Regulation (European Union)

A regulation is a legal act of the European Union [1] which becomes immediately enforceable as law in all member states simultaneously.[2][3] Regulations can be distinguished from directives which, at least in principle, need to be transposed into national law. Regulations can be adopted by means of a variety of legislative procedures depending on their subject matter.

  1. ^ Nanda, Ved P. (1996). Folsom, Ralph Haughwout; Lake, Ralph B. (eds.). European Union law after Maastricht: a practical guide for lawyers outside the common market. The Hague: Kluwer. p. 5. The Union has two primary types of legislative acts, directives and regulations
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