Article 88 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for Europol to be governed by a regulation to be adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure.
Foráiltear in Airteagal 88 den Chonradh ar Fheidhmiú an Aontais Eorpaigh (CFAE) go ndéanfar Europol a rialáil le rialachán a ghlacfar i gcomhréir leis an ngnáthnós imeachta reachtach.