Fact sheets

Fact sheets provide a systematic overview of the landmark decisions of the Court of Justice and the General Court on a specific topic of EU law. They are available in all official EU languages.

On this page, you can access Case-law Fact sheets prepared by the Research and Documentation Directorate. These fact sheets bring together a selection of abstracts of the EU Courts’ decisions on a specific topic.

They are intended as a working tool, organised into easily accessible sub-topics. They identify the key decisions on a specific legal issue, particularly where that issue has been the subject of multiple judgments leading to settled case-law.

  • Electronic commerce and contractual obligations

    • Consumer protection
    • Approximation of laws
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  • Independence of the Judiciary

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  • Excise duty

    • Excise duties
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  • Urgent preliminary ruling procedure and expedited procedure

    • Procedural provisions
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  • Protection of personal data

    • Data protection
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  • Public access to environmental information

    • Environment
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  • Field of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

    • Charter of Fundamental Rights
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