EU Directives have three stages: - EU ratification - national implementation - national enforcement The ratification is typically accompanied by an implementa

EU Directives have three stages: - EU ratification - national implementation - national enforcement The ratification is typically accompanied by an implementation deadline (usually in years) so there'll be cases of some countries following EU regs earlier than others. Finally there's enforcement which is entirely in the hands of nation states pretty much - just because something is written in statute doesn't necessarily always translate to actual action.