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European Union directives
Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – directives
It defines the various types of legal acts that the European Union (EU) may adopt, including directives.
A binding act of general application
Adoption
Mandatory transposition
Maximum and minimum harmonisation
Protection of individuals in the event of incorrect or lack of transposition of directives
Transposition delays
For further information, see:
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Six – Institutional and financial provisions – Title I – Institutional provisions – Chapter 2 – Legal acts of the Union, adoption procedures and other provisions – Section 1 – The legal acts of the Union – Article 288 (ex Article 249 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, pp. 171–172).
last update 16.03.2022