 | e-Curia is an application of the Court of Justice of the European Union that is intended for lawyers and agents of the Member States and of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the European Union, and which allows the exchange of procedural documents with the Registries of the Court of Justice, the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal, by exclusively electronic means. |
Request for access
Anyone wishing to use e-Curia must request the creation of an account by means of an application form. The application form, duly completed and signed, must be sent by post to the Registry of the relevant Court or Tribunal together with the required supporting documents. Any request for an access account will be subject to checks by the Registry concerned, which may take a few days. If the request is approved, a user identification and temporary password will be sent to the applicant by separate e-mails. Use of e-Curia is free of charge.
See also: - video demonstration
Lodging of procedural documents
Procedural documents must be lodged in PDF format. Files lodged may not exceed 30 MB. Documents lodged do not need to be signed by hand. A user can thus simply generate a PDF document using his word-processing software. If necessary, the user can also attach annexes and/or additional documents to his pleading or written observations. As soon as the documents to be sent are validated, their lodgment is recorded by e-Curia and a confirmation e-mail is sent to the user. It is not necessary, therefore, to send the original document by post or to send certified copies.
See also: - video demonstration
Acceptance of service
When the Registry serves a procedural document by means of e-Curia, an e-mail is sent to the intended recipient to notify him of this and the document served is available for him to consult in e-Curia. The Registry is alerted as soon as a document served has been consulted. Alternatively, service is deemed to have been accepted 7 days after the notification e-mail is sent.
See also: - video demonstration
Consultation of the history of documents lodged and served
Users may, at any time, consult the history of documents served on them and the history of documents they themselves have lodged. A search form allows users to sort the documents served and the documents they have lodged.
Organisation of personal details and registration of assistants
A user can change his password, e-mail address or the display language for his profile. If the user identification or password are forgotten, there is a procedure for recovering them. A representative may also register one or more assistants who can receive procedural documents transmitted by the Registries. The assistant(s) can also prepare lodgment of a document, which lodgment will then have to be validated by the representative.
To find out more: - user guide 
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