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VO
Abbreviation for Verordnung
In short and in plain language
VO is the German short form for a regulation.
A regulation of the European Union applies directly in all its member states.
No country has to pass its own law for it.
Definition
VO is the German abbreviation for Verordnung, meaning regulation, as in VO (EU) followed by year and number. A regulation of the European Union applies directly in all member states without national legislation to implement it. For heating firms, the EU regulation on fluorinated greenhouse gases matters because it covers refrigerants in heat pumps.