Treaties — Effect in municipal law — EEC Treaty, 1957 — Legislation enacted by European Community institutions — Status under municipal law — Directives — Direct effect — Conditions — Primacy of Community law over contrary municipal law — Applicability to criminal proceedings — EEC Council Directive No 80/1263

Treaties — Effect in municipal law — Treaty concerning Accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Economic Community, 1985 — Extent of obligation of new Member States to align municipal legislation with existing Community law from date of accession

Relationship of international law and municipal law — Treaties — Effect in municipal law — EEC Treaty, 1957 — Directives — Incorporation into municipal legal order — Portuguese Constitution, Article 8(3)

International organizations — EEC — Powers — Legislation — Directives enacted by Council — Status under municipal law — Portuguese Constitution, Article 8(3) — Court of Justice of the European Communities — Effect of decisions in municipal legal order of Member States — The law of Portugal