Directory of European Union case-law

Classification scheme after the Lisbon Treaty (since 2010)

In this section, you can find the judgments and orders of the Court of Justice, General Court and Civil Service Tribunal classified by subject in accordance with the classification scheme of the Directory of case-law.

This classification reflects the changes brought by the Treaty of Lisbon, modifying the classification scheme used to analyse case-law from 1954 to 2009.

The new scheme has been applicable since 2010.

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On this page, EUR-Lex displays the classification scheme that was applicable to cases published after the Lisbon Treaty. It consists of 9 main domains and several subdomains and gives access to the cases published from 2010.

To access the cases published up to 2009, click ‘Consult the classification scheme in place before the Lisbon Treaty (up to 2009)’. It consists of 8 main domains and several subdomains.

To display all case-law (both classification schemes), select the check box ‘Show cases from both classification schemes’.

1 The legal order of the European Union 3016
2 Public procurement by the EU institutions 2011
3 EEC/EC - Legal proceedings * Legal proceedings 6219
4 Internal policy of the European Union 9386
5 EEC/EC - Association of Overseas Countries and Territories * Association of Overseas Countries and Territories 1
6 External policy 817
7 EEC/EC - General and final provisions * General and final provisions 84
8 Accession of new Member States 35
9 Staff cases 1301
- 9.01 The sources of European civil service law 341
- 9.02 General provisions of the Staff Regulations 72
- 9.03 Rights and obligations of officials 111
- 9.04 Prohibition of harassment 102
- 9.05 Obligations of the administration 159
- 9.06 Individual decisions 275
- 9.07 Personal file 26
- 9.08 Recruitment 187
- 9.09 Administrative status of officials 18
- 9.10 Staff reporting/appraisal procedure 83
- 9.11 Promotion 75
- 9.12 Advancement to a higher step 1
- 9.13 Change of category or service 16
- 9.14 Termination of service 10
- 9.15 Working conditions 42
- 9.16 Emoluments 247
- 9.17 Social security 35
- 9.18 Pensions 79
- 9.19 Recovery of undue payment 28
- 9.20 Subrogation of the European Union 7
- 9.21 Disciplinary measures 50
- 9.22 Administrative appeal procedure 91
- 9.23 Judicial proceedings 635
- 9.24 Special provisions applicable to certain categories of officials 18
  - 9.24.01 Officials in the scientific or technical services 0
  - 9.24.02 Officials serving in a third country 18
- 9.25 Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union 137
- 9.26 Conditions of employment prior to the EEC/EAEC/EC Regulations 0
- 9.27 Other types of employment status 115

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