28th regime explained

28th regimes are proposed legal frameworks of European Union rules which do not replace member states' own national rules but are an optional alternative to them, for example the European Company Statute,^[1] proposed European contract law,^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52007DC0226 COM(2007) 226 final
2. Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Legal FAQs: What is the 28th regime?, accessed 27 April 2024 European insurance contract law, a unitary patent, and Union authorization under the Biocidal Products Directive.

   Some of the proposals have been described as "ambitious".

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