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Next Committee meeting will take place in Brussels  
 
on 19 June 2013, 9.00 - 12.30 and 15.00 - 18.30, and on 20 June 2013, 9.00 - 12.30. 
 
 

   
 
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VOTES on Matrimonial Property Regimes, Statute of CJEU, Electronic Identification

The JURI Committee will vote on matrimonial property regimes, the Statute of the Court of Justice and electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions at its committee meeting on 20.6., 10.00-10.45 (room ASP 1G3).

   
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Publication of timetables

Please note that you may find the timetables for the pending dossiers in the 'Publications' section of the website. The document will be updated once a week.

   
 
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MEPs back deal forcing oil & mineral firms to disclose payments to governments
JURI 30-05-2013 - 15:25  

Large extractive companies dealing with oil, gas and minerals will be obliged to disclose full details of their payments to national governments for every project that they operate, under a deal between Parliament and Council negotiators backed on Thursday by the legal affairs committee. The aim is to make companies dealing with strategic resources and national governments more accountable.

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Making it easier for small firms and citizens to recover debts across borders
JURI 30-05-2013 - 10:57  

Firms or citizens seeking to recover debts across borders could get an order to freeze the debtor's bank account thanks to a proposed law endorsed by the Legal Affairs Committee on Thursday. The "European Account Preservation Order" (EAPO) should be quicker and cheaper to use than national procedures. Members also amended the proposal to prevent abuse and safeguard alleged debtors.

Presentation and responsibilities
 
Committee responsible for:
 
1.    the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
 
2.    the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected;
 
3.    the simplification of Community law, in particular legislative proposals for its official codification;
 
4.    the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance;
 
5.    Community acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of:
(a)    civil and commercial law,
(b)    company law,
(c)    intellectual property law,
(d)    procedural law;
 
6.    measures concerning judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters;
 
7.    environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime;
 
8.    ethical questions related to new technologies, applying the procedure with associated committees with the relevant committees;
 
9.    the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Communities;
 
10.  privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials;
 
11.  the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice;
 
12.  the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.
 
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Welcome to the webpage of the Committee on Legal Affairs.
 
Klaus-Heiner Lehne © European Union  
 

Ubi societas, ibi ius; ubi ius, ibi societas
 
 
The Committee, otherwise known by its French acronym "JURI", is closely involved in helping citizens in their daily lives across the Union, through its responsibility for legislation in the field of civil law and private international law. As the Committee responsible for company law, it is also at the forefront of making life easier for businesses trading in the internal market. Competitiveness is also at the heart of our preoccupations, in particular through the big debate currently taking place on the protection of intellectual and industrial property.
 
The Committee is also responsible for the law governing the Union's administration and for parliamentary law, which includes the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, parliamentary immunity and the verification of Members' credentials after their election.
 
This Committee also has a highly specialised role as the legal adviser of Parliament on a certain number of horizontal questions: the legal basis of Union acts, implementing and delegated acts, and subsidiarity and disputes involving Parliament. Raising awareness within Parliament of the better lawmaking and simplification challenges is also one of the Committee's key concerns.
 
I hope that you will find this webpage helpful and informative.
 
Yours sincerely,
 

Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Chairman