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General application - EU Law

Article 288 TFEU states that regulations are of general application

What does general application mean?
Original post by miles.harmsworth
Article 288 TFEU states that regulations are of general application

What does general application mean?


They don't have to be implemented through national law like a directive does.
Original post by RumpeIstiltskin
They don't have to be implemented through national law like a directive does.


That is the definition of direct applicability - but what is general applicability?
Original post by miles.harmsworth
That is the definition of direct applicability - but what is general applicability?


Oh, it means its binding on everyone rather than just the member states so they can have horizontal direct effect whereas directives are only addressed to member states and decisions addressed to certain groups.

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