1. Finding out about National Implementation of EU law Ian Thomson University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008

2. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law EU Directives need to be transposed into the national law of each Member State – these are called National Implementing Measures (NIM) Traditionally, the EU itself does not publish the full text of NIM – so how do you find this information?

3. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law EUR-LEX offers bibliographical information for national implementing measures is promising to offer in the near future links to the full text of national implementing measures in the language of the Member State concerned

4. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law N-Lex A common gateway to national law N-Lex is intended to help searching for national law of a country, not specifically national implementing measures Experimental

5. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law Government departments in the Member States will often have information relating to the national implementation of particular pieces of EU law

6. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law A good model example:

7. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law European Commission information about national implementation

8. University of Zagreb: Faculty of Law: Library: Seminar: New developments in EU legal research, 27 October 2008: Finding out about National Implementation of EU Law Finding out about National Implementation of EU law Guide to transposing a Directive