A directive is a legal act of the European Union that requires member states to achieve particular goals without dictating how the member states achieve...

This list of European Union Directives is ordered by theme to follow EU law. For a date based list, see the Category:European Union directives by number...

Data Retention Directive, prior to its annulment by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Contrary to the Data Protection Directive, which specifically...

The Data Protection Directive, officially Directive 95/46/EC, enacted in October 1995, was a European Union directive which regulated the processing of...

directive in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Directive may refer to: Directive (European Union), a legislative act of the European Union Directive (programming)...

Services Directive (PSD2, Directive (EU) 2015/2366, which replaced the Payment Services Directive (PSD), Directive 2007/64/EC) is an EU Directive, administered...

92), procedure number 2002/0047 (COD) was a proposal for a European Union (EU) directive aiming to harmonise national patent laws and practices concerning...

The Bolkestein directive or Services Directive, officially Services in the Internal Market Directive 2006/123/EC, is a European Union law aiming at establishing...

Copyright Duration Directive European Pirate Party European Union 70-year recording copyright extension EU copyright case-law Directive on Copyright in the...

Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions is a European Union...

The Machinery Directive, Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 is a European Union directive concerning machinery...

European Union law is a system of rules operating within the member states of the European Union (EU). Since the founding of the European Coal and Steel...

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive 2024 (2024/1760) is a directive in European Union (EU) law to require due diligence for companies...

the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC, is a European Union (EU) directive which has been adopted and came into force...

system is regulated by a series of European Union directives. The aim of the EU VAT directive (Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the...

The Directive on Administrative Co-operation in the field of taxation (commonly referred to as 'the DAC') is a Directive (European Union) which sets rules...

Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC was a European Union directive on the use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) in electronic contracts within the European Union...

property rights (also known as "(IPR) Enforcement Directive" or "IPRED") is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under...

and asylum". Council of the European Union. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-07-07. "Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council...

laws relating to medical devices within the European Union. The MD Directive is a 'New Approach' Directive and consequently in order for a manufacturer...

Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases is a directive of the European Union...

Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonising the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights is a European Union directive in...

European Union Copyright Directive, one of the intellectual property directives of the European Union, especially the Information Society Directive European...

February 2003 by the European Union. The initiative was to limit the amount of hazardous chemicals in electronics. The RoHS 1 directive took effect on 1 July...

The Directive on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications also known as Directive (EU) 2016/2102 was adopted by the European Union (EU) in...

(integrated pollution prevention and control)) is a European Union directive which commits European Union member states to control and reduce the impact of...

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is a European Community Directive, numbered 2012/19/EU, concerned with waste electrical...

As of 2009, the European Union had issued two units of measurement directives. In 1971, it issued Directive 71/354/EEC, which required EU member states...

anywhere within the European Union without any further requirements with respect to the risks covered being applied. The directive covers a large range...

Member States, differing from the Directive only by the absence of obligatory power. Article 292 notes that the European Commission may make recommendations...