Denne definition angiver klart, at en generel beslutning truffet af EKSF har samme grundlæggende strukturmæssige kendetegn som forordningen, og altså at den er almengyldig og umiddelbart anvendelig i hver medlemsstat3).
This definition makes it clear that a general decision of the ECSC has the same basic structural characteristics as a regulation; that, therefore, it is of general application: and that it is directly applicable in all Member States.3