Community legal measures on employment and industrial relations take the legal form mainly of Directives. There are two main types of EU legislation: Directives must be incorporated in Member State law – each Directive includes a date by which this implementation must have been completed; Regulations are legally binding …

How is EU legislation implemented and enforced?

How is EU legislation implemented and enforced? There are two main types of EU legislation: Directives must be incorporated in Member State law – each Directive includes a date by which this implementation must have been completed; Regulations are legally binding … EU Directives, once implemented into Member State laws, are enforced through the national administrative mechanisms applicable to the relevant national law on employment and industrial relations. Enforcement of EU law is the prerogative of the European Commission.

Legal Enforcement It is the Commission’s responsibility under Article 17(1) of the Treaty on European Union to ensure that both the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as well as measures adopted pursuant to them are correctly applied.