60th anniversary of the European Committee on Legal Co-operation
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Since its establishment in 1963, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) is a standard-setting body, with a wide scope of competence in the field of public and private law.
The CDCJ, as a steering committee:
- reports directly to the Committee of Ministers;
- makes proposals of texts to the Committee of Ministers for their adoption;
- makes proposals concerning the overall priorities in its fields of competence, future work and draft terms of reference.
Know more about the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)
On 30 May 2023, on the margins of its 100th plenary meeting (30 May-1 June 2023), the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held a celebration event bringing together former and current members of the CDCJ alongside external speakers to discuss achievements over the last six decades as well as the legal challenges ahead.
This event was opened by the Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe Bjørn Berge, the Chair of the CDCJ Christoph Henrichs, and the Chair of the Committee of Ministers’ Rapporteur Group on Legal Co-operation, Ambassador Petr Válek.
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