The EDP is governed by Article 126 TFEU, Protocol (No 12) annexed to the Treaty and by the amended Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 and the new Regulation (EU) No 1173/2011.
Urejajo ga člen 126 PDEU, Protokol (št. 12), priložen Pogodbi, ter spremenjena Uredba (ES) št. 1467/97 in nova Uredba (EU) št. 1173/2011.