Here is the European Commission's request for an ECJ opinion on the issue of who has competence to sign and conclude the EU-Singapore FTA (with implications for CETA and future trade agreements):
Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
(Opinion 2/15)
(2015/C 363/22)
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Question submitted to the Court
Does the Union have the requisite competence to sign and conclude alone the Free Trade Agreement with Singapore? More specifically:
— Which provisions of the agreement fall within the Union’s exclusive competence?
— Which provisions of the agreement fall within the Union’s shared competence? and
— Is there any provision of the agreement that falls within the exclusive competence of the Member States?
Excellent questions. We are all looking forward to the answers.
