New InfoCuria – Frequently Asked Questions and Search Tips

The Court’s new InfoCuria search interface was launched on 12 January 2026. As with any new service, a number of users have contacted us with questions and feedback.

The feedback we receive will help us continue to improve the service.

In addition to the online help, in order to provide help to users with regards to the most-frequently encountered issues, we have created this list of answers to questions and tips to help with searching using the new interface.

How to combine different criteria in a single search

The new interface works on a system of filters that can be applied either before or after a search. It is therefore possible to perform a text search and then, through the use of the filters, refine the list of results.

It is also possible to use the filters directly, without first entering a search term. If this option is chosen it is then also possible to use a text search after having applied the filters.

Why are the filters available in the three results tabs different?

The new interface only provides the filters which are relevant to the entirety of the type of information being presented.

As a result, filters such as “Type of document” or “Legislative acts cited in the document” are only available in the “opinions and decisions” tab, as this tab presents documents.

Similarly, the filter “Type of procedure” is only available in the “Cases” tab.

Searching by legislative act and case-law cited in judgments and opinions

It is possible to search for judgments and opinions that cite a specific piece of legislation or a specific judgment.

This can be done in the “Opinions and decisions” tab, using the last filter “Legislation and case-law cited”.

At present the search must be done using the CELEX number. This infographic provides a guide to constructing CELEX numbers. We plan to introduce a more intuitive system of searching for legislation cited in the upcoming new version.

As you type the CELEX number, the autocomplete feature will propose various options.

Searching for a specific article with CELEX

Article numbers can be added after a CELEX number using -A01 for example, for Article 1. You can also add sub-paragraphs, -A01P01.

The autocomplete feature also proposes these specific provision numbers. If an article is not proposed, that means there are no results for that particular provision.

Example: Judgments and Opinions that cite Article 10 of Regulation 1215/2022 can be found with the CELEX Number “32012R1215-A10”.

Searching for cited legislation in the “Cases” tab

The “legislation and case-law cited” filter is a dataset that, at present, applies only to judgments, Opinions and orders. As such it is only available in the “Opinions and decisions” tab.

When will there be an easier way to search for documents citing a legislative act without a CELEX number?

The Court’s aim is to constantly evolve InfoCuria, and improving the advanced search features is a priority. Upcoming versions will improve advanced search, including introducing simpler mechanisms to search for cited legislation.

Searching by case number or name

The text search bar can be used to find a case by its number or name. Results can be improved by searching for the exact term by using quote marks, or making use of the autocomplete suggestions.

If you are searching for a case which has been cited in subsequent cases, your search may return a lot of results. Changing the sort order of the results to “Relevance”, is usually sufficient to resolve the issue.

Searching with advanced criteria

The Court’s aim is to constantly evolve InfoCuria, and improving the advanced search features is a priority. Upcoming versions will improve advanced search, and will include a multi-criteria advanced search form. This will make it possible to search using a number of criteria currently absent as stand-alone criteria including: 

• Case number
• Case name
• Legislation cited (without the need for a CELEX number)
• Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling
• Language of the case
• Formation of the Court
• Judge Rapporteur
• Advocate General

Please note that it is currently possible to search with some of these criteria using a text search, with certain limitations. These limitations can often be minimised by changing the sort order of the results to “Relevance”.

Language of the case

The language of the case is noted in all notices of new cases published in the Official Journal, and in all judgments. A search with the phrase "Language of the case: English", with the quote marks, will therefore return all cases with a published document with that language as language of procedure.

Limitation: It will not find newly-arrived cases that do not as yet have a published document.

Origin of a reference for a preliminary ruling – by country

For those countries who have a unique language, it is possible to combine the language of the case search described above with the filter “Type of procedure” to find all references for a preliminary ruling from that country.

Limitation: It will not find newly-arrived cases that do not as yet have a published document.

Limitation: For countries that share a common language, results will display cases from all countries using that language. This affects Belgium, Germany, Greece, France, Ireland (except for Irish-language cases), Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta (except for Maltese-language cases) the Netherlands, Austria.

Origin of a reference for a preliminary ruling – by court

For searches from a specific court, a text search in the “Cases” tab, with the name of the referring court between quote marks, for example “Oberster Gerichtshof” and limiting the results with the filter “Source of the results” set to “Data”, will produce all the cases referred by that Court.

Limitation: the search also searches in the “Notes on Academic writings”. Academic writings which include the name of the Court in their title will also be found. This particularly affects higher and supreme courts. Sorting the results by relevance mitigates this issue.

Formation of the Court

A text search in the “Cases” tab, with the name of the chamber between quote marks, for example “Seventh Chamber” and limiting the results with the filter “Source of the results” set to “Data”, will give all the cases of that chamber.

Judge Rapporteur and Advocate General

A text search in the “Cases” tab, with the surname of the Judge or Advocate General between quote marks, for example “van der Woude” and limiting the results with the filter “Source of the results” set to “Data”, will find all cases where that person was either the Judge Rapporteur or the Advocate General.

Limitation: if that Member has been both a Judge and an Advocate General it is not possible to separate the cases where they acted as Judge and those in which they acted as Advocate General.

Limitation: the search also searches in the “Notes on Academic writings”. If the Member in question has written an academic article about a case, it will be found in the list of results. Sorting the results by relevance mitigates this issue.

Viewing judgments and other documents

The design with a preview of the document on the right of the screen aims to help users assess that the document is indeed useful before opening the document in a full screen. This avoids having multiple tabs open or having to click backwards and forwards from documents to the results list.

In order to open a document in full screen, clicking on the download button:  provides access to a pop-up showing all available languages and formats. Opening an html version from this screen will open the document in a new tab.

Improving the articulation between the preview and the full text will be considered for future versions.

Printing documents

Html versions of documents may not always print properly from the full-screen view of judgments.

In order to ensure correct printing, please use the print button next to the language menu in the “Preview” mode of a document.

Exporting lists of results

It is possible to export lists of results. By increasing the number of results displayed per page to the maximum of 100, it is possible to export 100 results at a time in both .csv and .xlsx formats.

When I click on the Eur-lex icon for judgments, I get a blank screen.

Information appears on the InfoCuria website before being published on Eur-lex. If the link in question is to a new document, this can therefore happen.

If the document is not new, please contact us and provide us with the link and the document you tried to access so that we can correct the missing link.

When will there be a version with advanced search tools?

The Court’s aim is to constantly evolve InfoCuria, and improving the advanced search features is a priority. A new version of the interface is currently under development. This new version will include a multi-criteria advance search form. The release of this version is currently foreseen for spring 2026.

For further information see Upcoming Evolutions to the InfoCuria Search Engine.

What happened to the RSS Feeds?

The RSS feeds for judgments and opinions no longer exist.

RSS feeds for press releases have been migrated to the new site. You can find further details on the RSS page.

For those wishing to have personalised RSS feeds, this service is offered by Eur-lex.