1.04.02.02.00 General
1.04.02.02.01 Limitation on the exercise of rights and freedoms (Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.02.02 Scope of the provisions of the Charter containing principles (Article 52(5) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.02.03 Conditions of interpretation of the Charter (Article 52(4), (6) and (7) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.02.04 Level of protection (Article 53 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.02.05 Prohibition of abuse of rights (Article 54 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.03 Link between the Charter of Fundamental Rights and existing instruments
1.04.02.03.00 General
1.04.02.03.01 Rights recognised by the Charter for which provision is made in the Treaties (Article 52(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.02.03.02 Relationship with the ECHR (Article 52(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
1.04.03 The fundamental rights
1.04.03.01 Human dignity
1.04.03.02 Right to life
1.04.03.03 Right to the integrity of the person
1.04.03.04 Prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
1.04.03.05 Prohibition of slavery and forced labour
1.04.03.06 Right to liberty and security
1.04.03.07 Respect for private and family life
1.04.03.08 Protection of personal data
1.04.03.09 Right to marry and right to found a family
1.04.03.10 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
1.04.03.11 Freedom of expression and information
1.04.03.12 Freedom of assembly and association
1.04.03.13 Freedom of the arts and sciences
1.04.03.14 Right to education
1.04.03.15 Freedom to choose an occupation and right to engage in work
1.04.03.16 Freedom to conduct a business
1.04.03.17 Right to property
1.04.03.18 Right to asylum
1.04.03.19 Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
1.04.03.20 Equality before the law
1.04.03.21 Non-discrimination
1.04.03.22 Cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
1.04.03.23 Equality between women and men
1.04.03.24 The rights of the child
1.04.03.25 The rights of the elderly
1.04.03.26 Integration of persons with disabilities
1.04.03.27 Workers’ right to information and consultation within the undertaking
1.04.03.28 Right of collective bargaining and action
1.04.03.29 Right of access to placement services
1.04.03.30 Protection in the event of unjustified dismissal
1.04.03.31 Fair and just working conditions
1.04.03.32 Prohibition of child labour and protection of young people at work
1.04.03.33 Family and professional life
1.04.03.34 Social security and social assistance
1.04.03.35 Health care
1.04.03.36 Access to services of general economic interest
1.04.03.37 Environmental protection
1.04.03.38 Consumer protection
1.04.03.39 Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at elections to the European Parliament
1.04.03.40 Right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections
1.04.03.41 Right to good administration
1.04.03.42 Right of access to documents
1.04.03.43 European ombudsman
1.04.03.44 Right to petition
1.04.03.45 Freedom of movement and of residence
1.04.03.46 Diplomatic and consular protection
1.04.03.47 Right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial
1.04.03.48 Presumption of innocence and right of defence
1.04.03.49 Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties
1.04.03.50 Ne bis in idem
1.04.04 Effect of other instruments concerning the protection of fundamental rights (excluding ECHR)
1.05 EU law and national law
1.05.00 General
1.05.01 Direct effect, primacy and uniform application of EU law
1.05.02 Implementation of EU law within the national legal system
1.05.02.00 General
1.05.02.01 Choice of methods
1.05.02.02 Implementation of the Community law within the national legal order - Recovery of undue payment
1.05.02.03 Member States’ liability for infringements of EU law
1.05.03 References to national laws
1.06 EU law and international law
1.07 Interpretation of EU law
1.08 Democratic principles
1.09 Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union
1.09.00 General
1.09.01 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality
1.09.02 Action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, etc.
1.09.03 Right of entry and of residence
1.09.03.00 General
1.09.03.01 Detailed rules governing the exercise of the right of entry and of residence
1.09.03.02 Right of entry and of residence - Restrictions justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health
1.09.03.03 Right of entry and of residence - Procedural guarantees
1.09.03.04 Right of entry and of residence - The right to remain in a Member State upon termination of employment
1.10 Provisions having general application
1.10.00 General
1.10.01 Animal welfare
1.10.02 Services of general economic interest
2 Institutional framework of the European Union
2.01 Institutions
2.01.00 General
2.01.01 European Parliament
2.01.02 European Council
2.01.03 Council
2.01.04 European Commission
2.01.05 Court of Justice of the European Union
2.01.06 European Central Bank
2.01.07 Court of Auditors
2.02 Other EU bodies and agencies
2.02.00 General
2.02.01 Economic and Social Committee
2.02.02 Committee of the Regions
2.02.03 European ombudsman
2.02.04 Eurojust
2.02.05 Europol
2.02.06 European Public Prosecutor's Office
2.02.07 Agencies, offices and foundations
2.02.08 European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
2.02.09 European Investment Bank
2.03 Public access to documents
2.04 Protection of personal data
2.05 Legal acts of the European Union
2.05.00 General
2.05.01 Adoption procedures
2.05.01.00 General
2.05.01.01 Ordinary legislative acts
2.05.01.02 Special legislative acts
2.05.01.03 Non-legislative acts
2.05.01.03.00 General
2.05.01.03.01 Delegation
2.05.01.03.02 Enforcement
2.05.02 Regulations
2.05.02.00 General
2.05.02.01 Regulations - Definition
2.05.02.02 Regulations - Direct applicability
2.05.03 Directives
2.05.03.00 General
2.05.03.01 Directives - Direct effect
2.05.03.02 Binding nature of time-limits for implementation
2.05.04 Decisions
2.05.04.00 General
2.05.04.01 Decisions - Definition
2.05.04.02 Decisions - Direct effect
2.05.04.03 Decisions - Notification
2.05.04.04 Decisions - Revocation / Repeal
2.05.05 Other acts
2.05.06 Statement of reasons
2.05.07 Regulations - Publication
2.05.08 Application ratione temporis
2.06 EEC/EC - Financial provisions
2.06.00 General
2.06.01 Budgetary principles and rules
2.06.02 Own resources of the European Union
2.06.03 Structural funds
2.06.04 Combatting fraud
2.07 Enhanced cooperation
3 EEC/EC - Legal proceedings
3.00 General
3.01 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations
3.01.00 General
3.01.01 Procedure under Article 108 TFEU
3.01.02 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations - Reasoned opinion of the Commission
3.01.03 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations - Defences
3.01.04 Actions for failure to fulfil obligations - Effects of the judgment
3.01.05 Pecuniary penalties
3.02 Actions for annulment
3.02.00 General
3.02.01 Acts which may be the subject of an action for annulment
3.02.02 Actions for annulment - Applications by Member States or institutions
3.02.03 Actions for annulment - Applications by natural or legal persons
3.02.03.01 Interest in bringing proceedings
3.02.03.02 Acts which are of individual concern to them
3.02.03.03 Acts which are of direct concern to them
3.02.03.04 Regulatory acts
3.02.04 Actions for annulment - Pleas in law
3.02.04.00 General
3.02.04.01 Infringement of the Treaties
3.02.04.02 Lack of competence of the author of the act
3.02.04.03 Misuse of powers
3.02.04.04 Infringement of essential procedural requirements
3.02.04.05 Scope and limits of review by the Courts
3.02.05 Actions for annulment - Limitation periods
3.02.05.00 General
3.02.05.01 Starting point
3.02.05.02 Confirmatory act
3.02.06 Actions for annulment - Effects of a declaration that a measure is void
3.03 Actions for failure to act
3.03.00 General
3.03.01 Actions for failure to act - Institution called upon to act
3.03.02 Actions for failure to act - Definition of the institution's position
3.03.03 Actions for failure to act - Applications by natural or legal persons
3.03.04 Actions for failure to act - Applications by Member States or institutions
3.03.05 Actions for failure to act - Effects of a judgment declaring that there has been a failure to act
3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
3.04.00 General
3.04.01 Reference to the Court of Justice
3.04.01.01 Preliminary references - Definition of court or tribunal of a Member State
3.04.01.02 Preliminary references - Optional or mandatory reference
3.04.01.03 Preliminary references - Exclusive nature of the role of the national court in making the reference
3.04.01.04 Preliminary references - Reference to the Court where the main proceedings are summary
3.04.01.05 Preliminary references - Definition of acts of the institutions
3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
3.04.03 Preliminary references - Effects of a preliminary ruling
3.04.03.01 Rulings providing an interpretation
3.04.03.02 Rulings determining validity
3.05 Actions for damages
3.05.00 General
3.05.01 Action based on the non-contractual liability of the European Union
3.05.01.00 General
3.05.01.01 Actions for damages - Independent nature of the action for damages
3.05.01.02 Actions for damages - Actions establishing liability
3.05.01.03 Actions for damages - Actions directed against national implementing measures
3.05.01.04 Actions for damages - Limitation periods
3.05.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the European Union
3.05.02.00 General
3.05.02.01 Basis of liability
3.05.02.02 Rules governing the non-contractual liability of the Community - Damage for which compensation is payable
3.05.02.03 Causal link
3.06 Plea of illegality
3.06.00 General
3.06.01 Plea of illegality - Measures in respect of which a plea of illegality may be raised
3.06.02 Plea of illegality - Proceedings in which a plea of illegality may be raised
3.07 Interim relief
3.07.00 General
3.07.01 Conditions of admissibility
3.07.02 Conditions for granting
3.08 Procedural rules
3.08.00 General
3.08.01 Parties, legal representation, legal aid
3.08.02 Intervention
3.08.03 Language arrangements
3.08.04 Subject-matter, form of order sought and pleas in law
3.08.04.00 General
3.08.04.01 Formal requirements
3.08.04.02 Amendment to the form of order sought
3.08.04.03 New pleas in law
3.08.05 Compliance with time-limits
3.08.06 Procedural rules - Measures of inquiry and measures of organisation of procedure
3.08.07 Oral procedure
3.08.08 Judgments and orders
3.08.08.01 Statement of reasons
3.08.08.02 Res judicata
3.08.09 Procedural rules - Costs
3.08.10 Interpretation of a judgment
3.08.11 Exceptional legal remedies
3.08.11.01 Revision
3.08.11.02 Opposition
3.08.11.03 Third-party proceedings
3.08.12 Urgent preliminary ruling procedure
3.09 Proceedings relating to a contract
3.10 Appeals
3.10.00 General
3.10.01 Decisions which may be the subject of an appeal
3.10.02 Interest in bringing proceedings
3.10.03 Cross-appeal
3.10.04 Questions of law or fact
3.10.05 Form of order sought
3.10.06 Pleas in law
3.10.07 State of the proceedings permitting judgment to be given
3.11 Division of jurisdiction between the various courts of the European Union
3.12 Review
3.13 Transitional arrangements
4 Internal policy of the European Union
4.01 Internal market - General
4.02 EEC/EC - Free movement of goods
4.02.00 General
4.02.01 Prohibition of customs duties and charges having equivalent effect
4.02.01.00 General
4.02.01.01 Customs duties
4.02.01.02 Charges having equivalent effect
4.02.01.02.00 General
4.02.01.02.01 Charges having equivalent effect - Definition
4.02.01.02.02 Cases where applied
4.02.02 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect
4.02.02.00 General
4.02.02.01 Quantitative restrictions
4.02.02.02 Measures having equivalent effect
4.02.02.02.00 General
4.02.02.02.01 Measures having equivalent effect - Definition
4.02.02.02.02 Measures having equivalent effect - Health and plant health inspections
4.02.02.02.03 Measures having equivalent effect - Import or export licences and declarations, standards certificates, etc.
4.02.02.02.04 Measures having equivalent effect - Price controls
4.02.02.02.05 Measures having equivalent effect - Rules concerning the production, denomination and marketing of products
4.02.02.03 Prohibition of quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect - Derogations
4.02.02.03.00 General
4.02.02.03.01 Public morality, public policy and public security
4.02.02.03.02 Protection of public health and protection of plants
4.02.02.03.03 Protection of national treasures
4.02.02.03.04 Protection of industrial and commercial property
4.02.03 State monopolies of a commercial character
4.02.03.00 General
4.02.03.01 State monopolies of a commercial character - Prohibition of discrimination
4.02.04 Customs union
4.02.04.00 General
4.02.04.01 Trade with non-member countries and the general rules of the Treaty
4.02.04.02 Common Customs Tariff
4.02.04.02.00 General
4.02.04.02.01 Common Customs Tariff - Interpretation of tariff headings and classification of goods: principles and procedures
4.02.04.02.02 Common Customs Tariff - The various tariff headings
4.02.04.03 Value for customs purposes
4.02.04.03.00 General
4.02.04.03.01 Value for customs purposes - Determination of the value of goods
4.02.04.04 Origin of goods
4.02.04.05 Exemption from import duties
4.02.04.05.00 General
4.02.04.05.01 Exemption from import duties - Exemption for various types of product
4.02.04.05.02 Exemption from import duties - Exemptions allowed to travellers
4.02.04.05.03 Exemption from import duties - Temporary importation with relief from duties
4.02.04.06 Tariff quotas
4.02.04.07 Generalized tariff preferences
4.02.04.08 Specific customs procedures
4.02.04.09 Import or export procedures
4.02.05 Community transit
4.02.06 Customs cooperation
4.03 Agriculture and fisheries
4.03.00 General
4.03.01 Objectives of the common agricultural policy
4.03.02 Formulation and implementation of the common agricultural policy
4.03.02.01 Powers of the institutions
4.03.02.02 Formulation and implementation of the common agricultural policy - Procedures
4.03.03 Common organisation of the markets
4.03.03.00 General
4.03.03.01 Mechanisms common to more than one common organisation
4.03.03.01.00 General
4.03.03.01.01 Import levies
4.03.03.01.02 Export refunds
4.03.03.01.03 Import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates
4.03.03.01.04 Deposit systems
4.03.03.02 Cereals
4.03.03.03 Pigmeat
4.03.03.04 Eggs - poultry
4.03.03.05 Fruit and vegetables
4.03.03.06 Wine
4.03.03.07 Milk products
4.03.03.08 Beef and veal
4.03.03.09 Rice
4.03.03.10 Oils and fats
4.03.03.11 Sugar
4.03.03.12 Live plants, flowers and foliage
4.03.03.13 Dried fodder
4.03.03.14 Products processed from fruit and vegetables
4.03.03.15 Raw tobacco
4.03.03.16 Flax and hemp
4.03.03.17 Hops
4.03.03.18 Seeds
4.03.03.19 Sheepmeat and goatmeat
4.03.03.20 Other agricultural products
4.03.04 Harmonization of laws
4.03.04.00 General
4.03.04.01 Health problems
4.03.04.01.00 General
4.03.04.01.01 Health inspections
4.03.04.01.02 Protection of animals during transport
4.03.04.01.03 Plant-protection products
4.03.04.02 Improvement of stock and farming conditions
4.03.04.03 Protection of geographical ascriptions and registered designations of origin
4.03.04.04 Protection of new plant varieties
4.03.05 Structural policy
4.03.06 Financing
4.03.07 Fisheries
4.03.07.00 General
4.03.07.01 Common fisheries policy
4.03.07.02 External relations concerning fisheries
4.04 EEC/EC - Free movement of persons and services
4.04.00 General
4.04.01 Workers
4.04.01.00 General
4.04.01.01 Workers - Equal treatment
4.04.01.02 Workers - Employment in the public service
4.04.02 Freedom of establishment
4.04.02.00 General
4.04.02.01 Freedom of establishment - The various activities
4.04.03 Freedom to provide services
4.04.03.00 General
4.04.03.01 Freedom to provides services - The various services
4.04.04 Company law
4.05 EEC/EC - Free movement of capital and freedom of payments
4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
4.06.00 General
4.06.01 Border checks, asylum and immigration
4.06.01.01 Documents
4.06.01.02 Visas, asylum, immigration, etc. - Crossing of external borders
4.06.01.03 Asylum policy
4.06.01.04 Visas, asylum, immigration, etc. - Immigration policy
4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
4.06.02.00 General
4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
4.06.02.02 European Enforcement Order
4.06.02.03 Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Service
4.06.02.04 Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Obtaining of evidence
4.06.02.05 Conflicts of laws
4.06.02.06 Effective access to justice
4.06.02.07 European order for payment procedure
4.06.02.08 European small claims procedure
4.06.02.09 Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Insolvency procedures
4.06.02.10 Measures concerning family law
4.06.02.10.00 General
4.06.02.10.01 Jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments - matrimonial matters and matters of parental responsibility
4.06.02.10.02 Maintenance obligations
4.06.02.11 Measures relating to the law of succession
4.06.03 Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
4.06.03.00 General
4.06.03.01 Harmonization of laws
4.06.03.02 Eurojust and European Public Proscecutor's Office
4.06.04 Police cooperation
4.06.04.00 General
4.06.04.01 Europol
4.07 EEC/EC - Transport
4.07.01 Common transport policy
4.07.02 Aid for transport
4.07.03 Road transport
4.07.03.01 Road transport - Social legislation
4.07.03.02 Occupation of road haulage operator
4.07.03.03 Occupation of road passenger transport operator
4.07.03.04 Road transport - Tariffs
4.07.03.05 International carriage by road
4.07.03.06 Road transport - Community driving licence
4.07.04 Maritime transport
4.07.05 Air transport
4.07.06 Competition rules
4.07.07 Inland waterway transport
4.07.08 Rail transport
4.08 EEC/EC - Competition
4.08.00 EU competition rules
4.08.00.00 General
4.08.00.01 Binding nature of the competition rules and measures taken by Member States, direct effect
4.08.00.02 Definition of competition
4.08.00.03 Matters covered
4.08.00.04 Territorial scope
4.08.00.05 EU law and national law on competition
4.08.00.06 Definition of undertaking
4.08.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices
4.08.01.00 General
4.08.01.01 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices
4.08.01.01.00 General
4.08.01.01.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices
4.08.01.01.02 Prohibition of agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Restriction of competition
4.08.01.01.03 Effect on trade between Member States
4.08.01.01.04 Agreements that are incompatible with the internal market: examples
4.08.01.01.05 Selective distribution systems
4.08.01.01.06 Franchise agreements
4.08.01.02 Nullity of agreements and decisions
4.08.01.02.00 General
4.08.01.02.01 Nullity of agreements and decisions - Effects of nullity
4.08.01.02.02 Nullity of agreements and decisions - "Provisional validity"
4.08.01.03 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Exemption from the prohibition
4.08.01.03.00 General
4.08.01.03.01 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Exemption from the prohibition - Conditions for exemption
4.08.01.03.02 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Exemption from the prohibition - Group exemption (Regulation No 19/65)
4.08.01.03.03 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Exemption from the prohibition - Exclusive agreements
4.08.01.03.04 Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Exemption from the prohibition - Networks in the motor vehicle sector
4.08.02 Dominant position
4.08.02.00 General
4.08.02.01 Dominant position - Definition
4.08.02.02 Dominant position - Determination of the relevant market
4.08.02.02.00 General
4.08.02.02.01 Dominant position - Determination of the relevant market - Product or products constituting a market
4.08.02.02.02 Dominant position - Determination of the relevant market - Geographical market
4.08.02.03 Dominant position – Criteria for establishing the existence of a dominant position
4.08.02.04 Abuse of a dominant position
4.08.02.04.00 General
4.08.02.04.01 Dominant position - Abuse of a dominant position - Definion of abuse
4.08.02.04.02 Dominant position - Abuse of a dominant position: examples
4.08.02.05 Effect on trade between Member States
4.08.03 Implementation of the competition rules
4.08.03.00 General
4.08.03.01 Implementation of the competition rules - Division of powers between the Commission and the authorities of the Member States
4.08.03.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules by the Commission
4.08.03.02.00 General
4.08.03.02.01 Bringing matters before the Commission
4.08.03.02.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Termination of infringements: powers of the Commission
4.08.03.02.03 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Notification of agreements
4.08.03.02.04 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Requests for information
4.08.03.02.05 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Investigations
4.08.03.02.06 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Hearing of persons concerned and of third parties / Access to the file
4.08.03.02.07 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Professional secrecy
4.08.03.02.08 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Decision of the Commission
4.08.03.02.09 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Fines
4.08.03.02.09.00 General
4.08.03.02.09.01 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Fines - Infringement committed "deliberately or through negligence"
4.08.03.02.09.02 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Fines - Determining the amount of the fine
4.08.03.02.09.03 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Fines - Payment of the fine
4.08.03.02.10 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Periodic penalty payments
4.08.03.03 Implementation by the national competition authorities
4.08.04 Public undertakings
4.08.05 Concentrations
4.08.05.00 General
4.08.05.01 Scope of EU legislation
4.08.05.01.00 General
4.08.05.01.01 Definition of concentration
4.08.05.01.02 Community dimension of a concentration
4.08.05.02 Division of powers between the Commission and the national authorities
4.08.05.03 Assessment of compatibility with the internal market
4.08.05.03.00 General
4.08.05.03.01 Relevant market
4.08.05.03.02 Assessment criteria
4.08.05.03.03 Commitments
4.08.05.04 Examination by the Commission
4.08.05.04.00 General
4.08.05.04.01 Initiation of proceedings: notification and complaints
4.08.05.04.02 Proceedings
4.08.05.04.03 Commission discretion
4.08.05.04.04 Procedure for the application of the competition rules - Decision of the Commission
4.09 EEC/EC - State aid
4.09.00 General
4.09.01 Definition of aid
4.09.01.00 General
4.09.01.01 Imputability to a public body
4.09.01.02 Use of State resources
4.09.01.03 Advantage conferred on an undertaking
4.09.01.03.00 General
4.09.01.03.01 Private investor/private creditor test
4.09.01.03.01.00 General
4.09.01.03.01.01 Capital contribution
4.09.01.03.01.02 Loan and guarantee
4.09.01.03.01.03 Letting, sale, transfer
4.09.01.03.01.04 Recovery of debts
4.09.01.03.02 Compensation for the costs connected with a public service mission
4.09.01.04 Selective nature of the measure
4.09.01.04.00 General
4.09.01.04.01 Selective nature of national tax measures
4.09.02 Damage to competition and effect on trade
4.09.03 Exceptions to the prohibition of aid
4.09.03.00 General
4.09.03.01 Aid that is compatible with the internal market (Article 107(2) TFEU)
4.09.03.01.00 General
4.09.03.01.01 Aid having a social character
4.09.03.01.02 Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters
4.09.03.01.03 Aid relating to the division of Germany
4.09.03.02 Aid that may be considered to be compatible with the internal market (Article 107(3) TFEU)
4.09.03.02.00 General
4.09.03.02.01 De minimis aid
4.09.03.02.02 Regional aid
4.09.03.02.03 Aid for projects of European interest or to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy
4.09.03.02.04 Aid to employment
4.09.03.02.05 Aid for training
4.09.03.02.06 Aid to undertakings operating in particular sectors
4.09.03.02.06.00 General
4.09.03.02.06.01 Aid to shipbuilding
4.09.03.02.06.02 Aid to the air transport sector
4.09.03.02.06.03 Aid in the agricultural sector
4.09.03.02.07 Aid to undertakings in difficulty
4.09.03.02.08 Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
4.09.03.02.09 Aid for cultural purposes
4.09.03.02.10 Aid for environmental purposes
4.09.03.03 Regulations declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market
4.09.03.04 Commission discretion
4.09.03.05 Aid to undertakings subject to Article 106 TFEU
4.09.04 Procedure for reviewing aid
4.09.04.00 General
4.09.04.01 Existing aid and new aid
4.09.04.02 Notification and obligation to suspend payment of the aid
4.09.04.03 Direct effect of the final sentence of Article 108(3) TFEU and role of national courts
4.09.04.04 Preliminary review
4.09.04.05 Commission decision following a preliminary review or proceeding to the formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.05.00 General
4.09.04.05.01 Decision finding no aid
4.09.04.05.02 Decision not to raise objections
4.09.04.05.03 Decision to initiate a formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.05.03.00 General
4.09.04.05.03.01 Obligation to initiate the formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.06 Formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.07 Commission decision following the formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.07.00 General
4.09.04.07.01 Statement of reasons for the decision following the formal investigation procedure
4.09.04.08 Implementation of the Commission decision and recovery
4.09.04.08.00 General
4.09.04.08.01 Obligations of the Member States
4.09.04.08.02 Beneficiaries of the aid to be recovered
4.09.04.08.03 Amount of aid to be recovered
4.09.05 Powers of the Council
4.09.06 Rules on aid in connection with the common organization of the agricultural markets
4.10 EEC/EC - Tax provisions
4.10.00 General
4.10.01 Internal taxation
4.10.01.00 General
4.10.01.01 Definition of internal taxation
4.10.01.02 Prohibition of taxation on imported products in excess of that imposed on similar domestic products
4.10.01.03 Prohibition of taxation of such a nature as to afford indirect protection to competing domestic products
4.10.01.04 Prohibition of export repayments exceeding internal taxation
4.10.02 Harmonization of tax legislation
4.10.02.01 Value-added tax
4.10.02.01.00 General
4.10.02.01.01 Concept of value added tax and other similar taxes
4.10.02.01.02 Scope
4.10.02.01.02.01 Territorial scope
4.10.02.01.02.02 Taxable persons
4.10.02.01.02.02.01 Economic activity
4.10.02.01.02.02.02 Bodies governed by public law
4.10.02.01.02.02.03 Other categories of taxable persons
4.10.02.01.02.03 Taxable transactions
4.10.02.01.02.03.00 General
4.10.02.01.02.03.01 Supply of goods
4.10.02.01.02.03.02 Intra-Community acquisition of goods
4.10.02.01.02.03.03 Supply of services
4.10.02.01.02.03.04 Importation of goods
4.10.02.01.03 Place of taxable transactions
4.10.02.01.03.01 Place of supply of goods
4.10.02.01.03.02 Place of an intra-Community acquisition of goods
4.10.02.01.03.03 Place of supply of services
4.10.02.01.03.04 Place of importation of goods
4.10.02.01.04 Chargeable event, chargeability and collection of VAT
4.10.02.01.05 Taxable amount
4.10.02.01.05.00 General
4.10.02.01.05.01 Supply of goods or services
4.10.02.01.05.02 Intra-Community acquisition of goods
4.10.02.01.05.03 Importation of goods
4.10.02.01.06 Rates
4.10.02.01.07 Exemptions
4.10.02.01.07.00 General
4.10.02.01.07.01 Exemptions for certain activities in the public interest
4.10.02.01.07.01.01 Public postal services
4.10.02.01.07.01.02 Hospital and medical care
4.10.02.01.07.01.03 Provision of medical care in exercise of medical and paramedical professions
4.10.02.01.07.01.04 Supply of human organs, blood and milk
4.10.02.01.07.01.05 Services of dentists and dental technicians
4.10.02.01.07.01.06 Supply of services by independent groups of persons
4.10.02.01.07.01.07 Welfare and social security work
4.10.02.01.07.01.08 Protection of children and young persons
4.10.02.01.07.01.09 Education and vocational training
4.10.02.01.07.01.10 Services supplied by non-profit-making organisations to their members
4.10.02.01.07.01.11 Participation in sport or physical education
4.10.02.01.07.01.12 Other exemptions
4.10.02.01.07.02 Exemptions for other activities
4.10.02.01.07.02.01 Insurance and reinsurance transactions
4.10.02.01.07.02.02 Granting and negotiation of credit
4.10.02.01.07.02.03 Transactions concerning deposit and current accounts, etc.
4.10.02.01.07.02.04 Transactions in securities
4.10.02.01.07.02.05 Management of special investment funds
4.10.02.01.07.02.06 Forms of gambling
4.10.02.01.07.02.07 Supply of a building or parts thereof
4.10.02.01.07.02.08 Supply of land which has not been built on
4.10.02.01.07.02.09 Leasing or letting of immovable property
4.10.02.01.07.02.10 Other exemptions
4.10.02.01.07.02.11 Right of option for taxation in respect of certain transactions
4.10.02.01.07.03 Exemptions for intra-Community transactions
4.10.02.01.07.04 Exemptions on importation and exportation
4.10.02.01.07.05 Other exemptions
4.10.02.01.08 Deductions and refunds
4.10.02.01.08.01 Origin and scope of right of deduction
4.10.02.01.08.02 Proportional deduction
4.10.02.01.08.03 Restrictions on the right of deduction
4.10.02.01.08.04 Rules governing exercise of the right of deduction
4.10.02.01.08.05 Adjustment of deductions
4.10.02.01.08.06 Refunds
4.10.02.01.09 Obligations of taxable persons and certain non-taxable persons
4.10.02.01.09.01 Obligation to pay
4.10.02.01.09.02 Invoicing
4.10.02.01.09.03 Accounting
4.10.02.01.09.04 Other obligations
4.10.02.01.10 Special schemes
4.10.02.01.10.01 Special scheme for small enterprises
4.10.02.01.10.02 Common flat-rate scheme for farmers
4.10.02.01.10.03 Special scheme for travel agents
4.10.02.01.10.04 Special arrangements for second-hand goods, works of art, collectors’ items and antiques
4.10.02.01.10.05 Special scheme for investment gold
4.10.02.01.10.06 Special scheme for non-established taxable persons supplying electronic services to non-taxable persons
4.10.02.01.11 National derogations
4.10.02.01.12 Transitional arrangements for the taxation of trade between Member States in the Sixth Directive
4.10.02.01.13 Administrative cooperation and combating tax fraud
4.10.02.02 Indirect taxation on the raising of capital
4.10.02.03 Taxes on the consumption of tobacco products
4.10.02.04 Tax exemptions
4.10.02.05 Taxes and charges applicable to road transport
4.10.02.06 Excise duties
4.11 Approximation of laws
4.11.00 General
4.11.01 Directives concerning approximation of law
4.11.02 Uniform laws
4.11.02.01 Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
4.11.02.02 Procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products
4.11.02.03 Foodstuffs
4.11.02.04 System of geographical indications for spirit drinks
4.11.03 European Union trade mark
4.11.03.00 General
4.11.03.01 Dearbhfhorais le diúltú
4.11.03.01.00 General
4.11.03.01.01 Signs of which a trade mark may consist
4.11.03.01.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
4.11.03.01.02.00 General
4.11.03.01.02.01 Advertising slogans
4.11.03.01.02.02 Three-dimensional marks
4.11.03.01.02.03 Other marks
4.11.03.01.03 Descriptive marks
4.11.03.01.04 Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which have become customary
4.11.03.01.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
4.11.03.01.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
4.11.03.01.07 Misleading or deceptive marks
4.11.03.01.08 State emblems, official hallmarks and emblems of intergovernmental organisations
4.11.03.01.09 Marks including other badges, emblems or escutcheons
4.11.03.01.10 Geographical indications for wines or spirits
4.11.03.01.11 Applicant acting in bad faith
4.11.03.01.12 Acquisition of distinctive character through use
4.11.03.01.13 Signs examined
4.11.03.01.13.01 Signs of which a trade mark may consist
4.11.03.01.13.02 Marks devoid of any distinctive character
4.11.03.01.13.02.01 Word marks
4.11.03.01.13.02.02 Figurative marks
4.11.03.01.13.02.03 Three-dimensional marks
4.11.03.01.13.02.04 Other marks
4.11.03.01.13.03 Descriptive marks
4.11.03.01.13.03.01 Word marks
4.11.03.01.13.03.02 Figurative marks
4.11.03.01.13.03.03 Other marks
4.11.03.01.13.04 Marks consisting exclusively of signs or indications which have become customary
4.11.03.01.13.05 Signs consisting exclusively of the natural or functional shape of goods or of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods
4.11.03.01.13.06 Marks contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality
4.11.03.01.13.06.01 Word marks
4.11.03.01.13.06.02 Figurative marks
4.11.03.01.13.06.03 Other marks
4.11.03.01.13.07 Misleading or deceptive marks
4.11.03.01.13.08 State emblems, official hallmarks and emblems of intergovernmental organisations
4.11.03.01.13.09 Marks including other badges, emblems or escutcheons
4.11.03.01.13.10 Geographical indications for wines or spirits
4.11.03.01.13.11 Applicant acting in bad faith
4.11.03.01.13.12 Acquisition of distinctive character through use
4.11.03.01.13.12.01 Word marks
4.11.03.01.13.12.02 Figurative marks
4.11.03.01.13.12.03 Three-dimensional marks
4.11.03.01.13.12.04 Other marks
4.11.03.02 Relative grounds for refusal
4.11.03.02.00 General
4.11.03.02.01 Identity of marks and of goods or services
4.11.03.02.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
4.11.03.02.02.00 General
4.11.03.02.02.01 Relevant public
4.11.03.02.02.02 Similarity between goods or services
4.11.03.02.02.03 Similarity between marks
4.11.03.02.03 Registration applied for by the proprietor’s agent or representative
4.11.03.02.04 Earlier non-registered mark or other earlier sign used in the course of trade
4.11.03.02.05 Earlier trade mark which has a reputation
4.11.03.02.06 Other earlier rights
4.11.03.02.07 Signs examined
4.11.03.02.07.01 Identity of marks and of goods or services
4.11.03.02.07.02 Likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark
4.11.03.02.07.02.01 Word marks applied for
4.11.03.02.07.02.02 Figurative marks applied for
4.11.03.02.07.02.03 Other marks applied for
4.11.03.02.07.03 Registration applied for by the proprietor’s agent or representative
4.11.03.02.07.04 Earlier non-registered mark or other earlier sign used in the course of trade
4.11.03.02.07.05 Earlier trade mark which has a reputation
4.11.03.02.07.06 Other earlier rights
4.11.03.03 Other questions of substantive law
4.11.03.03.00 General
4.11.03.03.01 Effects of a mark
4.11.03.03.02 Genuine use of a mark
4.11.03.03.02.00 General
4.11.03.03.02.01 Concept and criteria for assessment
4.11.03.03.02.02 Use of the mark in a form differing from the form registered
4.11.03.03.02.03 Proper reasons for non-use
4.11.03.03.02.04 Partial use
4.11.03.03.02.05 Signs examined
4.11.03.03.03 Mark or application for a mark as an item of property
4.11.03.03.04 Duration, renewal, alteration and division of marks
4.11.03.03.05 Surrender
4.11.03.03.06 Revocation on grounds other than lack of genuine use
4.11.03.03.07 Limitation in consequence of acquiescence
4.11.03.03.08 Collective marks
4.11.03.04 Procedure and legal proceedings
4.11.03.04.00 General
4.11.03.04.01 Registration procedure
4.11.03.04.01.01 Application for registration and its examination
4.11.03.04.01.02 Opposition proceedings
4.11.03.04.02 Proceedings in relation to revocation or invalidity
4.11.03.04.03 Appeals
4.11.03.04.03.01 Appeals before the Boards of Appeal
4.11.03.04.03.02 Actions before the Courts of the European Union
4.11.03.04.04 Procedure
4.11.03.04.04.00 General
4.11.03.04.04.01 Languages
4.11.03.04.04.02 Notification and transmission
4.11.03.04.04.03 Time-limits
4.11.03.04.04.04 Restitutio in integrum
4.11.03.04.04.05 Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion
4.11.03.04.04.06 Rights of the defence
4.11.03.04.04.07 Statement of reasons
4.11.03.04.04.08 Costs
4.11.03.04.05 Dispute before the national court
4.11.04 Community designs
4.11.05 Public procurement
4.11.06 Chemicals (REACH)
4.11.07 Telecommunications
4.12 EEC/EC - Economic and monetary policy
4.12.01 Economic policy
4.12.02 Monetary policy
4.12.03 Euro
4.12.04 European System of Central Banks
4.13 EEC/EC - Employment
4.14 EEC/EC - Social policy
4.14.00 General
4.14.01 Equality and non-discrimination
4.14.01.00 General
4.14.01.01 General framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (Directive 2000/78)
4.14.01.01.00 General
4.14.01.01.01 Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age
4.14.01.02 Equality for men and women
4.14.02 Employment protection and protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer
4.14.03 European Social Fund
4.14.04 Vocational training
4.14.05 Protection of the health and safety of workers
4.14.06 Information and consultation of employees
4.14.07 Fixed-term work
4.14.08 Part-time work
4.15 Education, vocational training, youth and sport
4.16 Culture
4.17 EEC/EC - Public health
4.18 EEC/EC - Consumer protection
4.18.00 General
4.18.01 Concept of consumer
4.18.02 Consumer rights - general framework
4.18.02.00 General
4.18.02.01 Scope of the legislation
4.18.02.01.01 On-premises contracts
4.18.02.01.02 Off-premises contracts
4.18.02.01.03 Distance contracts
4.18.02.02 Pre-contractual information obligations
4.18.02.03 Right of withdrawal
4.18.02.04 Other consumer rights
4.18.03 Indication of prices
4.18.04 Unfair terms
4.18.05 Unfair commercial practices
4.18.06 Consumer credit
4.18.07 Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees
4.18.08 Package travel, package holidays and package tours
4.18.09 Air passenger rights
4.18.10 Liability for defective products
4.19 Trans-European networks
4.20 Industry
4.21 Economic, social and territorial cohesion
4.22 Research and technological development and space
4.23 Environment, sustainable development and climate
4.24 Energy
4.25 Tourism
4.26 Civil protection
4.27 Administrative cooperation
5 EEC/EC - Association of Overseas Countries and Territories
6 External policy
6.00 General
6.01 Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
6.01.00 General
6.01.01 Restrictive measures - Freezing of funds and various prohibitions
6.01.01.00 General
6.01.01.01 Concept of restrictive measures
6.01.01.02 Legal basis
6.01.01.03 Scope
6.01.01.04 Powers of the Member States and/or the Council
6.01.01.05 Authority competent to sign a decision
6.01.01.06 Basic decisions and implementing decisions
6.01.01.07 Rights of the defence
6.01.01.07.00 General
6.01.01.07.01 Disclosure of inculpatory evidence
6.01.01.07.02 Right of access to documents
6.01.01.08 Statement of reasons
6.01.01.09 Restriction(s) on the right to property
6.01.01.10 Judicial review
6.01.01.11 Effects of an annulling judgment
6.02 Commercial policy
6.02.00 General
6.02.01 Rules on trade with third countries
6.02.01.00 General
6.02.01.01 Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures
6.02.01.02 Imports, exports and quantitative quotas
6.02.01.03 Protection against illicit commercial practices
6.02.01.04 Measures to combat counterfeiting in trade with third countries
6.02.02 International agreements concerning commercial policy and joint action within the framework of international organisations
6.02.03 National protective measures
6.03 Development cooperation
6.04 Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries
6.05 Humanitarian aid
6.07 International agreements
6.07.00 General
6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
6.07.02 Negotiation and conclusion
6.07.03 Prior opinion of the Court
6.07.04 Effects, scope and limits
6.07.05 Observance of prior international agreements concluded by Member States
6.07.05.00 General
6.07.05.01 Particular agreements
6.07.06 The UN
6.07.07 GATT and WTO
6.07.08 International agreements on the environment
6.07.09 International agreements on energy
6.07.10 International agreements on private international law
6.07.11 International agreements on agriculture and fisheries
6.07.12 International agreements on transport
6.07.13 International agreements on criminal law
6.07.14 Agreements on development cooperation
6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
6.07.15.01 Turkey
6.07.15.02 European countries
6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
6.08 Diplomatic relations
6.09 Solidarity clause
7 EEC/EC - General and final provisions
7.00 General
7.01 Territorial scope of the Treaties
7.02 Privileges and immunities of the European Union
7.03 Observance of professional secrecy
7.04 Amendment of the Treaties
7.05 Language arrangements
7.06 Competence of the European Union under Article 352 TFEU
8 Accession of new Member States
8.00 General
8.01 Acts of accession
8.01.01 Acts of accession before 2003
8.01.02 Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
8.01.03 Act of accession of Bulgaria and Romania
9 Staff cases
9.01 The sources of European civil service law
9.01.01 Staff Regulations and other provisions
9.01.01.00 General
9.01.01.01 Staff Regulations of Officials and conditions of Employment of Other Servants
9.01.01.02 General provisions for giving effect to the Staff Regulations (Art. 110)
9.01.01.03 Internal directives
9.01.01.04 Interpretation of provisions of the Staff Regulations
9.01.01.05 Application ratione temporis of provisions of the Staff Regulations
9.01.01.06 Amendment of the text of the Staff Regulations
9.01.01.06.00 General
9.01.01.06.01 Transitional provisions
9.01.01.06.01.01 Provisions on appointment/grading
9.01.01.06.01.02 Provisions on promotion
9.01.01.06.01.03 Provisions on emoluments
9.01.01.06.01.04 Provisions on pensions
9.01.02 Principles of the law of the European civil service
9.01.02.00 General
9.01.02.01 Equal treatment and non-discrimination
9.01.02.02 Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
9.01.02.03 Legal certainty
9.01.02.04 Vested rights
9.01.02.05 Good administration
9.01.03 Application of EU law on social policy
9.02 General provisions of the Staff Regulations
9.02.01 Status of official
9.02.02 Appointing authority
9.02.03 Organization of departments
9.02.04 Bodies set up under the Staff Regulations
9.03 Rights and obligations of officials
9.03.01 Obligations of officials
9.03.01.00 General
9.03.01.01 Independence and integrity
9.03.01.02 Conduct befitting an official's position
9.03.01.03 Duty of loyalty
9.03.01.04 Duty of confidentiality
9.03.01.05 Reporting illegal activity or a serious failure to comply with an obligation
9.03.01.06 Non-engagement in an unauthorised outside activity
9.03.02 Privileges and immunities
9.03.02.00 General
9.03.02.01 Non-liability to national taxes
9.03.02.02 Exemption from the formalities for the registration of aliens
9.03.03 Freedom of association and representation of officials
9.04 Prohibition of harassment
9.04.00 General
9.04.01 Concept of harassment
9.04.02 Complaint procedure
9.04.03 Duties of the administration
9.05 Obligations of the administration
9.05.00 General
9.05.01 Obligation to assist officials
9.05.02 Duty to have regard for the interests of officials
9.05.03 Respect for fundamental rights
9.06 Individual decisions
9.06.00 General
9.06.01 Procedure for adopting decisions
9.06.01.00 General
9.06.01.01 Prior consultation of the person concerned
9.06.01.02 Matters to be taken into account
9.06.02 Rules governing acts of the administration
9.06.03 Statement of reasons
9.06.03.00 General
9.06.03.01 Specific cases
9.06.03.01.01 Decisions of the competition selection board
9.06.03.01.02 Rejection of an application
9.06.03.01.03 Promotion
9.06.03.01.04 Reassignment or transfer
9.06.03.01.05 Disciplinary action
9.06.03.01.06 Decisions in relation to sickness or invalidity
9.06.03.01.07 Dismissal or termination of contract
9.06.03.01.08 Other cases
9.06.03.02 Ex post regularisation of an inadequate statement of reasons
9.07 Personal file
9.07.00 General
9.07.01 Documents in the file
9.07.02 Right of access and access arrangements
9.07.03 Medical file
9.08 Recruitment
9.08.00 General
9.08.01 Vacancy notice
9.08.01.00 General
9.08.01.01 Purpose
9.08.01.02 Formal requirements
9.08.01.03 Consideration of applications
9.08.02 Choice of recruitment procedure
9.08.03 Filling of posts by transfer, promotion and interinstitutional transfer
9.08.04 Competitions
9.08.04.00 General
9.08.04.01 Notice of competition
9.08.04.01.00 General
9.08.04.01.01 Purpose
9.08.04.01.02 Arrangements for publication
9.08.04.02 Application form
9.08.04.03 Selection board
9.08.04.04 Conduct of competitions
9.08.04.04.00 General
9.08.04.04.01 Conditions for admission
9.08.04.04.02 Organisation and content of tests
9.08.04.04.03 Assessment of candidates’ abilities
9.08.04.04.04 Elimination of candidates
9.08.04.04.05 Conditions for success and drawing up of the list of successful candidates
9.08.04.04.06 Obligations of the Selection Board
9.08.04.04.06.01 Obligation to ensure smooth conduct of proceedings
9.08.04.04.06.02 Observance of the secrecy of the Selection Board’s proceedings
9.08.04.05 Role of the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
9.08.04.06 Specific features of internal competitions
9.08.05 Recruitment other than by competition
9.08.05.00 General
9.08.05.01 Procedure for recruitment of senior officials
9.08.06 Appointment
9.08.06.00 General
9.08.06.01 Grading
9.08.06.02 Appointment procedure
9.08.06.02.00 General
9.08.06.02.01 Medical examination
9.08.06.02.02 Probationary period
9.09 Administrative status of officials
9.09.00 General
9.09.01 Secondment
9.09.02 Leave on personal grounds
9.09.03 Non-active status
9.09.04 Leave for military service
9.09.05 Leave in the interests of the service
9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure
9.10.00 General
9.10.01 Staff report/appraisal
9.10.01.00 General
9.10.01.01 Capacity as reporting officer
9.10.01.02 Procedure for drawing up the staff report/appraisal
9.10.01.03 Content of the staff report/appraisal
9.10.01.04 Discretion of the reporting officer
9.10.01.04.00 General
9.10.01.04.01 Assessment of abilities
9.10.01.04.02 Assessment of efficiency
9.10.01.04.03 Taking into account of absences of the person reported on/appraised
9.10.01.04.04 Award of marks
9.10.01.04.05 Less favourable report than previous report
9.10.02 Staff reports of staff representatives
9.10.03 Judicial review
9.11 Promotion
9.11.00 General
9.11.01 Consideration of the comparative merits
9.11.01.00 General
9.11.01.01 Assessment of the administration
9.11.01.01.00 General
9.11.01.01.01 Matters to be taken into consideration
9.11.01.01.02 Award of promotion points
9.11.01.01.03 Compliance with the principle of equal treatment
9.11.01.01.04 Obligation to state reasons
9.11.01.01.05 Specific rules applicable to officials in function group AST
9.11.01.02 Judicial review
9.11.02 Transition from one promotion system to another
9.12 Advancement to a higher step
9.13 Change of category or service
9.13.00 General
9.13.01 Attestation and certification
9.14 Termination of service
9.14.00 General
9.14.01 Resignation
9.14.02 Retirement
9.14.03 Incompetence
9.14.04 Retirement
9.15 Working conditions
9.15.01 Hours of work
9.15.02 Leave
9.15.02.01 Annual leave
9.15.02.02 Special leave
9.15.02.03 Sick leave
9.15.02.04 Maternity leave
9.15.02.05 Parental or family leave
9.15.03 Protection of health and safety
9.16 Emoluments
9.16.00 General
9.16.01 Remuneration
9.16.01.00 General
9.16.01.01 Weightings
9.16.01.02 Adjustment of remuneration
9.16.01.03 Basic salary
9.16.01.04 Tax on salaries
9.16.01.05 Solidarity levy
9.16.01.06 Family allowances
9.16.01.06.00 General
9.16.01.06.01 Household allowance
9.16.01.06.02 Dependent child allowance
9.16.01.06.03 Education allowance
9.16.01.06.04 Rule against overlapping
9.16.01.07 Allowances
9.16.02 Refund of expenses
9.16.02.00 General
9.16.02.01 Daily subsistence allowance
9.16.02.02 Installation allowance
9.16.02.03 Resettlement allowance
9.16.02.04 Annual travel expenses
9.16.02.05 Removal expenses
9.16.02.06 Mission, travel and accommodation expenses
9.16.03 Transfer of part of emoluments
9.17 Social security
9.17.00 General
9.17.01 Sickness insurance
9.17.01.00 General
9.17.01.01 Refund of expenses
9.17.01.01.00 General
9.17.01.01.01 Medical expenses covered
9.17.01.01.02 Calculation and rates of reimbursement
9.17.01.02 Serious illnesses
9.17.02 Insurance against accident and occupational disease
9.17.02.00 General
9.17.02.01 Rules on cover
9.17.02.01.00 General
9.17.02.01.01 Concept of occupational disease
9.17.02.01.02 Concept of invalidity attributable to occupational disease
9.17.02.02 Recognition of the occupational origin
9.17.02.02.00 Procedure
9.17.02.02.01 Medical expert's report
9.17.02.02.01.01 Medical committee
9.17.02.02.01.02 Judicial review
9.17.02.02.02 Burden of proof
9.17.02.03 Compensation
9.17.02.03.00 General
9.17.02.03.01 Entitlement to payment of the allowance
9.17.02.03.02 Fixed allowance
9.17.02.03.03 Additional allowance
9.17.02.04 Reopening of the file
9.17.03 Gifts, loans and payments in advance
9.18 Pensions
9.18.00 General
9.18.01 Retirement pension
9.18.01.00 General
9.18.01.01 Transfer to the EU scheme of rights acquired under a national scheme
9.18.01.02 Pension rights
9.18.01.02.00 General
9.18.01.02.01 Acquisition of pension rights
9.18.01.02.02 Early retirement without reduction of pension
9.18.01.02.03 Calculation of years of service
9.18.01.02.04 Correction coefficient
9.18.02 Severance grant
9.18.03 Invalidity pension
9.18.03.00 General
9.18.03.01 Concept of invalidity
9.18.03.02 Invalidity Committee
9.18.03.03 Calculation of the invalidity pension
9.18.04 Survivor's pension
9.18.05 Award of benefits
9.18.06 Payment of benefits
9.19 Recovery of undue payment
9.20 Subrogation of the European Union
9.21 Disciplinary measures
9.21.00 General
9.21.01 Procedure
9.21.01.00 General
9.21.01.01 Prior investigation
9.21.01.02 Initiation of proceedings
9.21.01.03 Effect of criminal proceedings
9.21.01.04 Disciplinary Board
9.21.01.05 Rights of the person concerned
9.21.01.06 Time-limits
9.21.02 Form of disciplinary measure
9.21.02.00 General
9.21.02.01 Discretion of the administration
9.21.02.02 Aggravating or extenuating circumstances
9.21.02.03 Judicial review
9.22 Administrative appeal procedure
9.22.00 General
9.22.01 Request
9.22.02 Administrative complaint
9.22.02.00 General
9.22.02.01 Concept
9.22.02.02 Time-limits
9.22.02.03 Formal requirements
9.22.02.04 Decision to reject
9.23 Judicial proceedings
9.23.00 General
9.23.01 Jurisdiction of the Courts
9.23.01.00 General
9.23.01.01 Scope of judicial review
9.23.01.02 Unlimited jurisdiction
9.23.02 Conditions of admissibility
9.23.02.00 General
9.23.02.01 Locus standi
9.23.02.02 Act adversely affecting the official
9.23.02.02.01 Concept
9.23.02.02.01.00 General
9.23.02.02.01.01 Decision communicated orally
9.23.02.02.01.02 Decision rejecting a prior administrative complaint
9.23.02.02.01.03 Reconsideration of an earlier decision
9.23.02.02.01.04 Excluded cases
9.23.02.02.01.04.01 Preparatory acts
9.23.02.02.01.04.02 Confirmatory acts
9.23.02.02.01.04.03 Communication of information
9.23.02.02.01.05 Acts of general application
9.23.02.02.02 Specific cases of acts having adverse effect
9.23.02.02.02.01 Decisions taken in a selection or recruitment procedure
9.23.02.02.02.02 Decisions on grading, reinstatement or allocation of tasks
9.23.02.02.02.03 Staff reports/appraisals
9.23.02.02.02.04 Decisions on promotion
9.23.02.02.02.05 Decisions concerning reassignment or transfer
9.23.02.02.02.06 Decisions relating to emoluments
9.23.02.02.02.07 Decisions relating to temporary staff contracts
9.23.02.02.02.08 Decisions on medical matters
9.23.02.02.02.09 Decisions taken in disciplinary proceedings
9.23.02.02.02.10 Decisions of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
9.23.02.02.02.11 Decisions relating to the obligation of the administration to assist officials
9.23.02.02.02.12 Decisions on the retirement pension
9.23.02.02.02.13 Other acts
9.23.02.03 Interest in bringing proceedings
9.23.02.03.00 General
9.23.02.03.01 Action brought by a member of a trade union
9.23.02.03.02 Action brought by an unsuccessful candidate
9.23.02.03.03 Action brought by an official who has not been promoted
9.23.02.03.04 Action brought by a former official or staff member
9.23.02.03.05 Action brought against an act that has been repealed or withdrawn
9.23.02.04 Prior administrative complaint
9.23.02.04.01 Mandatory nature
9.23.02.04.02 Optional nature
9.23.02.04.03 Correspondence between the action and the complaint
9.23.02.05 Time-limits
9.23.02.05.00 General
9.23.02.05.01 Mandatory nature
9.23.02.05.02 Starting point and calculation
9.23.02.05.03 Excusable error
9.23.02.05.04 Reopening
9.23.03 Pleas in law
9.23.03.00 General
9.23.03.01 Plea of lack of competence of the author of the measure
9.23.03.02 Plea alleging a breach of procedure
9.23.03.03 Plea alleging the lack or inadequacy of a statement of reasons
9.23.03.04 Plea alleging a manifest error of assessment
9.23.03.05 Plea alleging misuse of powers
9.23.04 Plea of illegality
9.23.05 Judgment
9.23.05.00 General
9.23.05.01 Effects of a judgment annulling a measure
9.23.06 Actions for damages
9.23.06.00 General
9.23.06.01 Conditions of admissibility
9.23.06.01.00 General
9.23.06.01.01 Compliance with the pre-litigation procedure
9.23.06.01.02 Effect of the existence of an act having adverse effect
9.23.06.01.03 Time-limits
9.23.06.02 Effect of the outcome of the action for annulment
9.23.06.03 Specific cases
9.23.06.03.01 Damage caused by a third party
9.23.06.03.02 Damage caused by the excessive length of disciplinary proceedings
9.23.06.03.03 Other cases
9.23.06.04 Rules governing liability of the administration
9.23.06.04.00 General
9.23.06.04.01 Conditions of engagement
9.23.06.04.02 Damage for which compensation is payable
9.23.06.04.03 Sufficient compensation provided by annulment of the act
9.23.07 Amicable settlement
9.24 Special provisions applicable to certain categories of officials
9.24.01 Officials in the scientific or technical services
9.24.02 Officials serving in a third country
9.25 Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union
9.25.00 General
9.25.01 Scope
9.25.02 Recruitment
9.25.03 Probationary period
9.25.04 Posting
9.25.05 Allowances
9.25.06 Non-renewal of contract
9.25.06.00 General
9.25.06.01 Obligations of the administration
9.25.06.02 Discretion of the administration
9.25.06.03 Judicial review
9.25.07 Termination of contract
9.25.07.00 General
9.25.07.01 Staff engaged for an indefinite period
9.25.07.02 Staff engaged for a fixed period
9.25.07.03 Staff covered by Article 2(c) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants
9.25.08 Reclassification of a contract that has been renewed several times
9.25.09 Pensions
9.26 Conditions of employment prior to the EEC/EAEC/EC Regulations
9.27 Other types of employment status
9.27.01 European Investment Bank
9.27.01.00 General
9.27.01.01 Rights and obligations of staff
9.27.01.02 Employer's obligations
9.27.01.03 Recruitment
9.27.01.04 Staff reports, promotion
9.27.01.05 Working conditions
9.27.01.06 Staff representation
9.27.01.07 Emoluments, social security benefits
9.27.01.08 Pensions
9.27.01.09 Disciplinary measures
9.27.01.10 Administrative appeal procedure
9.27.01.11 Judicial proceedings
9.27.01.11.00 General
9.27.01.11.01 Actions for annulment
9.27.01.11.02 Actions for damages
9.27.02 European Central Bank
9.27.02.00 General
9.27.02.01 Rights and obligations of staff
9.27.02.02 Employer's obligations
9.27.02.03 Recruitment
9.27.02.04 Staff reports, promotion
9.27.02.05 Working conditions
9.27.02.06 Staff representation
9.27.02.07 Emoluments, social security benefits
9.27.02.08 Pensions
9.27.02.09 Disciplinary measures
9.27.02.10 Administrative appeal procedure
9.27.02.11 Judicial proceedings
9.27.02.11.00 General
9.27.02.11.01 Actions for annulment
9.27.02.11.02 Actions for damages
9.27.03 Europol
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