2. Article 249: of the Treaty of Rome gives the EU
the power to issue directives
Directives are binding on Member States
But it is left to the Member State to use
their own laws to implement the directives
and that such laws have to be implemented
within a set time limit set by the European
Commission
3. The usual method for implementing directives:
in the UK is through delegated legislation
Direct Effect
The Unfair Terms in
Working Time Consumer Contracts
Regulations (1998) Regulations is in the form
implement the European of secondary legislation
Working Time Directive introduced to implement a
into GB law European Directive.
