Regulations are laws that directly apply across EU, unlike directives (which bind member states to make a law that achieves the goals of the directive). https:

Regulations are laws that directly apply across EU, unlike directives (which bind member states to make a law that achieves the goals of the directive). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_(European_Union)#Description https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_(European_Union)#De... So you can make legislation around a Regulation but can't override its effects.