enforce

He was enforcing the law.
Il appliquait la loi.
One specific example of this is the non-recognition of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens' education diplomas after both countries' accession to the EU, while the directive on this matter was enforcing something different.
Un exemple : la non-reconnaissance des diplômes des citoyens roumains et bulgares après l'adhésion des deux pays à l'UE, alors que la directive en la matière prévoyait tout autre chose.
Regional governments were not implementing them and no one was enforcing them.
Les autorités régionales ne les appliquaient pas et personne ne veillait à ce qu'ils le soient effectivement.
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