What is an EU decision?

An EU decision is indeed a law that is directed at specific individuals or entities, making it enforceable upon those designated in the decision. This characteristic distinguishes it from other forms of EU legislation, such as regulations or directives.

Regulations are binding laws that apply uniformly across all member states, while directives set out objectives that each member state must achieve but allow flexibility in how to implement those objectives. A decision, however, typically addresses the behavior or obligations of particular entities rather than imposing a blanket requirement across an entire member state or the entire EU.

In this way, an EU decision serves its purpose for targeted enforcement or to handle specific situations, such as competition law, state aid, or individual compliance issues, making it a precise and directed form of enforcement within the legal framework of the EU.