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 ...
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)
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 ...
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 ...
Treaty of Maastricht on European Union - EUR-Lex
Mar 21, 2018 · Maastricht is an ambitious treaty. It creates the European Union. This encompasses 3 separate strands (so-called pillars): the European Communities, a common foreign and security policy, and. cooperation between EU governments on justice and home affairs. Among its most prominent innovations, the treaty:
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 ...
EU law - EUR-Lex
Official Journal. OJ L Series : 07/11/2024 (9 acts) OJ C Series : 07/11/2024 (44 acts) Help to enter the CELEX number in the ‘find results by CELEX number’ widget. The CELEX number is the Uunique identifier of a document on EUR-Lex (e.g. 32006L0121). You can also enter partial numbers, replacing the missing characters with wildcards: * for ...
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.
May 4, 2016 · I (Legislative acts) REGUL ATIONS REGUL ATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 Apr il 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free