Distinction with Respect to the Techniques Used in European Union Law Sample Clauses

Distinction with Respect to the Techniques Used in European Union Law. Despite similarities, the techniques of approximation of legislations used in an international context should not be compared to those used in European Union law, through notably directives and regulations. European directives are defined particularly in Article 288 para. 3 of the Treaty on the Func- tioning of the European Union30 as follows: A directive shall be binding, as to the result to be achieved, upon each Mem- ber State to which it is addressed, but shall leave to the national authorities the choice of form and methods. European directives and harmonization techniques are therefore similar in that they both modify domestic legislations, while offering a certain margin 27 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, Droit uniforme et droit international privé, 116 Recueil des cours de l’Académie de droit international 59 (1965). See also, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Les sources de la responsabilité du transporteur aérien international: entre conflit et complémentarité – La Convention de Montréal et son interaction avec le droit européen et national 31-32 (Schulthess, 2012).