General data protection regulation (GDPR) - EUR-Lex
Jul 1, 2022 · The general data protection regulation (GDPR) protects individuals when their data is being processed by the private sector and most of the public sector. The processing of data by the relevant authorities for law-enforcement purposes is subject to the data protection law enforcement directive (LED) instead (see summary).
Treaty on European Union - EUR-Lex
The TEU is one of the EU’s primary treaties, alongside the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). It forms the basis of EU law, by setting out the EU’s purpose, the governance of its central institutions. The TEU is based on the Maastricht Treaty which marked a new stage of European integration by going beyond the original ...
EU emissions trading system - EUR-Lex
It establishes the European Union (EU) emissions trading system (ETS). This is the cornerstone of the EU’s policy to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient way. It is based on the cap-and-trade principle *. The original legislation has been amended several times as the ...
European Union directives - EUR-Lex
Mar 16, 2022 · A binding act of general application. Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that a directive is binding, as to the result to be achieved, in the Member States to whom it is addressed (one, several or all of them), while leaving national authorities the power to choose the form and methods to achieve the result.
European Union regulations - EUR-Lex
Regulations 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. It should be noted, however, that some regulations do not apply to all Member States, and that there are exemptions, known ...
Regulation - 2016/679 - EN - gdpr - EUR-Lex
Jul 9, 2015 · Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)
Agreement on the European Economic Area | EUR-Lex
The EEA agreement was signed in 1992 between the then 12 EU countries and 6 EFTA countries: Austria, Finland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, although Switzerland later chose to reject the agreement. It entered into force in 1994. In 1995, 3 of the EFTA countries (Austria, Finland and Sweden) joined the EU.
Schengen Agreement and Convention - EUR-Lex
Jan 2, 2017 · By signing the Schengen Agreement on 14 June 1985, Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands agreed to gradually remove controls at their internal borders and to introduce freedom of movement for all nationals of the signatory countries, other EU Member States and some non-EU countries. The Schengen Convention supplements the ...
Case-law - EUR-Lex
In this section, you can find case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, including: Judgments and orders on: cases brought by EU institutions, EU Member States, corporate bodies or individuals against an act or failure to act of an EU institution, body, office or agency. cases brought against EU Member States for failing to fulfil ...
Sources of European Union law - EUR-Lex
There are three sources of EU law: primary law, general principles of EU law and secondary law (detailed in the hierarchy of norms). Primary law. The main sources of primary law are the treaties establishing the EU: the TEU, the TFEU and the Treaty on the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). These treaties set out the distribution of ...