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Document 11957E189

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 2: PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS, ARTICLE 189

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11957E189

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 2: PROVISIONS COMMON TO SEVERAL INSTITUTIONS, ARTICLE 189


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Article 189

In order to carry out their task the Council and the Commission shall , in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty , make regulations , issue directives , take decisions , make recommedations or deliver opinions .

A regulation shall have general application . It shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

A directive shall be binding , as to the result to be achieved , upon each Member State to which it is addressed , but shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods .

A decision shall be binding in its entirety upon those to whom it is addressed .

Recommendations and opinions shall have no binding force .

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