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Legal services

The Commission and the Council both run a legal service providing EU decision-makers with legal advice. These services influence all proposals for laws and make thousands of legal notes every year. The legal notes are not  made public nor are they accessible by MPs and MEPs.

Notes

The Commission legal service is headed by Michel Petite, former Chief of Cabinet for Romano Prodi.The Council legal service is headed by another French civil servant, Jean Claude Piris.The European  Parliament has a smaller legal service headed by Chiristian Pennera, who is called the Jurisconsult. 

Links

European Commission Legal Service http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/legal_service/index_en.htm  

The legal service of the European Parliament http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=11