EU Decisions
European Union decisions To exercise the EU’s competence, EU institutions may adopt 5 types of legal acts. A decision is a binding legal act which may either be of general application or may have a specific ...
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Enforcing EU Law
Enforcement of EU law Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) It states that to exercise the EU’s competences, the EU institutions must adopt regulations, directives, decisions, ...
Effect of EU Law
Precedence of European law According to the precedence principle, European law is superior to the national laws of Member States. The precedence principle applies to all European acts with a binding force. Therefore, ...
EU Official Publications
Publications Office Decision 2009/496/EC, Euratom — the organisation and operation of the Publications Office of the European Union It sets out the role, responsibilities, tasks and organisational structure of the ...
EU Law Identifiers
European Legislation Identifier (ELI) Council conclusions inviting the introduction of the European Legislation Identifier (ELI) Legislation is widely available online and accessible in various digital formats. ...
Access to EU Law
Accessibility of public sector websites and mobile apps Directive (EU) 2016/2102 on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies It aims to make public sector websites and mobile ...
Better Law Making
Better Law-Making — Agreement between EU institutions Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making It aims to ...
EU Courts & Procedure
European and international courts Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union Article 257 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union There are many courts that operate at international level and it is not ...
EU Council Procedures
European Council: Rules of Procedure European Council Decision 2009/882/EU adopting its Rules of Procedure It lays down the rules and procedures for organising the work of the European Council. These cover: the roles ...
EU Competence Division and Subsidiarity
Division of competences within the European Union The EU has only the competences conferred on it by the Treaties (principle of conferral). Under this principle, the EU may only act within the limits of the ...
Council and Procedure
The Council of the European Union SUMMARY OF: Article 16 Treaty on European Union Articles 237 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Articles 238 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Articles 239 ...
Statistics
Collection of quarterly non-financial statistics for government by EU countries Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government It defines the main categories of public ...
EU Personnel
European Administrative School Decision 2005/118/EC establishing the European Administrative School Decision 2005/119/EC — organisation and operation of the European Administrative School Decision 2005/118/EC sets up ...
Commission Procedures
The European Commission Article 17 Treaty on European Union Article 18 Treaty on European Union Article 244 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) — role, composition, powers and functioning of ...
Various EU Bodies
Cooperation between the EU’s institutions Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union Article 13 of the Treaty on European Union (EU) lists the EU’s institutions and states that they must practice ‘mutual ...
EU Law Making
Legislative procedures Article 289 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union It reforms the EU’s previous decision-making process, thus strengthening its capacity to take decisions and action. KEY POINTS ...
Debt Collection
The European Account Preservation Order for debt recovery between EU countries Regulation (EU) No 655/2014 — European Account Preservation Order It aims to facilitate debt recovery between EU countries in civil and ...
Justice Policy
EU justice policy: the way forward This European Commission communication sets out the political priorities with respect to making further progress towards a common European area of justice based on trust, mobility ...
European Ombudsman
The European Ombudsman Charter of Fundamental Rights European Parliament Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom – regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties It establishes the ...
Civil Procedure
Legal aid in civil and commercial matters Directive 2003/8/EC — improved access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid It seeks to: improve access to justice in ...
Applicable Law Cross Border Other
The law applicable to non-contractual obligations Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 — the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) —It brings greater legal certainty as to the law applicable with respect to ...
Applicable Law Cross Border Contracts
Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome Convention) Convention 80/934/EEC on the law applicable to contractual obligations opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980 The convention ...
Recognition Enforcement Judgments
Court jurisdiction in legal cases involving different EU countries Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters It updates a ...
Applicable Law Cross Border Family
Matrimonial and parental judgments: jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement (Brussels IIa) Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 – jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of matrimonial and parental judgments A ...
Family Law Maintenance Divorce Children
Maintenance obligations The Regulation covers cross-border maintenance applications arising from family relationships. It establishes common rules for the entire European Union (EU) aiming to ensure recovery of ...
Alternative Fuels
Electric and gas-powered vehicles — recharging/refuelling stations Directive 2014/94/EU — deploying the EU’s alternative fuels infrastructure — It establishes standard rules on rolling out the EU’s alternative fuels* ...
Energy Efficiency Buildings
Energy performance of buildings Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings It aims to improve the energy performance of buildings in the EU, taking into account various climatic and local conditions. ...
Energy Labelling
Energy consumption: Framework for labelling rules Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 on energy labelling It sets out the basis for labelling energy-related products, providing standard information about energy efficiency — as ...
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency Directive (EU) 2018/2002 amending Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU, together with its amendment, aims to adapt EU energy law ...
Nuclear Safety
Convention on Nuclear Safety Convention on nuclear safety — Declaration by the European Atomic Energy Community according to the provisions of Article 30(4)(iii) of the Nuclear Safety Convention Decision 1999/819/ ...