CJEU highlights importance of EU notification procedure in gambling regulation
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24 Mar 2025 •
Reading time: 2 minutes The CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union) stands for the highest authority within the European Union regarding the EU law has the task to make sure that it’s been respected and interpreted correctly and uniformly across all the member states.
As a result of a recent ruling by the CJEU regarding the EU notification requirements for draft gambling legislation, the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) once again emphasizes the crucial importance of the EU notification procedure.
The EGBA is an organization that represents the interests of online gambling companies in Europe. It works to promote fair and safe online gambling practices and collaborates with European institutions and governments to improve and harmonize regulations for online gambling.
The UA notification procedure is absolutely essential when member states introduce new gambling laws or amend existing regulations, as it ensures transparency and compliance with European standards and rules.
The essence of the TRIS notification procedure
The Court of the CJEU ruled that drafts of national laws that expand existing gambling laws or add new requirements must be notified to the European Commission. This is necessary to ensure compliance with EU legislation.
Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of EGBA, emphasises the notification procedure’s importance:
“Proper notification of draft gambling regulations to the European Commission is essential for good policy making and to allow for any proposed changes to national gambling frameworks to be scrutinised for their compatibility with EU law. The TRIS notification procedure facilitates transparency and allows for potential EU law compatibility issues to be identified before national regulations take effect.”
The TRIS notification is important for a transparent cooperation between EU member states in developing new laws and regulations. As the European gambling market changes, it’s very important for the Commission and all the member states to use an effective TRIS notification procedure. It’ll make sure that gambling laws follow the EU rules.
Haijer acknowledges this importance of the Commission:
“An effective TRIS procedure also relies on the European Commission to actively scrutinise all incoming notifications, which it has not been doing consistently in recent years. We’re confident, however, that the new Commission’s emphasis on the enforcement of EU law will lead to it stepping up its efforts to ensure draft national gambling laws are adequately scrutinised for their compatibility with EU law.”
The EGBA remains committed to promoting a well-regulated European gambling market that both protects consumers and complies with EU law, and is willing to collaborate to ensure the TRIS procedure works effectively.
The purpose is to ensure that players can be protected across all European member states, which requires collaboration between the CJEU and EGBA, involving an effective TRIS-procedure.