UK Regulations

Regulations, part of the EU’s secondary law, are legal acts defined by Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). They have general application, are binding in their entirety and are directly applicable in EU Member States.

Directives also form part of the EU’s secondary law. Once adopted at EU level, they are then transposed by EU Member States so they become law in the Member States. This can lead to small discrepancies in when different countries have enacted the directive in local law.