Comparative law notes
This translation is more appropriate when the term is describing sanction-backed, legal rules issued by a body formally authorized to do so by law (such as EU directives).
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- Richtlinie
- Weisung
directive means:
- guideline
- directive
- policy statement
Richtlinie means:
Richtlinie
Substantiv
full
directive
noun
Definitions of directive
a type of legislation passed by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union and binding on EU member states; the mutually binding collective decision made by the EU member states, acting through their national Government Ministers in the Council of the European Union and the Parliament
The directive must be implemented by EU member states no later than September 2009.
instructions, guidelines, decisions, rules and regulations etc issued by an official body that outline how to perform an action or to reach a target. These may or may not be binding.
The city of Houston issued a directive to conserve energy supplies.