EU law is a term used for all regulation from the EU and sometimes for EU court rulings as well. Most EU legislation is issued as "directives" (such as the EU d

EU law is a term used for all regulation from the EU and sometimes for EU court rulings as well. Most EU legislation is issued as "directives" (such as the EU directive on money laundering), which are to be implemented by the member states in their local laws, or "regulations", which apply directly without any need for national implementation. Now, this distinction is blurred by the fact that directives also have direct effects in certain situations (so that the provisions of the directive can be invoked even if they are not implementer), for example when a member state fails to implement it on time or correctly.