What is Legal basis?
Legal basis means: A legal basis is the Treaty provision that gives the EU institutions competence to adopt a particular act and determines the procedure to use. Source: EUR-Lex glossary of summaries and 1 other official source.
Why it matters
The legal basis affects institutional powers, voting rules and whether a proposal is framed as internal market, environmental, consumer or another kind of action.
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What is Legal basis?
A legal basis is the Treaty provision that gives the EU institutions competence to adopt a particular act and determines the procedure to use.
Why does Legal basis matter in EU policy?
The legal basis affects institutional powers, voting rules and whether a proposal is framed as internal market, environmental, consumer or another kind of action.
Where can I verify the definition of Legal basis?
Lex cites EUR-Lex glossary of summaries; European Parliament: legislative powers and procedures for this definition and links the source records on this page.
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