The phrase "a directive has been" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a directive that has been issued or established in the past.
Example: "A directive has been issued to all employees regarding the new safety protocols."
Alternatives: "a directive was issued" or "a directive has been established."
A similar directive has been issued to staffers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's research arm, BuzzFeed News reported Tuesday.
Recently a new directive has been formulated, which is awaiting final approval by the European Union Parliament.
A fresh safety directive has been issued after a Super Puma helicopter ditched in the North Sea, with a warning a gearbox fault could affect more aircraft than originally thought.
In a setback for antismoking campaigners, the departure of the Maltese commissioner means action on a new tobacco directive has been shelved, potentially for two years.
Delaying the directive has been a key goal of the tobacco lobby.
It is noted that the recent EU Floods Directive has been a significant catalyst and that the current institutional landscape for FCERM is in flux.
"That would be good news for the tobacco industry in its endless search to wring profits out of new addicts, but terrible news for children and young people across Europe". Delaying the directive has been a key goal of the tobacco lobby.
"Europe has been in the lead of replacing animal experiments for decades," and although its implementation could go further, the directive has been an important part of raising standards, says Thomas Hartung, director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing in Baltimore, Maryland.
In other EU news … A final vote on its controversial Copyright Directive has been called off after 11 countries withdrew support for it.
The Directive has been awaited with a mixture of expectation and foreboding.
