Council Decisions

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Council Decisions are legally binding acts adopted by the Council of the European Union to set policies, take specific actions, or establish mandates within the EU’s institutional framework.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf act of the Council of the European Union
binding act of the European Union
legal act of the European Union
adoptedBy Council of the European Union NERFINISHED
adoptionProcedure non-legislative procedure
ordinary legislative procedure
special legislative procedure
basedOn Treaty on European Union NERFINISHED
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union NERFINISHED
bindingOn Member States to which they are addressed
legal persons to whom they are addressed
natural persons to whom they are addressed
canBeChallengedBy EU institutions NERFINISHED
Member States
individuals under conditions of Article 263 TFEU
canConfer mandates on EU agencies or bodies
mandates on the European Commission
mandates on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
distinctFrom EU directives NERFINISHED
EU opinions
EU recommendations
EU regulations
enterIntoForce on the date specified in the decision
on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal if no date is specified
function establish mandates for EU institutions or bodies
set EU policies
take specific actions within the EU legal order
institutionalContext part of the EU’s secondary legislation
languageRegime authentic in all official languages of the European Union when of general application
legalNature binding in all their elements
mayImplement provisions of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
provisions of the Common Security and Defence Policy
mayRequire qualified majority in the Council
unanimity in the Council
providedForIn Article 288 TFEU
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union NERFINISHED
scope may be addressed to specific addressees
may be of general application
subjectTo judicial review by the Court of Justice of the European Union
principle of conferral
principle of proportionality
principle of subsidiarity
usedFor adopting specific restrictive measures against persons or entities
appointing members of EU institutions and bodies
establishing EU agencies or joint undertakings
establishing positions to be taken on the Union’s behalf in international bodies
implementing EU policies

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