Responsibilities
The Legal Service is the in-house legal counsel to the Commission. It ensures that Commission decisions comply with EU law, preventing or reducing the risk of subsequent litigation. Most of its cases are argued before the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.
Mission statement
Plans and reports
Commission work programme - overview of institution-wide deliverables for current year
Strategic plan - department strategy, objectives for 2020-2024
Management plan - department forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current year
Annual activity report - department achievements, resources used during previous year
Activities of the Legal Service
The Commission’s legal adviser
Leadership and organisation
Contact
Legal Service
- Name
- Legal Service
- Postal address
- European Commission, Rue de la Loi 200/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium