Council Decision of the European Union

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The Council Decision of the European Union is a binding legal act adopted by the Council that sets out specific measures, mandates, or actions to be implemented by EU institutions and member states in areas such as foreign policy, security, and cooperation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union legal act
binding legal act
adoptedBy Council of the European Union
aimsTo ensure uniform application of EU policies
implement specific policy choices of the Council
bindingOn EU institutions
European Union member states
addressees specified in the decision
canBe addressed to specific persons or entities
of general application
canEstablish actions to be implemented
mandates
specific measures
canImplement EU directives
EU primary law
EU regulations
EU strategies and action plans
distinguishedFrom EU directive
EU opinion
EU recommendation
EU regulation
formOf Council act
linked to: Council regulation
hasForm written legal instrument
language all official languages of the European Union
legalBasis Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
legalEffect binding
mayAddress all member states
individual member states
other specific addressees
mayAuthorize conclusion of international agreements
opening of negotiations with third countries
mayDefine positions of the Union in international fora
mayEstablish EU agencies or bodies
restrictive measures against third countries or persons
mayLayDown rules for implementation of EU policies
maySpecify financial arrangements
institutional responsibilities
time limits for implementation
partOf European Union law
publishedIn Official Journal of the European Union
requires adoption procedure laid down in the EU Treaties
subjectTo judicial review by the Court of Justice of the European Union
usedInPolicyArea Common Foreign and Security Policy
Common Security and Defence Policy
external relations
internal market
police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

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EUCAP Somalia legalBasis Council Decision of the European Union
EU directives differsFrom EU decisions
linked to: Council Decision of the European Union
Council Decision 2009/371/JHA shortTitle Europol Council Decision
linked to: Council Decision of the European Union
EU acquis communautaire composedOf EU decisions
linked to: Council Decision of the European Union
EU regulations differsFrom EU decisions
linked to: Council Decision of the European Union
Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union defines decisions of the European Union
linked to: Council Decision of the European Union