Consolidation of Legislation

Consolidation of legislation – formal/official and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Consolidation of legislation – formal/official provided by the European Union Commission: Formal or official consolidation of legislation involves adopting a new legal instrument, published in the Official Journal (L series), which incorporates and repeals the instruments being consolidated (basic instrument + amending instrument(s)) without altering their substance. It can be:

• vertical: the new instrument incorporates the basic instrument and instruments amending it into a single instrument;

• horizontal: the new instrument incorporates several parallel basic instruments – and amendments thereto – relating to the same matter into a single instrument.

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Popular Treaties Topics

• Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
• Types of Treaties
• International Treaties
• Famous Treaties
• Law of Treaties
• Numbered Treaties

Consolidation of legislation – formal/official and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Consolidation of legislation – formal/official provided by the European Union Commission: Formal or official consolidation of legislation involves adopting a new legal instrument, published in the Official Journal (L series), which incorporates and repeals the instruments being consolidated (basic instrument + amending instrument(s)) without altering their substance. It can be:

• vertical: the new instrument incorporates the basic instrument and instruments amending it into a single instrument;

• horizontal: the new instrument incorporates several parallel basic instruments – and amendments thereto – relating to the same matter into a single instrument.

Resources

See Also

Popular Treaties Topics

• Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
• Types of Treaties
• International Treaties
• Famous Treaties
• Law of Treaties
• Numbered Treaties