1. the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

For example, Canada and the EU could agree that firms must exhaust local legal remedies before moving to investment arbitration, as the EU Parliament's resolution suggests.

the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

It turns out that the European Commission lawyers, in the fine print, have really made the legal requirements clear, because the European Union countries are signatories to the treaty and are therefore bound by it, and have pointed out a number of requirements, a number of conditions, before any member of the European Union could enter such an agreement with the United States, and the United States has found those conditions unacceptable.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Article K.3(2)(b) of the Treaty on European Union, Having regard to the initiative of the Italian Republic, Whereas the Member States consider that they have a common interest in adopting measures to improve judicial cooperation, in both criminal and civil matters; Whereas, to that end, the exchange of magistrates or officials to liaise between the Member States which so wish constitutes a useful and desirable measure; Whereas the exchange of liaison magistrates could increase the speed and effectiveness of judicial cooperation and at the same ...[+++] time facilitate better mutual understanding between Member States' legal and judicial systems; Whereas more effective judicial cooperation in criminal matters could also help in effectively combating all forms of transnational crime, particularly organized crime and terrorism as well as fraud affecting the financial interests of the Community; Whereas this joint action does not affect existing rules of procedure for judicial cooperation or exchanges of information between the Member States and the Commission based on other instruments; Taking a positive view of the initiatives already undertaken by a number of Member States in sending liaison magistrates to or receiving them from authorities competent for judicial cooperation and current initiatives to establish an effective network of judicial contact points to combat international organized crime; Having considered the need to define a clear and useful judicial framework for initiatives already under way in order to increase their effectiveness and promote coordination, HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION: Article 1 Exchange of liaison magistrates 1.

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