Researching EU Legislation
Where can I find COM docs?
Free web sources
EUR-Lex - http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm - contains all COM docs from 2000 onwards and selected ones from 1999. Select Simple Search, then Preparatory Acts.
PreLex - http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/apcnet.cfm?CL=en - contains COM docs from 1965. Select Standard Search and enter 'COM' in the series box.
Hard copy sources
Some COM docs are published in the Official Journal C series.
Subscription-based databases
Justis EU - from Celex, select Proposals; enter the year and number in the Document Type field.
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