Dear colleagues, I see that EUR-OP has at last publicly announced the forthcoming changes to its legal databases that have been planned for some time. In a speech by the new Commissioner, marking the 30th anniversary of EUR-OP: "Viviane Reding announced, moreover, the arrival of an integrated electronic package in the early spring 2000. All current legal services will be grouped together under the name of EUR-Lex. EUR-OP is meanwhile working on the electronic consolidation of all existing EU legislation. The aim of EUR-OP is to make changes to EU law by Parliament and Council immediately available in consolidated form on the Internet." I am told that the public release of the integrated EUR-Lex/CELEX/EUDOR package will not occur until May or June 2000. The consolidation programme will take 3 years to complete, with the first fruits appearing by the end of this year. Regards, Chris ************************ Chris Lamb Documentation Officer Euro Info Centre Network 70 rue Montoyer 1000 Bruxelles Belgique Tel: +32 2 287 1553 Fax: +32 2 230 0520 Email: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%