The
EU
produces
its
own
legislation
(
known
as
regulations
,
directives
and
____________________
)
.
To
ensure
that
the
law
is
____________________
,
understood
and
uniformly
applied
in
all
Member
States
,
a
____________________
institution
is
essential
.
That
institution
is
the
Court
of
Justice
of
the
European
Union
.
It
is
composed
of
three
____________________
:
the
Court
of
Justice
(
created
in
1952
)
,
the
General
Court
(
created
in
1988
as
the
Court
of
First
Instance
)
and
The
Civil
Service
Tribunal
(
created
in
2004
)
.
The
Court
of
Justice
and
the
General
Court
today
have
clearly
defined
spheres
of
____________________
.
The
Court
of
Justice
examines
the
____________________
of
EU
legislation
and
ensures
that
EU
laws
are
____________________
and
____________________
in
a
uniform
manner
.
Particularly
in
the
context
of
references
for
preliminary
____________________
it
works
in
collaboration
with
all
of
the
national
courts
.
The
General
Court
has
jurisdiction
to
hear
at
first
instance
all
direct
actions
brought
by
____________________
or
____________________
____________________
,
except
for
those
specifically
reserved
to
the
Court
of
Justice
.
The
creation
of
a
specialist
____________________
,
the
Civil
Service
Tribunal
,
has
relieved
the
Court
of
First
Instance
of
cases
between
the
institutions
and
their
____________________
.
