Appendix ANNEX VI

1. 1..

   Regulations adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council and Council Regulations shall include:

   1. (a)

      in their title the word ‘Regulation’, followed by a serial number, the date of their adoption and an indication of their subject-matter; Implementing Regulations adopted by the Council in accordance with Article 291(2) of the TFEU shall include in their title the words ‘Implementing Regulation’;

   2. (b)

      the words ‘The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union’ or ‘The Council of the European Union’, as appropriate;

   3. (c)

      a reference to the provisions under which the Regulation is adopted, preceded by the words ‘Having regard to’;

   4. (d)

      a citation containing a reference to proposals submitted and to opinions obtained and consultations held;

   5. (e)

      a statement of the reasons on which the Regulation is based, preceded by the word ‘Whereas: ’, the recitals being numbered;

   6. (f)

      the words ‘have adopted this Regulation’ or ‘has adopted this Regulation’, as appropriate, followed by the enacting terms of the Regulation.

2. 2..

   Regulations shall be divided into Articles, if appropriate grouped into chapters and sections.

3. 3..

   The final Article of a Regulation shall fix the date of entry into force, where that date is before or after the 20th day following publication.

4. 4..

   The final Article of a Regulation shall be followed by:

   1. (a)
      1. (i)

         the words ‘This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States’,

         or

      2. (ii)

         the words ‘This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties ’, in any cases in which an act is not applicable to, or in, all Member States^f1;

   2. (b)

      the words ‘Done at …. ’, followed by the date on which the Regulation was adopted,

      and

   3. (c)

      in the case of:

      1. (i)

         a Regulation adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, the words:

         For the European Parliament

         The President

         For the Council

         The President

         followed by the name of the President of the European Parliament and of the President of the Council in office at the time when the Regulation is adopted;

      2. (ii)

         a Council Regulation, the words:

         For the Council

         The President

         followed by the name of the President of the Council in office at the time when the Regulation is adopted.

Implementing Directives and Decisions adopted by the Council in accordance with Article 291(2) of the TFEU shall include in their titles the words ‘Implementing Directive’ or ‘Implementing Decision’;

Recommendations and Opinions issued by the Council shall include in their titles the word ‘Recommendation’ or ‘Opinion’.

The provisions relating to Regulations set out in A above shall apply mutatis mutandis, subject to the relevant provisions of the Treaties, to Directives and Decisions.

Those Decisions shall bear the following headings:

‘Council Decision’, a serial number (year/number/CFSP), the date of adoption and the subject-matter.