To return to facts (remember them?) ...
http://ec.europa.eu/eu_law/introduct...ulation_en.htm
What are EU regulations?
Regulations are the most direct form of EU law - as soon as they are
passed, they have binding legal force throughout every Member State,
on a par with national laws. National governments do not have to take
action themselves to implement EU regulations.
They are different from directives, which are addressed to national
authorities, who must then take action to make them part of national
law, and decisions, which apply in specific cases only, involving
particular authorities or individuals.
Regulations are passed either jointly by the EU Council and European
Parliament, and by the Commission alone.
What are EU directives?
EU directives lay down certain end results that must be achieved in
every Member State. National authorities have to adapt their laws to
meet these goals, but are free to decide how to do so. Directives may
concern one or more Member States, or all of them.
Each directive specifies the date by which the national laws must be
adapted - giving national authorities the room for manoeuvre within
the deadlines necessary to take account of differing national
situations.
Directives are used to bring different national laws into line with
each other, and are particularly common in matters affecting the
operation of the single market (e.g. product safety standards).
On Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:44:25 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
* a Directive is an EU decree that parliament gets to rubber stamp.
** a Regulation is an EU decree that happens without parliament even
debating it.
*** Ultre vires is a legal term meaning 'you didn't have the authority
for that, and it is therefore null and void and never legally happened'.
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