the objectives, principles, rights and obligations contained in the Treaties and all laws and decisions adopted under them since the Communities were established
Without prejudice to the existing Union acquis in the areas of energy, transport, fisheries and the environment, this Directive should not impose any other new obligations, notably in relation to the concrete choices of the Member States about how to pursue the sectoral policies in those areas, but should rather aim to contribute to those policies through the planning process.
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The term to be used in official texts is „Union acquis“.
