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Maximum harmonisation is a term used in EU law.

If a piece of law (usually a directive but occasionally also a regulation) is described as maximum harmonisation, national law may not exceed the terms of the legislation.^[1] In practice, that prohibits gold-plating of EU legislation when it is transposed into national law.

It may also result in the repeal or amendment of existing national law, such as the effect of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive on the British Trade Descriptions Act 1968.

Traditionally it was fairly uncommon for European legislation to be drafted on such a basis. However, deregulation has risen in the political agenda in the EU, as have concerns that member states occasionally use the national implementation of EU law as an opportunity to indulge in backdoor protectionism.

It is quite common for a directive or recommendation to consist of a mixture of maximum harmonisation and minimum harmonisation clauses.

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-'''Maximum harmonisation''' is a term used in [[European Union law]].
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+'''Maximum harmonisation''' is a term used in [[European Union law|EU law]].
-If a piece a law (usually a [[European Union directive|directive]], but also a [[European Union regulation|regulation]] on occasion), is described as maximum harmonisation, that means that national law may not exceed the terms of the legislation. In practice, this prohibits [[gold-plating]] of European legislation when it is transposed into national law.
+If a piece of law (usually a [[directive (European Union)|directive]] but occasionally also a [[regulation (European Union)|regulation]]) is described as maximum harmonisation, national law may not exceed the terms of the legislation.<ref name="EUR-Lex">{{cite web|title=l14527 - EN - EUR-Lex|url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=uriserv%3Al14527|access-date=2021-01-27|website=EUR-Lex|language=}}</ref> In practice, that prohibits [[gold-plating (EU law)|gold-plating]] of EU legislation when it is transposed into national law.
-It may also result in the repeal or amendment of exisiting national law; for example the effect of the [[Unfair Commercial Practices Directive]] on the UK [[Trade Descriptions Act 1968]]
+It may also result in the repeal or amendment of existing national law, such as the effect of the [[Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005|Unfair Commercial Practices Directive]] on the British [[Trade Descriptions Act 1968]].
-Traditionally it was fairly uncommon for European legislation to be drafted on this basis. However, [[deregulation]] has risen up the political agenda in EU member states, as have concerns that member states occasionally use the national implementation of European law as an opportunity to indulge in backdoor [[protectionism]].
+Traditionally it was fairly uncommon for European legislation to be drafted on such a basis. However, [[deregulation]] has risen in the political agenda in the EU, as have concerns that member states occasionally use the national implementation of EU law as an opportunity to indulge in backdoor [[protectionism]].
 It is quite common for a directive or recommendation to consist of a mixture of maximum harmonisation and [[minimum harmonisation]] clauses.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}{{EU-law-stub}}
 [[Category:European Union law]]