Legal monitoring

‘Legal monitoring’ documents are documents which present current legal, judicial or case-law developments of one or more Member States and of the Courts of the European Union, and are grouped thematically or chronologically.

On behalf of the Court of Justice of the EU, the Directorate of Research and Documentation regularly prepares and disseminates ‘Flash News’ on the case-law of the courts of the Member States of the European Union and, on occasion, of third countries.

Those Flash News contain summaries of:

  • Decisions of the courts of the Member States following a preliminary ruling by the Court of Justice: ‘Flash News – Follow-up to preliminary rulings’;
  • Decisions of the courts of the Member States or of third countries that are relevant to EU law: ‘Flash News – Decisions of interest to the EU’. Those Flash News concern, amongst other things, the judgments of the constitutional and supreme courts on important issues relating to the application of EU law.

The list of documents is available at the bottom of the page. They can also be searched via the search bar.


Flash News Monitoring of Preliminary Rulings 1/24
31.01.2024 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Social policy - Consumer protection - Data protection - Public health
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Flash News National decisions of interest to the EU 3/23
20.11.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Competition - Fundamental rights - Environment - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Immigration policy - Taxation - Freedom of movement for workers - Trade marks - Consumer protection
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Flash News Monitoring of Preliminary Rulings 3/23
23.10.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fisheries policy - Citizenship of the Union - State aid - Trade marks - Data protection
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Flash News - Monitoring of Preliminary Rulings 2/23
20.07.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Environment - Border checks - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Immigration policy - Value added tax - Social security
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n°1/23
30.01.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Education, vocational training and youth - Border checks - Freedom to provide services - Common foreign and security policy - Transport
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/23
20.06.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Competition - State aid - Fundamental rights - Environment - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - asylum policy - Social policy - Consumer protection - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n°1/23
09.02.2023 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - Data protection - Common foreign and security policy
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/22
14.10.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - Taxation - Data protection - Libre circulation des personnes - Agriculture
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/22
01.04.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
asylum policy - Social policy - Transport
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/22
25.01.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Environment - Freedom of establishment - Consumer protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 5/22
24.10.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - Border checks - asylum policy - Social policy
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 4/22
30.06.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - Social policy - Consumer protection - international agreements
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/22
25.04.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - Data protection - Social security - Telecommunications
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/22
04.04.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Taxation - Data protection - Public health - Libre circulation des personnes
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/22
27.01.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - asylum policy - Freedom to provide services
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Flash News « Special edition COVID-19 » n° 2/22
20.05.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Education, vocational training and youth - European Union public contracts - Public health
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Flash News « Special edition COVID-19 » n° 1/22
10.05.2022 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Access to documents - Data protection - Public health
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/21
08.07.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Provisions governing the institutions - Charter of Fundamental Rights - Value added tax - Freedom of establishment - Freedom of movement for workers - Freedom to provide services - Social policy - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/21
12.11.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Charter of Fundamental Rights - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - Value added tax - Social policy - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Approximation of laws - Telecommunications
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/21
30.04.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Charter of Fundamental Rights - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Immigration policy - Freedom of establishment - Freedom of movement for workers - Freedom to provide services - Internal market - Principles - Social policy - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Approximation of laws - Public health - Social security
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/2021
09.12.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - asylum policy - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Data protection - Transport
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/21
16.07.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - Data protection - international agreements - European Development Fund (EDF) - Libre circulation des personnes
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/21
07.05.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - Energy - Freedom of establishment - Social policy
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Flash News « Special edition COVID-19 » n° 2/21
24.02.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Public health
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Flash News « Special edition COVID-19 » n° 1/21
09.02.2021 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Public health
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 4/2020
18.11.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Monetary measures in the field of agriculture - administrative cooperation - Provisions governing the institutions - Charter of Fundamental Rights - Environment - Border checks - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Immigration policy - Value added tax - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Approximation of laws - Transport
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/20
10.07.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - non-discrimination - Non-discrimination on grounds of nationality - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Data protection - Approximation of laws - Telecommunications
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/20
15.05.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Agriculture and Fisheries - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Data protection - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/20
20.03.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Foodstuffs - Environment - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Value added tax - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Data protection - Approximation of laws - Transport
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 4/20
30.10.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Charter of Fundamental Rights - Environment - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Freedom of establishment - Freedom of movement for workers - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Trade marks - Droit d'auteur et droits voisins - Consumer protection - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/20
15.07.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Access to documents - Environment - asylum policy - Value added tax - Droit d'auteur et droits voisins - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/20
08.05.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Financial provisions - Provisions governing the institutions - Environment - Pollution - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Social policy - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/20
17.03.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Pollution - area of freedom, security and justice - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Freedom of establishment - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Data protection
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Flash News « Special edition COVID-19 » n° 1/20
06.07.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Public health
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 5/19
20.01.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Taxation - Consumer protection
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 4/19
20.01.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Agriculture and Fisheries - Environment - Border checks - Taxation - Approximation of laws - Telecommunications
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/19
01.07.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
politique agricole commune - Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Immigration policy - Excise duties - Value added tax - Freedom to provide services - non-discrimination - Social policy - Data protection - Approximation of laws - Public health - Transport
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/19
03.05.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Alcohol - Citizenship of the Union - area of freedom, security and justice - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - police cooperation - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Trade marks - Consumer protection - Libre circulation des personnes
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/19
08.02.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - Charter of Fundamental Rights - Environment - area of freedom, security and justice - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - police cooperation - Immigration policy - Excise duties - Value added tax - Freedom of establishment - Free movement of goods - Quantitative restrictions - Freedom to provide services - Patents - Consumer protection - Approximation of laws - Social security
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 7/19
20.01.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Border checks - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Immigration policy - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 6/19
20.01.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Access to documents - Taxation
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 5/19
20.01.2020 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Right of entry and residence - Fundamental rights - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - asylum policy - Free movement of capital - Freedom of movement for workers - Social policy - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 4/19
05.07.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - area of freedom, security and justice - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Freedom to provide services - non-discrimination - Consumer protection - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/19
21.06.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Competition - Fundamental rights - Charter of Fundamental Rights - asylum policy - Immigration policy - Data protection - Libre circulation des personnes
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/19
05.04.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Concentrations between undertakings - Fundamental rights - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - asylum policy - Immigration policy - Data protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/19
01.02.2019 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Access to documents - Charter of Fundamental Rights - European Convention on Human Rights - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - police cooperation - Immigration policy - non-discrimination - Social policy - Data protection - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/18
24.10.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Fundamental rights - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Value added tax - Freedom of establishment - non-discrimination - Social policy - Social security
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/18
13.07.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Environment - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Taxation - Value added tax - Free movement of capital - Social security
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/18
16.04.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
State aid - Dominant position - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Internal taxation - Value added tax - Free movement of capital - Customs cooperation - Freedom of movement for workers - Consumer protection - Data protection - Social security - Telecommunications
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 5/18
07.11.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Provisions governing the institutions - Border checks - Immigration policy - Taxation - Freedom to provide services - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 4/18
15.10.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Fundamental rights - Employment - non-discrimination - Patents - Droit d'auteur et droits voisins - Data protection - Approximation of laws - international agreements
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/18
05.07.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
judicial cooperation in criminal matters - asylum policy - Taxation - Droit d'auteur et droits voisins
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/18
30.05.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - non-discrimination - Social security - Transport
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/18
22.03.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Fundamental rights - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Trade marks - Transport
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Flash News « Special edition » 1-2018
18.06.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Data protection
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 4/17
08.02.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Provisions governing the institutions - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - asylum policy - Value added tax - Social policy - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Trade marks - Consumer protection - Data protection - Approximation of laws - Social security
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 3/17
08.02.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
State aid - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Social policy - Principles, objectives and tasks of the Treaties - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Trade marks - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 2/17
08.02.2018 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Agriculture and Fisheries - Citizenship of the Union - Environment - Value added tax - Justice and home affairs - Free movement of goods - Freedom of movement for workers - non-discrimination - Social policy - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Approximation of laws - Transport
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Flash News - Monitoring of preliminary rulings n° 1/17
10.11.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Taxation - non-discrimination - Social policy - Privileges and immunities
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 6/17
30.12.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Charter of Fundamental Rights - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Value added tax - Social policy
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 5/17
30.11.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Social policy
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 4/17
31.10.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Charter of Fundamental Rights - asylum policy - Free movement of capital - Freedom of movement for workers - Data protection - Approximation of laws
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 3/17
10.10.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Dominant position - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - asylum policy - Freedom of establishment - Freedom to provide services - Intellectual, industrial and commercial property - Consumer protection
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 2/17
31.08.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Citizenship of the Union - Charter of Fundamental Rights - asylum policy - Taxation - international agreements
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Flash News - National decisions of interest to the EU n° 1/17
20.07.2017 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
Environment - judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Social security
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REFLETS 2/2016
21.12.2016 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 1/2016
21.07.2016 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 3/2015
21.12.2015 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2015
21.09.2015 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 1/2015
21.03.2015 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 3/2014
21.12.2014 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2014
21.09.2014 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 1/2014
21.03.2014 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 3/2013
21.12.2013 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2013
21.09.2013 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 1/2013
05.03.2013 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 3/2012
21.12.2012 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2012
21.09.2012 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 1/2012
21.03.2012 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 2/2011
30.11.2011 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 1/2011
31.03.2011 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 3/2010
21.12.2010 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2010
30.09.2010 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
en fr
REFLETS 1/2010
31.03.2010 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
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REFLETS 2/2009
01.12.2009 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2009
01.06.2009 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 3/2008
01.12.2008 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 2/2008
01.09.2008 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2008
01.04.2008 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 3/2007
01.12.2007 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 2/2007
01.09.2007 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2007
01.04.2007 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 2/2006
01.12.2006 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2006
01.04.2006 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 3/2005
01.12.2005 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 2/2005
01.09.2005 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2005
01.04.2005 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 3/2004
01.12.2004 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 2/2004
01.09.2004 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr
REFLETS 1/2004
01.04.2004 | Courts of the European Union | Legal monitoring
comparative law
fr