Regulation (European Union)
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For industry and economic regulation laws, see European Community regulation.
A regulation is a legislative act of the European Union which becomes immediately enforceable as law in all member states simultaneously. Regulations can be distinguished from directives which, at least in principle, need to be transposed into national law. Under the European Constitution regulations would have become known as "European laws" but this proposal has since been dropped.
Legal basisThe legal basis for the enactment of regulations is article 249 of the Treaty establishing the European Community and, as such, regulations only apply within the European Community pillar of the European Union.
Legal effectRegulations are in some sense equivalent to "Acts of Parliament of the Union", in the sense that what they say is law. As such, regulations constitute one of the most powerful forms of European Union law and a great deal of care is required in their drafting and formulation. When a regulation comes into force it overrides all national laws dealing with the same subject matter and subsequent national legislation must be consistent to and made in the light of the regulation. While member states are prohibited from obscuring the direct effect of regulations, it is common practice to pass legislation dealing with consequential matters arising from the coming into force of a regulation. See also
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