1. Introduction

This tutorial will
lead you through
the different
sections and
functions of this
website.
The purpose of this
website is to offer
you concise and
easy-to-read
summaries of
European Union law,
in 32 policy sections.

2. Finding legal information on EUROPA

The website is part
of the EUROPA
portal, maintained
by the EU’s
institutions

In the EUROPA
portal, you will find
a range of different
information sources,
such as:
1. the activities
webpage, for
an insight into
different policy
areas

3. Summaries of EU legislation

The main
information on the
website is available
in 11 languages.
More specialized
information is
offered in five
languages (German,
Spanish, French,
Italian and English).

4. How to navigate the website?

5. What are the functions?

The factsheets
provide information
on legislation in
force and other
reference
documents that can
help you to
understand a policy
area.
The factsheets are
constantly updated
as new legislation is
developed.

You can navigate to
other policies by
using the topics
menu.

6. Contact our team

For any questions
regarding the
summaries of
European
legislation, please
visit the contact
section.

How to navigate on the homepage?

The main
information on the
website is available
in 11 languages.
More specialized
information is
offered in five
languages (German,
Spanish, French,
Italian and English).
Scroll down the
language menu to
select the
appropriate version.

You can get an
overview of the
content of the 32
sections by clicking
on the plus symbol
displayed on the
boxes.

2. How to access policy sections?

Starting on the
home page, you will
find several levels of
navigation, going
from general to
more specific topics.

Each thematic area
provides the user
with:
1. a general
overview of the
policy selected
2. links to the
policy’s sub-areas
3. and external links
relevant to the
topic.

Check out the list of
links that will take
you to the
legislation
summaries. Bear in
mind that each
summary presents a
specific act.
Choose a topic by
clicking on one of
the policy sub area
links.

3. Reviewing a summary

Choose the
factsheet you are
interested in.

Each factsheet
provides you with
the full title of the
act. Click on its
reference number to
read the complete
text.

Additional
information is
provided for legally
binding acts. The
reference table will
give you more
information about
the adoption
procedure, the entry
into force or the
amendments made
to the original
legislative text.

You’ll find other
relevant pieces of
legislation and
Commission
working documents
that relate directly
to the summarized
text under the
heading “Related
acts”.
Look at the date of
the factsheet to find
out when it was last
updated.

4. How to navigate between sections?

Want to move back
to the Homepage or
to another policy
area?
Open the policy
topics menu and
click on a new policy
area.
Click on the arrow
to open the policy
menu.

Use the breadcrumb
to move from a page
with detailed
information to
another page with
more general
content.

5. Be updated of the latest news

Interested in
learning more about
the latest updates to
the website?

This page is divided
into two parts:
1. New factsheets,
covering
legislation
adopted very
recently.

2. Updated
factsheets,
recently
reviewed due
to changes in
legislation.

You can select a
policy area from the
thematic menu.

6. Subscribe to information feeds

The RSS feeds
enable you to
receive notifications
when something
new is published on
the website.

Select a thematic
area.

Click on subscribe to
this feed. You will
automatically
receive updates in
the area of your
choice. Access these
updates in your
common feed list, in
the favorites section
of your web
browser.
You can subscribe to
as many feeds as
you want