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The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights definition

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What does The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights mean?

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, known also as the EU Charter, is a binding legal document that lists the fundamental rights, freedoms and principles protected under EU law and has the same legal status as the EU Treaties.

The text of the EU Charter resulted from the work of a Convention which met during 1999 and 2000. In October 2000 the European Council approved the text, and the Charter was signed and proclaimed by the Commission, Parliament and Council in December 2000, albeit as a non-binding document. It took until the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty for the Charter, in a slightly modified version, to attain binding legal status. Although it is not incorporated in the EU Treaties, Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union grants it the same legal value as the Treaties. The EU Charter is an up-to-date declaration of fundamental rights, drawing up a list of existing fundamental rights in EU law. The legal effect of the Charter on the protection of the

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Dealing with a refusal under the EU Settlement Scheme

Dealing with a refusal under the EU Settlement Scheme This Practice Note outlines the possible options that have been available to deal with an adverse decision made under, or in connection with, the EU Settlement Scheme, but noting that these have not been available for all the time the Scheme has been in operation, or at the same time. At various points in time the options have been: • making a fresh application • administrative review • appeal, and • judicial review Prior to the date that the UK left the EU, 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (‘exit day’), there was no right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) against any decision made in connection with the EU Settlement Scheme. There was an administrative review regime in place for certain decisions taken under the Immigration Rules, Appendix EU, and for cancellation of leave issued under that Appendix, but nothing for family permit decisions taken under the Immigration Rules, Appendix EU (Family Permit). However, following...

EU regulatory framework for electronic communications—ePrivacy Directive

EU regulatory framework for electronic communications—ePrivacy Directive This Practice Note explores Directive 2002/58/EC (the ePrivacy Directive), which governs the confidentiality of communications and the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector. It is part of a series of Practice Notes on core elements of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications. In the EU, the provision of electronic communications networks and services in each Member State is governed by a common regulatory framework, which previously comprised five directives, including the ePrivacy Directive. See Practice Note: EU regulatory framework for electronic communications [Archived]. The original objective of the framework was to establish a harmonised regime for regulating the electronic communications sector. In December 2018, the framework was updated via Directive (EU) 2018/1972 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (Recast) (the European Electronic Communications Code). This consolidated four of the directives which make up the framework. The European Electronic Communications Code has been in force since December 2018, although Member States had until 21 December 2020 to implement it into...

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