European Union Legislation 2011-2012

Jeff Kenner is Professor of European Law at the University of Nottingham.

I Treaties 1


Note to the reader 2


Treaty on European Union (TEU) 3-27


Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) 28-139


Protocols 140-180


Declarations 181-185





II Tables of equivalences for converting Treaty numbers 186


Table of Equivalences (TEU) 187-190


Table of Equivalences (TFEU) 191-203





III Fundamental Rights 204


Charter of Fundamental Rights 205-214


Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights 215-237


Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 (EU Agency for Fundamental Rights) 238-247


IV Provisions governing the institutions 248


a) The Court of Justice – procedural texts 249-277


Court of Justice Rules of Procedure 249-271


Court of Justice Note (references from national courts for a preliminary ruling) 272-277


b) Presidency of the Council 278-279


European Council Decision (exercise of the Presidency of the Council) 278-279


c) The European Parliament and the European Commission 280-291


Framework Agreement (relations between the European Parliament and the Commission) 280-291


d) Implementing powers and law making 292-312 


Interinstitutional agreement (better law-making) 292-297


Joint declaration (practical arrangements for the codecision procedure) 298-303


Regulation (EU) No 182/2011(control of the Commission’s implementing powers) 304-312


e) Access to documents 313-322


Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (public access to documents) 313-319


Interinstitutional agreement (access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council)


320-322





f) Citizens’ initiative 323-335


Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 (citizens’ initiative) 323-335


V Internal Market 336  


Free movement of goods 337-344


Directive 70/50/EEC (measures which have an effect equivalent to quantitative restrictions) 337-338


Communication (the consequences of the judgment in `Cassis de Dijon’) 339-340


Regulation (EC) No 2679/98 (free movement of goods among Member States) 341-343


Resolution of the Council and the Member States on free movement of goods 344


b) Free movement of persons 345-418 


Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 (freedom of movement for workers) 345-347


Directive 77/486/EEC (education of the children of migrant workers) 348-349


Directive 2004/38/EC (citizens’ right of free movement and residence) 350-365 


Directive 2005/36/EC ((recognition of professional qualifications) 366-399


Directive 2011/24/EU (patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare)  400-418


c) Free movement of services 419-456


Directive 2006/123/EC (services in the internal market) 419-456


　


VI Competition Law 457








Commission notices and guidance 458-566



Commission Notice (definition of the relevant market) 458-466


Commission Notice (agreements of minor importance – de minimis) 467-469


Commission Notice (handling of complaints) 470-486


Commission Guidelines (effect on trade concept) 487-511


Commission Guidelines (application of Article 101(3) TFEU) 512-543


Commission Guidance (enforcement priorities in applying Article 102 TFEU) 544-566









Regulations 567-640





Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 (State aids) 567-579


Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (implementation of the rules on competition) 580-600 


Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (the EU Merger Regulation) 601-624 


Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 (conduct of competition proceedings) 625-632


Regulation (EU) No 330/2010 (`Block Exemption Regulation’) 633-640


VII Social Policy 641  


a) Equalities law 642-678


Directive 2000/43/EC (equal treatment - racial or ethnic origin) 642-648 


Directive 2000/78/EC (equal treatment general framework - employment and occupation) 649-657


Directive 2004/113/EC (equal treatment between men and women - goods and services) 658-663


Directive 2006/54 (equal treatment of men and women - employment and occupation) 664-678 


b) Working conditions 679-711


Directive 92/85/EEC (pregnant workers) 679-684 


Directive 94/33/EC (young workers) 685-691 


Directive 2003/88/EC (working time) 692-703


Directive 2010/18/EU (parental leave) 704-711


Chronological Index 712-714 


Thematic Index 715-719