Sources of EU law

Primary EU Law sources are (6)

1. Treaties

2. Protocols and annexes

3. Amending treaties

4. Accession treaties

5. Charter of Fundamental Rights

6. CASE LAW - General principles

What treaties are taken into account as primary EU law?

1. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

2. Treaty on European Union

3. EURATOM

Secondary EU law

1. Legal acts

2. International agreements

3. Guidelines + other instruments of soft law

4. CASE LAW - questions

What TFEU article holds the definition of a legislative legal act

289 - distinguishing binding and non-binding acts

Name 4 legislative legal acts

according to art. 289 TFEU

1. Regulation

2. Directive

3. Decision

4. Recommendation and opinions (non binding force)

procedure for REGULATION

procedure for DIRECTIVE

procedure for DECISION

RECOMMENDATION and OPINION

What is the role of the Commision in legislative procedures?

What are the 6 procedural requirements?

What are Special legal procedures?