Solicitors can obtain EC/EU information from the Law Society's Library (020 7320 5946) and Barristers from the Temple Library (020 7427 4830), both available to members ONLY. There is an internet "gateway to European information for the UK regions" at www.europe.org.uk/info.
The Law Societies of England & Wales and of Scotland have a joint office in Brussels at Boulevard du Regent, Laan 58, 1000-Brussels (tel: (00) 322 743 8585 and fax: 00 322 743 8586).
Users may also be interested in SOLVIT, described as "an on-line problem solving network in which EU Member States work together to solve without legal proceedings problems caused by the misapplication of Internal Market law by public authorities".
1. The EC Commission
Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049-Brussels, tel: (00) 322 299 1111 (http://europa.eu.int).
Economic and Social Committee tel (00) 322 546 9217
2. EC/EU offices in the UK are at:
(i) Jean Monnet House, 8 Storey's Gate, LONDON, SW1P 3AT. tel: 020 7973 1992 (www.cec.org.uk).
(ii) 7, Alva Street, EDINBURGH, EH2 4PH. tel: 0131-225 2058 http://europa.eu.int.
(iii) Windsor House, 9/15 Bedford Street, BELFAST, BT2 7EG. tel: 028 90-240708 www.europa.org.uk/info/ni
(iv) 4 Cathedral Road, CARDIFF, CF1 9SG. tel: 029-20-371631 www.cec.org.uk
(v) UK Office of the European Parliament, 2 Queen Anne's Gateway London SW1H 9AA www.europarl.org.uk
3. There are 25 EC "European Information Centres" in the UK, as below:
Belfast - 028 90 491 031
Birmingham - 0121 455 0268
Bradford - 01274 754 262
Bristol - 01179 737 373
Cardiff - 029-20 229 525
Chelmsford - 01245 437 617
Exeter - 01392 214 085
Glasgow - 0141 221 0999
Hull - 01482 465 935/940
Inverness - 01463 715 400
Knutsford - 01565 634 467
Leicester - 01162 559 944
Liverpool - 0151 298 1928
London - 020 7 489 1992
London Westminster - 020 7 629 2151
Manchester - 0161 237 4020
Newcastle - 0191 261 0026
Norwich - 01603 625 977
Nottingham - 01159 624 624
St. Albans - 01727 813 407
Slough - 01753 577 877
Southampton - 01703 832 866
Stoke on Trent - 01782 224 426
Telford - 01952 208 213
West Malling - 01732 878 044
4.. There are 44 European Documentation Centres (EDCs),< mainly in university libraries, around the UK.
There are also three EC Depository Libraries (DEPs), the main one being at the British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, W. Yorks LS23 7BQ (01937-546 000). The others are at Westminster Central Reference Library, London and at the Liverpool and District Scientific, Industrial and Research Library. DEPs receive all official EC/EU published documentation.
5. The Court of Justice of the European Communities
Palais de la Cour de Justice, Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, Kirchberg, L-2925 Luxembourg (tel: (00) 352 4303.1; fax (00) 352 4303.2600) Press and Information Division fax (00) 352 4303.2500
6. Office of Official Publication of the European Communities
2 rue Mercier, L-2985 Luxembourg. tel: (00) 3524 99281; fax: (00) 3522 929 44637; e-mail:Internet.idea@opoce.cec.be