European Union legislation and Wales

The European Union (EU) makes laws in a number of significant areas which have been devolved to the National Assembly and to Welsh Ministers.

Although Wales is not one of the 27 EU Member States, both the National Assembly and Welsh Government have important roles in implementing certain EU laws and in getting Wales' voice heard at the EU level by influencing the negotiating position of the UK Government and Parliament.

This guide provides an overview of the types of legislation made by the EU and sets out the roles and responsibilities of the Welsh Government and National Assembly in:

+ implementing certain EU laws to suit Welsh needs;
+ indirectly influencing EU legislative proposals; and
+ monitoring that EU laws do not breach the subsidiarity principle.

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