Article 189 EEC Treaty

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Article 189 of the EEC Treaty is the provision that defined the legal nature and binding force of Community acts—such as regulations, directives, and decisions—within the European Economic Community’s legal order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of primary EU law
treaty article
adopted 1957
adoptedBy Member States of the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Article 189 EEC NERFINISHED
ex Article 189 EEC NERFINISHED
appliesTo decisions of the European Economic Community
directives of the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
opinions of the European Economic Community
recommendations of the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
regulations of the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
appliesWithin territory of the Member States of the European Economic Community
characterizes decisions as binding in their entirety upon those to whom they are addressed
directives as binding as to the result to be achieved
directives as leaving to national authorities the choice of form and methods
opinions as having no binding force
recommendations as having no binding force
regulations as binding in their entirety
regulations as directly applicable in all Member States
regulations as generally applicable
citedBy Court of Justice of the European Communities NERFINISHED
defines binding force of Community acts
legal nature of Community acts
establishes binding effect of Community secondary legislation
hierarchy of Community legal acts
formsPartOf institutional framework of the European Economic Community
governs effects of Community acts in Member States
influenced doctrine of direct applicability of regulations
doctrine of direct effect of certain directives
inForceFrom 1 January 1958
language Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
legalSystem European Economic Community legal order NERFINISHED
locatedInInstrument Treaty of Rome NERFINISHED
partOf Treaty establishing the European Economic Community NERFINISHED
region Europe
subjectMatter secondary legislation of the European Economic Community
sources of Community law
successorProvision Article 249 EC Treaty NERFINISHED
Article 288 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

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