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common subjects, mainly because they feature in public discussion, often in
several member States simultaneously or even in all member States. One example
is ‘energy’.
further relection will be required on how best to meet the needs of lay
people and combine them with the needs of professionals, and various solutions
may need to be explored: these might not fall within the sole competency
of the Publications Ofice. Building up ‘corners’ — on consumer protection,
for example, with a list of documents on the subject and a general presentation
— is a way of approaching the lay user which requires a triangular
collaboration between the Publications Ofice and the Directorates-General
for Communication and also, in this case, health and Consumer Protection.
Another way would be to present a highly topical document that was attracting
a lot of comment in the European media. there again, collaboration with
the Communication DG would be necessary.
the responsibility for the management of the system gives opportunities
for contacts with users through the help desk. Contact with users in the member
States also takes place through the Council working Party on Legal Data
Processing. for the EUR-Lex team, national delegates are go-betweens to reach
users in national administrations, but also the national public, and to become
aware of their needs.
It is, and it will always be, the right time to think of evolutions of the legal
information system concerning EU law: stakeholders and the public should
take part, as of course should the member States through their delegates in the
working Party on Legal Data Processing.
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