The entire body of legislation of the European Communities and Union, of which a significant body relates to justice and home affairs. Applicant countries must accept the acquis before they can join the EU. (See enlargement)
The body of EU legislation which candidate countries must adopt to become EU members.
The acquis communautaire is the body of common rights and obligations which bind the European Union. It is constantly evolving and comprises: the content, principles and political objectives of the Treaties; the legislation adopted in application of the treaties and the case law of the Court of Justice; Declarations and Resolutions adopted by the EU; measures relating to the common foreign and security policy; measures relating to justice and home affairs; international agreements concluded by the Community and those concluded by the Member States between themselves in the field of the EU's activities.
The acquis communautaire or body of EU law is the body of common rights and obligations which bind all the Member States together within the European Union. It is founded principally on the treaties, plus the wide range of secondary legislation enacted under them. New entrants to the EC must accept the existing "acquis".
The body of common law which binds all the member states together within the European Union.
The body of common laws and obligations of the Member States of the European Union. It comprises Community (EC) law, acts adopted under the second and third pillars of the Union and the common objectives set down in the Treaties. The acquis is constantly evolving