Assimilation of retained EU law Abolition of general principles of EU law
General principles of EU law have been developed by the CJEU. CJEU case law provides that they may be used as an aid to the interpretation of the EU Treaties and EU legislation, and may be relied upon directly by individuals against EU institutions or national authorities acting incompatibly with them. There is no definitive list of general principles recognised in the CJEU case law, but examples include the protection of fundamental rights, and the principle of equal treatment.
	Under EUWA, general principles recognised by the CJEU case law before the end of the transition period were incorporated onto the UK statute book, but with some restrictions, so that they may only be used as an aid to the interpretation of REUL.
	This Act abolishes these retained general principles in UK law at the end of 2023, so that they no longer influence the interpretation of legislation on the UK statute book.