This list of European Union Directives is ordered by theme to follow EU law. For a date based list, see the Category:European Union directives by number. From 1 January 1992 to 31 December 2014, numbers assigned by the General Secretariat of the Council followed adoption, for instance: Directive 2010/75/EU. Since 2015, acts have been numbered following the pattern (domain) YYYY/N, for instance "Regulation (EU) 2016/1627" with Some older directives had an ordinal number in their name, for instance: "First Council Directive 73/239/EEC".

Free movement and trade

Goods

Social and market regulation

Business protection

Consumer protection

Company law and finance

Insurance

The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD, Directive (EU) 2016/97 of 20 January 2016) sets out regulatory requirements for firms designing and selling insurance products. It aims to enhance consumer protection when buying insurance, including general insurance, life insurance and insurance-based investment products (IBIPs) – and to support competition between insurance distributors by creating a level playing field. The directive replaced the previous Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD).

Labour law

Competition law and procurement

Environmental law

Intellectual property

Public regulation

Energy

Agriculture, forestry and water

Food

Textiles

Transport

Communications and data

Media

Other

Pharmaceuticals

Medical devices

Weights and measures

Other safety measures