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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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
provision of EU primary law
appliesTo European Union Member States NERFINISHED
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
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
scope of application of EU legal acts
defines decisions of the European Union NERFINISHED
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
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 NERFINISHED
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
regulates legal effects of EU decisions
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
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
addressees of EU legal acts
binding force of EU acts
systematicPosition Part Six of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
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 hasLegalBasisIn Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union