One of the CNUE's objectives is to participate fully in the development of EU policies that can affect notarial practice. With a view to dialogue with the European institutions, the CNUE set up working groups to follow EU affairs and establish position papers committing all of the CNUE's member notariats. These working groups are composed of experts designated by the member notariats and are chaired by a representative of one of the member notariats. The CNUE is thus present in all political and technical matters that have an impact on the notarial profession.

The CNUE does not, however, limit itself to only follow EU work; it also makes proposals. It implements projects with a European dimension involving all its members, with the aim of constructing the area of justice, freedom and security expected by European citizens. These positive initiatives, which often rely on new technologies, make life easier for citizens, whose mobility can be hindered by cross-border legal complications.

The CNUE focuses on the following topics:

· Authentic Instruments

· Company Law

· Competition

· Consumer Law

· Contract Law

· E-Justice

· ENN (European Notarial Network)

· ENRW (European Network of Registers of Wills)

· Family Law

· Justice, Freedom, Security Projects

· Mortgage Credit

· Notarial Perspectives

· Succession