European Community Law | SpringerLink
link.springer.com › referenceworkentry › 10Jan 1, 2015 · The European Union has evolved from what was earlier called the European Community, which in turn was based on three communities founded in 1951 (the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)) and more importantly in 1957 (the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)) by means of the treaties of Paris and Rome, respectively (Lenaerts and van Nuffel 2011). While the Treaty on the Coal and Steel Community was concluded for 50 years only, the ...
What was the European Communities Act? - UK in a changing Europe
ukandeu.ac.uk › the-facts › what-is-the-europeanOct 19, 2022 · The European Communities Act (1972) is the domestic legislation that took the UK into what was then the European Economic Community, a precursor to the EU, following the signing of a treaty on 22 January 1972. This legislation became the basis upon which all EU law flowed into the UK while a member state. In June 2018, the UK parliament passed the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, which repealed the European Communities Act on 31 January 2020, as well as copying over existing EU law into ...
European Community Law | SpringerLink
link.springer.com › chapter › 10The European Commission can introduce certain Regulations on its own initiative which are directly binding on member states, but only in limited agreed areas where basic framework laws are already in existence. Over the thirty or so years of its history, the Community has gradually built up a framework of primary legislation.
Community law — European Environment Agency
www.eea.europa.eu › community-lawThe law of European Community (as opposed to the national laws of the member states.) It consists of the treaties establishing the EC (together with subsequent amending treaties) community legislation, and decisions of the court of justice of the European Communities. Any provision of the treaties or of community legislation that is directly applicable or directly effective in a member state forms part of the law of that state and prevails over its national law in the event of any ...