Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

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:DG Justice, Freedom and Security was split in 2010. For Home Affairs (security), see Directorate-General for Home Affairs (European Commission).

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The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure that the whole European Union (EU) is an area of freedom, security and justice. The specific tasks and responsibilities of the DG are laid down by the Treaty of Rome (see Part Two, Articles 17–22; Part Three, Title III, Articles 39–47), the Treaty of Amsterdam, which came into force on 1 May 1999, and the conclusions of the European Council meeting in Tampere (Finland), a special meeting held on 15–16 October 1999 concerned with the creation of an area of freedom, security and justice within the EU.European Parliament, [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/summits/tam_en.htm Tampere European Council, 15 and 16 October 1999: Presidency Conclusions], accessed 18 December 2023

The relevant Commissioner is the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality (formerly European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship), currently Commissioners Didier Reynders and Helena Dalli. The current Director-General is Ana Gallego Torres.{{Cite web |title=DG JUST – About us |url=https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/justice-and-consumers_en |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=European Commission |language=en}}

In 2023 it had 400 employees.{{cite web |title=HR Key Figures |url=https://commission.europa.eu/system/files/2023-04/HR-Key-Figures-2023-fr_en.pdf |website=European Commission |publisher=European Commission |access-date=28 November 2024}}