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European Union API: Get EU law article

Gets the official text and key dates of one article of an EU regulation or directive from EUR-Lex, in the latest consolidated version when there is one, in any official EU language.

eur-lex.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)Version 1ReadNo sign-inVerified Nov 2, 2026

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.

Law, requiredlaw

Law short name, title or number, for example GDPR or Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

AI Act

Article, requiredarticle

Article number, for example 17.

5

Language optionallanguage

Language name or two-letter code, for example French or FR. Defaults to English.

French

Default English.

Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "link": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_5",  "version": "Latest consolidated version",  "in_force": true,  "short_name": "AI Act",  "article_text": "1. Les pratiques en matière d’IA suivantes sont interdites:\na) la mise sur le marché, la mise en service ou l’utilisation d’un système d’IA qui a recours à des techniques subliminales, au-dessous du seuil de conscience d’une personne, ou à des techniques délibérément manipulatrices ou trompeuses, av…",  "celex_number": "32024R1689",  "article_title": "Pratiques interdites en matière d’IA",  "document_date": "2024-06-13",  "article_number": "5",  "date_of_application": "2026-08-02",  "full_official_title": "Règlement (UE) 2024/1689 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 13 juin 2024 établissant des règles harmonisées concernant l’intelligence artificielle et modifiant les règlements (CE) n° 300/2008, (UE) n° 167/2013, (UE) n° 168/2013, (UE) 2018/858, (UE) 2018/1139 et (UE) 2019/2144 et les directives 2…",  "date_of_entry_into_force": "2024-08-01",  "consolidated_version_date": "2026-07-27"}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
eur-lex.europa.eu/get_law_article
Returns
official title, short name, article title and text, document, entry-into-force and application dates, in-force status, version, link, CELEX number

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method eur-lex.europa.eu/get_law_article with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • What does Article 17 of the GDPR say? I need the official wording of the right to erasure.
  • Pull the text of Article 6 of the AI Act from EUR-Lex in French, plus when it starts to apply.
  • Get me Article 5 of Directive 2019/790 on copyright in the Digital Single Market, in German please.
  • I need the latest consolidated text of Article 34 of the Digital Services Act and whether it's currently in force.
  • Show me Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 in Spanish from europa.eu, with its entry-into-force date and CELEX number.
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    eur-lex.europa.eu/search_eu_law
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    ted.europa.eu/search_contract_awards
  • Looks up an official Eurostat statistic for an EU or EEA country and the EU27 figure for the same period. Quarterly and half-yearly series return the reporting period that contains a requested month.

    ec.europa.eu/get_statistic
  • Finds recently published EU procurement notices matching what is being bought, with buyer, estimated value, submission deadline and TED notice link. Open-only results must have a future submission deadline.

    ted.europa.eu/search_tenders
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    ecb.europa.eu/get_euro_exchange_rates
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    ecb.europa.eu/get_key_interest_rates
  • Converts an amount between currencies using ECB euro reference rates, including euro and cross-currency conversions. Uses the latest preceding published rate when the date has none.

    ecb.europa.eu/convert_currency
  • Checks an EU VAT number in the European Commission's VIES service and returns whether it is valid, with the registered name and address when the country makes them available.

    ec.europa.eu/validate_vat_number