The Gazette 1989

FEBRUARY 1989

Sources of European Community Law Where to find them

PART 2

By Margaret Byrne, Librarian, The Law Society

Part 2 of this ar t i c le is a gu i de to t he secondary literature on Eu r opean Commu n i ty Law. It covers pub l i ca t i ons of t he Eu r opean Commu n i ty itself and those of comme r c i al publishers. Part 1 (published in t he January, 1 9 8 9 , Gazette a t page 2 0 ) dea lt w i t h t he sources of t he European Commun i t y 's l egal sys t em - t he pr ima ry and seconda ry legislation and internat ional ag r eemen ts - and t he case l aw of t he Eu r opean Court of Justice.

legislative developments in all areas and the chapter on Community Law is also published as a separate pamphlet. The Bulletin of the European Communities. Issued by the Commission 11 times a year with an annual index, it covers developments on a monthly basis. Supplements to the Bulletin are published at irregular intervals. They contain official Commission material (e.g. communications to the Council, programmes, reports and proposals). The Programme of the Commission for the year ahead is published as a Supplement. The Report on Competition Policy and the Report on Social Developments are published as supplements to the General Report. The former is a source of information on EC competition policy and on the enforcement of competition law. The latter covers labour law developments. The Review of the Council's work is published annually by the Council. The Court of Justice issues Information on the Court of Justice of the EC (quarterly) and a Synopsis of the work of the Court of Justice which covers a two year period. Social Europe is published three times a year (with Supplements) by the EC Commission Directorate-General for Employ- ment, Social Affairs and Education. It covers the Com- mission's principal measures and policies on employment, social affairs, education, health and safety, professional training, as well as the main events taking

subject in a classified index arrangement. The catalogue is issued in two separate parts - Part A: Publications of the EC lists monographs, series titles, periodicals, and Part B: Documents gives bibliographical details of the COM Documents (the Com- mission's legislative proposals and policy documents), the ESC Opinions (Opinions, studies, reports of the Economic and Social Committee) and the EP Reports (European Parliament amendments to draft legislation and other reports). The EC Commission's Central Document Service (SCAD) publishes current awareness and bibliographical guides to Commission documents - the SCAD Bulletin (weekly), SCAD Bibliographies on various subjects (irregular) and SCAD News (monthly). The Commission Library publishes Recent Publications on the European Communities received by the Library (11 issues per year plus supplements). The following is a selection of EC publications which provide introductions, overviews and summaries of legal activities in particular areas: Periodicals The General Report on the Activities of the European Communities. Issued annually by the Commission, it indicates

EC Publications The publication of EC documents is largely done by the institutions of the Community: The European Parliament The Council of the European Communities The Commi ss i on of the European Communities The Court of Justice of the European Communities The Economics and Social Committee The European Investment Bank The Court of Auditors of the European Communities and the research agencies established by the Commission such as the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cede f op ), the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, and the European University Institute. EC Publications and Catalogues are available from the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in Luxembourg or through the official sales agent in each country which in Ireland is the Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, or, for mail orders, the Stationery Office, 6th Floor, Bishop Street, Dublin 8. Tel. (01) 781666. The catalogue of publications of the EC, issued quarterly and annually, lists publications by

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