EU-Legislation
Access EU law. Search and retrieve Directives, Regulations, Treaties and CJEU case law from EUR-Lex.
npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill eu-legislation-malik-taiar --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
What it does
Allows an agent to search EU legislation and case law on EUR-Lex, and retrieve document information, procedural history, and national transposition status. It supports searching by concept or keyword and accessing full texts, /ALL/ pages, /HIS/ history, and /NIM/ transposition data. It also outlines how to navigate document pages by CELEX and provides example URL patterns and languages.
How it works
- Use EUR-Lex Search to find documents by text, specifying lang and locale in the URL parameters as shown.
- Identify document type from the Form field in search results (e.g., DIR, REG, DEC, TREATY, JUDG).
- Retrieve full text with the /TXT/ page or access all related information with /ALL/ using CELEX IDs, using the base URL https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/{LANG}/{PAGE}/?uri=CELEX:{CELEX}.
- For procedure history, use /HIS/; for transposition status, use /NIM/.
- When answering complex questions, construct a reference chain from full text to related acts and implementings using EUR-Lex /ALL/ and cross-references.
- Run parallel WebFetch calls for multiple pages to broaden results and filter by the Form field.
When to use it
Use when a user needs direct access to EU law provisions, directives, regulations, treaties, or CJEU case law, including associated modifications, status, and national transposition information.
What it can touch
- WebFetch
- EUR-Lex search results and document pages via WebFetch and direct URL patterns
Caveats
- EUR-Lex pages may link to national texts that are unavailable (Texte non disponible); follow the National Transposition Text Retrieval workflow.
- The workflow emphasizes verifying references and cross-links via /ALL/ pages; ensure proper CELEX IDs and language codes are used.
# EU Legislation & Case Law Access EU law directly. Search and retrieve Directives, Regulations, Decisions, Treaties and CJEU case law from EUR-Lex. ## Capabilities | Action | Method | |-------------------------------------------|-----------------| | **Search legislation/case law** | EUR-Lex Search | | **Document info, status, modifications** | EUR-Lex /ALL/ | | **Procedure history** | EUR-Lex /HIS/ | | **National transposition status** | EUR-Lex /NIM/ | | **National transposition full text** | Official National Databases (27 MS) | --- ## Method 1: EUR-Lex Search (Semantic Search) **Best for:** Finding documents by concept, topic, or keyword. ### URL Pattern ``` https://eur-lex.europa.eu/search.html?scope=EURLEX&text=QUERY&lang=LANG&type=quick&locale=LOCALE ``` ### Languages (All 24 Official EU Languages) | Language | Code | Native Name | |-------------|------|--------------------| | Bulgarian | bg | Български | | Czech | cs | Čeština | | Danish | da | Dansk | | Dutch | nl | Nederlands | | English | en | English | | Estonian | et | Eesti keel | | Finnish | fi | Suomi | | French | fr | Français | | German | de | Deutsch | | Greek | el | Ελληνικά | | Croatian | hr | Hrvatski | | Hung
- Capabilities
- Method 1: EUR-Lex Search (Semantic Search)
- URL Pattern
- Languages (All 24 Official EU Languages)
- Document Types (Form)
- Examples
- Pagination
- Method 2: EUR-Lex Document Pages (Advanced)
- URL Patterns
- Base URL
- What You Can Find
- /ALL/ Page (Document Information)
- /NIM/ Page (National Implementation)
- /HIS/ Page (Procedure)
What does the EU-Legislation skill do?
Access EU law. Search and retrieve Directives, Regulations, Treaties and CJEU case law from EUR-Lex.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills --skill eu-legislation-malik-taiar --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From lawve-ai/awesome-legal-skills, a repository with 618 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.