Request for an opinion submitted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU

(Opinion 2/15)

Language of procedure: all the official languages

Applicant

European Commission (represented by: U. Wölker, B. De Meester, M. Kocjan, R. Vidal Puig, Agents)

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?

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