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The UK Government, the Law and your Role

EU member states

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EU law is legally binding in the UK and all the other EU member states. European laws are called directives, regulations or framework decisions.

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© Crown copyright. Source text from Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition, 2013), reproduced verbatim under OGL v3.0.