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Old 05-18-2008, 03:44 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Remember that there's no such thing really as "EU Law". The European parliament passes laws, but they all have to be implemented in the national laws of the 25 member states of the EU, and lots of them never get implemented in some countries at all.
According to the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Law

"It has been ruled several times by the European Court of Justice that EC(European Community-first pillar) law is superior to national laws. Where a conflict arises between EC law and the law of a Member State, EC law takes precedence, so that the law of a Member State must be disapplied."

(First Pillar law deals with economic and social rights, and how European institutions are set up.)

Last edited by Sparrow; 05-18-2008 at 03:49 AM. Reason: Added 'First Pillar law' clarification.
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