The main menu on the homepage lists the countries whose legal databases you can search.
To select a country, click on its flag (or on the map) – this will bring you to the search screen.
The menu on the left side gives you 4 options:
The search form is broadly the same for all countries, regardless of how national databases are structured.
However, as the search functions on the underlying databases vary between countries, only the available search criteria/fields will be displayed.
Search hints
Tweaking the results
Each results page recaps your search criteria and allows you to:
Differences in search results display
During the transitional period when the connection technologies are being aligned, you may notice some differences (display, translation options available, etc.), depending on the country:
You can use this feature to translate your search results (including titles, reference, summaries and texts) into any official EU language.
The option is currently available only for the databases listed below:
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK (an EU country until 31.01.2020).
How to use the tool
It takes about 1 minute to translate a full page of results (the speed depends on the amount of text displayed).
If your results take up more than 1 page, you will have to repeat the translation process for each page.
Once the titles are translated, you may ask for the entire underlying document to be translated.
Use this if you want to search in several countries at the same time.
It is currently available only for the following countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK (an EU country until 31.01.2020).
The search can be carried out simultaneously in 2-19 countries.
The only search criterion common to all these countries is the search by word(s) in the title/text.
Select the countries you are interested in from the left-hand menu. Then enter the word(s) in the dedicated fields, in the interface language.
Once you have entered 3 characters, the EUROVOC Thesaurus will suggest a term or terms. If the word you enter is not in the Thesaurus, automated translation will be used to translate the term you entered into the language of the database in question.
Search results are presented by country, on the same page. You can use the automatic translation tool to translate the results.
You can also browse the legislation websites of a large number of non-EU countries.
Click the tab 'NON-EU COUNTRIES'.
The page has been originally drafted in English. The other language versions are the result of an automatic translation.