SECTION 9: EUROPEAN UNION
1. European Access
This periodical is published several times a year. European Access is a current awareness guide to the policies and activities of the European Union. This publication also provides descriptions of recent English language publications. (Cancelled in 2003).
Location: Current issues are on Reserve, 2nd Floor, MLIC, K5.U223
Location: Issues for 1996 through 2002 are in Periodicals Section on 1st Floor, MLIC, K5.U223
2. Euro: Law and Market Practices. Edited by Hal. S. Scott. 1999
Location: 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE7052.5 .E94 1999
3. Chalmers, Damian. European Union Law.. 2 vols. 1998.
Location: CILC, 1st Floor, 2nd Floor, MLIC, KJE947.C424
4. Hanlon, James. European Community Law. 3rd edition. 2003
Location: 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE947 .H365 2003
5. Kapteyn, P.J.G. ( Paul Joan George) Introduction to the Law of the European Communities: From Maastricht to Amsterdam. By P.J.G. Kapteyn and P. VerLoren Van Themaat.. 1998.*
*This is the Student ed., 3d ed., incorporating the 5th Dutch ed./edited and further rev. by Laurence W. Gormley.
Location: CILC, 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE947.K36313 1998.
6 European Union Law Reporter* Maxwell and Sweet publication (formerly the CCH Common Market Reporter) This multi-volume loose-leaf is an excellent starting point for researching the developing law of the EU. Provides information and commentary on the laws of the European Union arranged by topic. Provides the text of the Union and EC Treaties and other key Community legislation. Designed to provide information on law and policy relevant to doing business in and with the EU.
Location: CILC, 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE947.C24
European Union Update*
This section of the European Union Law Reporter is a separate volume called the European Union Update. This provides details of recent Court of Justice/Court of First Instance rulings, Commission decisions, new legislation, proposed legislative changes, and other material of current interest. There are a variety of indexes. One of these is the Current Index which reflects the order of material in the Reporter. After you look at a paragraph of commentary in the European Union Law Reporter, you can refer to the corresponding paragraph in the Current Index to see if there are any new items affecting it in the European Union Update.
Location:Comparative and International Law Center, 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE947.C24 Update
EU Focus*
This newsletter is part of the subscription to the European Union Law Reporter. Summarizes new items appearing or soon to appear in the Reporter. Has information on material which has appeared in recent issues of the Official Journal and information on activities of the courts, etc. (Cancelled in 2003)
Location: CILC, 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE947.C2225
7. European Community Cases*
This is a companion service to the European Union Law Reporter. European Community Cases contains the full text of selected cases heard before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance and certain Commission decisions (Beginning in January, 2002, there will be a delay in receiving cases because of a change in our subscription plan).
Location: Comparative and International Law Center, 1st Floor, MLIC, KJE 947.C23
*The European Union Law Library (including the Reporter and the European Union Update, EU Focus, and European Community Cases) is available on CD-ROM on Reserve and can be used on any of the Reference Alcove Computers in the MLIC Reference area(also on the Comparative and International Law Center computer).. Note: Though the CD-ROM is a monthly publication, it is slow in arriving, and the CD-ROM is behind the paper loose-leaf set in currency.
8. Official Journal of the European Communities (MLIC has Series L and Series C from 1996-to date)*
L Series: Adopted legislation including directives and regulations adopted by the Commission and Council.
C Series: Information and Notices section: contains non-binding decisions and resolutions of the institutions, texts of proposed legislation, etc.
Location: Microforms (Cabinet 33), 1st Floor, MLIC, K15.O44 ( L and C Series) (Microform available for these years: 1996-2000)
Location: CD-ROM, Jan. 2001-to 2003, 2nd Floor, MLIC, Reserve, KJE908.034 ( L and C Series). The CD is kept on Reserve. May be checked out and used on the Reference Alcove Computers on the 2nd Floor, MLIC, and on the computer in the Comparative and International Law Center on 1st Floor.
*Note: the MLIC changed its subscription to the Official Journal from microform to CD-ROM format beginning in January, 2001. The CD has the full text of the Official Journal. The CD is issued monthly, is cumulative, and is derived from the EUR-Lex service.
* More recent issues of the Official Journal ( issues from the past 45 days) are available online through the EUR-Lex website. If you are using the Official Journal on CD, you may link to the EUR-Lex website from the CD product. EUR-Lex may also be accessed through the EUROPA website ( See Section 13 of this bibliography for website reference.)
9. Directory of Community Legislation in Force and Other acts of the Community
This publication includes all the legislation still "on the books." Useful to locate information in the Official Journal in the L Series.*
Location: Microfiche: 1st Floor, MLIC, K15.O44 (Have in fiche, from 27th ed. through 35th edition) (Cabinet 33)
Location: Paper format: 1st Floor, MLIC, K15.O44 (25th ed. , 26th , 28th, 29th, 36th to date)
*Note: Beginning with the 36th edition, the MLIC is now receiving the Directory in paper format. Note that the online version of the Directory is updated much more frequently than the paper version and is available through the EUR-Lex website. If you are using the Official Journal on CD, you may link to the EUR-Lex website from the CD product. EUR-Lex may also be accessed through the EUROPA website.