Acquis communautaire
EU's accumulated law and legal precedent
The Community acquis or acquis communautaire (; French: [aˌki kɔmynoˈtɛːʁ]), sometimes called the EU acquis, and often shortened to acquis, is the accumulated legislation, legal acts and court decisions that constitute the body of European Union law. The term is French, "acquis" meaning "that which has been acquired or obtained", and...
