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Researching Treaties

How can I find EU treaties?

Treaties establishing the EU - see Where would I find the founding treaties? (Researching EU Legislation FAQs) Free web sources Council of Europe treaties - http://conventions.coe.int/ - this has the full text of the treaties. This provides both full text and summaries of the complete European Treaty Series (ETS) 1949-2003, and its continuation the Council of Europe Treaty Series (CETS) 2004 onwards. Hard copy sources Official Journal of the European Union L series - has the text of treaties entered into by the EU. This is held by Gray's Inn, Inner Temple and Middle Temple Libraries. European Conventions and Agreements (Council of Europe) - held by Inner Temple and Middle Temple Libraries, 1949 onwards. Europaische Vertrage = European treaties = Traites europeens (Council of Europe) - held by Inner Temple Library Back to Frequently Asked Questions: Researching Treaties