Article 288 TFEU

Article 288 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) outlines the types of legal acts the European Union can adopt. It specifies that the EU can create regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations, and opinions. Regulations are binding and apply directly in all member states, while directives set goals that countries must achieve but allow them to decide how. Decisions are binding on those they are addressed to, and recommendations and opinions provide guidance but are not mandatory. This article helps define the EU's legal framework and how it interacts with member states.