Framework Directive
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A Framework Directive establishes a framework or template for subsequent legislation in an area. "The" Framework Directive may refer to a number of European Union directives that put in place legislative frameworks, including -
- Directive 89/391/EECDirective 89/391/EECThe EU Workplace Health and Safety Directive is a European Union directive that sets out general principles for protection of workers' Occupational safety and health...
of June 12, 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work. - Directive 2000/60/ECWater framework directiveThe Water Framework Directive is a European Union directive which commits European Union member states to achieve good qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies The Water Framework Directive (more formally the Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23...
of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. - Directive 2002/21/ECTelecommunications in the European UnionThe European Commission started its work on roaming prices in July 1999, by opening a sector inquiry. This process lasted for years, without delivering any real results, even though, six years after the beginning of the enquiry, the Commission had notified two statements of objections to British...
of March 7, 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services. - Directive 2007/46/ECType approvalType Approval is granted to a product that meets a minimum set of regulatory, technical and safety requirements. Generally, type approval is required before a product is allowed to be sold in a particular country, so the requirements for a given product will vary around the world...
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 September 2007 establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicleMotor vehicleA motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The vehicle propulsion is provided by an engine or motor, usually by an internal combustion engine, or an electric motor, or some combination of the two, such as hybrid...
s and their trailerTrailer (vehicle)A trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. Commonly, the term trailer refers to such vehicles used for transport of goods and materials....
s, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles) rules the motor vehicle approval schemes in the European UnionEuropean UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...