International Agreement as an Instrument of the EU External CompetencesInternational Agreement • March 14th, 2018
Contract Type FiledMarch 14th, 2018The Lisbon Treaty introduced, for the first time in the history, rules of the EU powers to conclude international agreements. In the past, those rules were included in different provisions of the Treaties or in the case-law only. Now, the situation has changed and the EU Law has a specific provision incorporated into the Primary law by the Lisbon Treaty which in particular defines competences of the EU for concluding international agreements. Another provision lays down respective procedure at the EU level.