direktiivides

Direktiivide is the genitive plural form of the Estonian noun direktiiv, which means directive, guideline, or instruction issued by an authority. In official and legal language the term is especially associated with directives of the European Union. The nominative plural is direktiivid; the genitive plural direktiivide is used to express possession or relation, as in “direktiivide sisu” (the content of the directives) or “direktiivide nõuded” (the requirements of the directives). The inessive plural direktiivides means “in the directives,” appearing in phrases such as “direktiivides sätestatud nõuded” (the requirements stated in the directives).

Usage and context provide a practical distinction between related terms. Direktiiv refers to a directive emanating from an authority, commonly an EU directive. In legislation, member states transpose directives into national law, producing national acts that fulfill the directive’s aims. Phrases like direktiivide transpositsioon and direktiivide rakendamine are frequent in legal commentary and regulatory texts. The word direktiivide, through its various cases, helps specify relations such as ownership, content, or location within the directives.

In Estonian legal and administrative practice, direktiivide appears in discussions of EU harmonization, compliance, and enforcement. It contrasts with seadus (law) and määrus (regulation), which may be directly applicable, whereas directives typically require national implementation. The term remains central to understanding how EU policy goals are translated into national legal instruments.