Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the provision that defines and regulates the main types of EU legal acts—such as regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, and opinions—and their binding force on Member States and institutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
article of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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provision of EU primary law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
European Union Member States
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European Union institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ legal persons addressed by EU decisions ⓘ natural persons addressed by EU decisions ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Council of the European Union when adopting legal acts
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European Commission when adopting legal acts ⓘ European Parliament when adopting legal acts ⓘ |
| cites | regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations and opinions as legal acts ⓘ |
| clarifies |
distinction between binding and non-binding EU acts
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scope of application of EU legal acts ⓘ |
| defines |
decisions of the European Union
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directives of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ opinions of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ recommendations of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ regulations of the European Union ⓘ |
| entryIntoForce | 1 December 2009 ⓘ |
| governs | form of legal acts adopted by EU institutions ⓘ |
| hasOfficialVersionsIn | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Treaty of Lisbon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
adoption of EU decisions
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adoption of EU directives ⓘ adoption of EU opinions ⓘ adoption of EU recommendations ⓘ adoption of EU regulations ⓘ |
| legalSystem | European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
EU primary law
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
legal effects of EU decisions
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legal effects of EU directives ⓘ legal effects of EU regulations ⓘ non-binding acts of the European Union ⓘ |
| replaced | Article 249 of the Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ |
| states |
a decision shall be binding in its entirety upon those to whom it is addressed
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a directive shall be binding as to the result to be achieved ⓘ a directive shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods ⓘ a regulation shall be binding in its entirety ⓘ a regulation shall be directly applicable in all Member States ⓘ a regulation shall have general application ⓘ recommendations and opinions shall have no binding force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
EU legal acts
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addressees of EU legal acts ⓘ binding force of EU acts ⓘ |
| systematicPosition |
Part Six of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Title I of Part Six of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ |
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EU directives
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Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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