Legal Service of the European Commission

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central legal advisory body directorate-general of the European Commission legal service

The Legal Service of the European Commission is the Commission’s central legal advisory and litigation body, responsible for ensuring the legality of its actions and representing it before EU and international courts.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Legal Service of the European Commission canonical	16
European Commission Legal Service	6

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central legal advisory body ⓘ directorate-general of the European Commission ⓘ legal service ⓘ
advisesOn	compatibility of Commission initiatives with EU Treaties ⓘ compatibility of Commission initiatives with international law ⓘ compatibility of Commission initiatives with secondary EU legislation ⓘ drafting of European Commission legislative proposals ⓘ interpretation of EU law ⓘ
applies	Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ international agreements binding on the European Union ⓘ secondary legislation of the European Union ⓘ
collaboratesWith	legal services of other EU institutions ⓘ other directorates-general of the European Commission ⓘ
country	European Union ⓘ
employs	administrative staff ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal advisers ⓘ
ensures	legality of the actions of the European Commission ⓘ
hasRole	guardian of legality of Commission actions ⓘ legal advisory body of the European Commission ⓘ litigation service of the European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Belgium ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
isLedBy	Director-General of the Legal Service ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union law ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ French ⓘ other official languages of the European Union ⓘ
mission	to contribute to the uniform interpretation and application of EU law ⓘ to defend the interests of the European Commission in legal matters ⓘ to ensure that Commission decisions comply with EU Treaties ⓘ
participatesIn	infringement proceedings against Member States ⓘ negotiation and drafting of international agreements of the EU ⓘ pre-litigation procedures under EU law ⓘ
partOf	European Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
provides	legal opinions to the European Commission ⓘ
reportsTo	College of Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the European Commission ⓘ
represents	European Commission before international courts ⓘ European Commission before the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (until its dissolution) ⓘ European Commission before the Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ European Commission before the General Court of the European Union ⓘ European Commission in arbitration proceedings ⓘ
sector	European Union institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ public law ⓘ
website	https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/legal-service_en ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Directorate A – Institutional & Administrative Law → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate A – Institutional & Administrative Law → parentOrganization → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate C – External Relations → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate E – Trade → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate G – Environment & Energy → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate I – Agriculture & Fisheries → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate J – Internal Policies → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ

Directorate L – Resources → partOf → Legal Service of the European Commission ⓘ