DGAE Protocol
The Lisbon School of Law at Católica and the School of Law at Universidade Nova de Lisboa have entered into a protocol with the Directorate-General for European Affairs, with the goal of fostering the technical and legal cooperation in the preparation of the pleadings to be submitted by Portugal within the context of the European Court of Justice preliminary reference procedures. This partnership reflects the parties' interest in assuring technical and scientific cooperation that allows not only a reinforcement of the quality of the legal services provided by the Directorate-General, but also the internationalization and divulgation of the scientific research and knowledge developed at Católica and Nova.
In the context of this Protocol, the professors and researchers of the Lisbon School of Law at Católica collaborate in the preparation of said pleadings, in articulation with and with the approval of the competent ministerial department. In particular, the partnership prescribes i) the elaboration and presentation of technical and legal information necessary to the development of proposals of written observations and other pleadings to be submitted by the Portuguese Republic in preliminary reference procedures, and ii) the participation in hearings at the ECJ whenever deemed necessary by the Directorate-General.
For the purpose of this Protocol, a Supervisory Committee was created - which gathers annually and whenever deemed necessary by the Parties -, being responsible for presenting an annual report on the Protocol's execution, which will assess that year's activity, suggest ways for the improvement of the cooperation between the Parties and propose the organization of events to present the work conducted over that year.
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