EU regulations are now in Andri

EU regulations are now in Andri

August 21, 2024

EU regulations are now in Andri

If you're advising on data protection, anti-money laundering, consumer rights, or anything else that touches EU law, you've probably experienced the frustration: Dutch or UK case law in one system, EU regulations in EUR-Lex, CJEU judgments somewhere else, and the national implementing legislation scattered across multiple sources.

We've fixed that.

What's now in the system

The full regulatory corpus. All EU regulations currently in force, including GDPR, AMLA directives, MiFID II, DORA, the AI Act, consumer protection directives, and the rest. Updated as new legislation is published in the Official Journal.

CJEU and General Court case law. Judgments, opinions, and orders—searchable alongside national case law. When you're researching a GDPR question, the system can pull both the Article 29 Working Party guidance and the relevant Dutch or UK decisions that implemented it.

Implementing legislation mapping. Ask about a directive requirement and the system shows you the corresponding national implementation. GDPR Article 6 paired with Dutch UAVG provisions or UK DPA 2018 sections.

Why this matters

EU law is strange. It's not just another jurisdiction—it's a layer that sits on top of national law, sometimes directly applicable, sometimes requiring implementation, sometimes creating rights that national courts must enforce.

Most legal research treats EU law as separate. You search EUR-Lex for the regulation, then switch tools to find how it applies in your jurisdiction. That's fine for academic work. It's terrible for advising clients.

A practical example: your client's SaaS business is processing customer data across the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. They want to know their legal basis for processing under GDPR, how the Dutch AP has interpreted "legitimate interest" for similar businesses, and whether post-Brexit UK adequacy decisions affect anything.

That used to be three different research exercises. Now it's one question to Andri.

What we've built

The system doesn't just index EU law—it understands the relationship between EU and national levels:

  • Direct effect recognition: Knows which provisions are directly applicable vs. require implementation
  • Temporal awareness: Tracks when directives had to be transposed and flags cases decided under old law
  • Cross-reference linking: CJEU preliminary rulings linked to the national cases that requested them
  • Regulatory updates: Monitors EUR-Lex for amendments and flags affected matters

For compliance-heavy practices

If your work involves financial services regulation, data protection, employment law with cross-border elements, or competition law, this changes the research workflow. One system that spans the EU framework and national implementation, with citations that actually make sense together.

Try it on your next compliance matter.