Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as limiting or derogating from any of the rights and procedural safeguards enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, other relevant provisions of international law or the laws of any Member State that provides a higher level of protection.

9. Urges the Commission to commit itself and to provide evidence in writing to the European Parliament in due time before initialling that ACTA does not constrain the harmonisation of exceptions and limitations for copyright and related rights in the EU; considers that ACTA, -should it be concluded- would constrain the possibility of future expansion of the exceptions and limitations beyond those listed in Directive 2001/29/EC; foreclose future policy options and judicial actions to expand access to creative works given technological advances through the use of exceptions; limit legislative op ...[+++]tions being on orphan works or prevent Member States from introducing legislation to expand access to orphaned copyrighted works, that limit the remedies of infringing such works;

10. Urges the Commission to commit itself to providing evidence in writing to the European Parliament in good time prior to the initialling of the agreement that ACTA will not restrict the harmonisation of exceptions and limitations for copyright and related rights in the EU; restrict the scope for future expansion of the exceptions and limitations beyond those listed in Directive 2001/29/EC; rule out future policy options and judicial action to expand access to creative works given technological advances through the use of exceptions; limit legislative options on orphan works or prevent Membe ...[+++]r States from introducing legislation to expand access to orphaned copyrighted works or to limit the remedies for infringement of such copyright;

6. Invites the Commission to assess carefully that the laws and practices of Member States do not infringe the rights conferred on Union citizens by the EC Treaty and the Directive and do not impose an unreasonable burden on Union citizens and their families indirectly restricting their right to free movement, particularly in relation to the notions of "sufficient resources", "unreasonable burden on the social assistance system of the host State", "(serious/imperative) grounds of public policy and public security", that material and procedural safeguards, protection and judicial redress against expulsions are properly in place and functioning; recalls that any limitation ...[+++] on the fundamental right to free movement must be interpreted strictly;

Of course we have to defend our democratic way of life when it is threatened by violence, but we have to do so in a way that does not deny or reduce basic human rights, not only for society in general, but for those sections of society which are alienated from society at large.

(d) The Federal Constitutional Court reserves the right to examine legal acts of the European institutions and organs even in the future in order to determine 'whether they remain within or go beyond the limits of the sovereign rights conferred on them', and states that German State organs 'would be prevented on constitutional grounds from applying (European legal acts no longer covered by the ratifying legislation) in Germany'.