Opinion of the Court (Full Court) of 16 May 2017

Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU

Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU — Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore — ‘New generation’ trade agreement negotiated after the entry into force of the EU and FEU Treaties — Competence to conclude the agreement — Article 3(1)(e) TFEU — Common commercial policy — Article 207(1) TFEU — Trade in goods and services — Foreign direct investment — Public procurement — Commercial aspects of intellectual property — Competition — Trade with third States and sustainable development — Social protection of workers — Environmental protection — Article 207(5) TFEU — Services in the field of transport — Article 3(2) TFEU — International agreement which may affect common rules or alter their scope — Rules of secondary EU law concerning freedom to provide services in the field of transport — Non-direct foreign investment — Article 216 TFEU — Agreement necessary in order to achieve one of the objectives of the Treaties — Free movement of capital and of payments between Member States and third States — Succession of treaties concerning investment — Replacement of the investment agreements between Member States and the Republic of Singapore — Institutional provisions of the agreement — Investor-State dispute settlement — Dispute settlement between the Parties

Opinion 2/15


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Order
ECLI:EU:C:2017:934		 27/11/2017 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
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EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion (OJ)
07/07/2017 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
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Opinions of the Court
ECLI:EU:C:2017:376		 16/05/2017 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Ruling (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2017:376		 16/05/2017 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinions of the Court
ECLI:EU:C:2017:376		 16/05/2017 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
Available in :
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion (OJ)
16/10/2015 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:992		 21/12/2016 Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour
Provisions governing the institutions
  • Provisions governing the institutions
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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7 General and final provisions
  7.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
-
6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
-
6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
-
6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
-
6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.15 Free trade, association, stabilisation etc. agreements
      6.07.15.03 Countries outside Europe
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
-
6 External policy
  6.02 Commercial policy
    6.02.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.05 Observance of prior international agreements concluded by Member States
      6.07.05.00 General
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States
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6 External policy
  6.07 International agreements
    6.07.01 Respective competences of the European Union and of the Member States


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Information not available

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 10/07/2015

Date of the Opinion

  • 21/12/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

16/05/2017


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Opinion: OJ C 239 from 24.07.2017, p.3

Application: OJ C 363 from 03.11.2015, p.18

Name of the parties

Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Berlin, Dominique: Compétence semi-exclusive en matière d'investissements directs, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2017 nº 23 p.1099 (FR)
  2. Morvillo, Marta: Accordi bilaterali di libero scambio : istruzioni per l'uso nel parere 2/15 della Corte di Giustizia, Quaderni costituzionali 2017 p.658-662 (IT)
  3. Simon, Denys: L'avis 2/15 sur l'accord de libre-échange entre l'Union et Singapour : un apport majeur pour les modalités de conclusion des accords ultérieurs « de nouvelle génération » (CETA, TAFTA, nouveau « partenariat » avec le Royaume-Uni), Europe 2017 Juillet Comm. nº 7 p.6-11 (FR)
  4. Bonnet, Baptiste: Le Conseil constitutionnel et le CETA, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2017 p.2008-2012 (FR)
  5. Brauneck, Jens: Keine ausschließliche Zuständigkeit der EU bei allen Investitionsabkommen mit Drittstaaten?, Die öffentliche Verwaltung 2017 p.22-29 (DE)
  6. Bungenberg, Marc: The Common Commercial Policy, Parliamentary Participation and the Singapore Opinion of the CJEU, Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien - ZEuS 2017 p.383-395 (EN)
  7. Giegerich, Thomas: What Kind of Global Actor Will the Member States Permit the EU to Be?, Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien - ZEuS 2017 p.397-420 (EN)
  8. Dony, Marianne: L'avis 2/15 de la Cour de justice: un <<jugement de Salomon>>?, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2017 n°3 p.525-554 (FR)
  9. Simon, Denys: Accords internationaux, Europe 2017 décembre nº 12 p.16-17 (FR)
  10. Aseeva, Anna: Retour vers le futur : la politique étrangère de l'Union européenne, le commerce international et le développement durable après l'avis 2/15, Revue juridique de l'environnement 2017 p.785-794 (FR)
  11. Verellen, T.: Het Hof van Justitie en het EU-Singapore handelsakkoord, of de kunst van het koorddansen, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2018 p.31-33 (NL)
  12. Müller, David ; Svoboda, Ondřej: Právní aspekty investiční politiky Evropské Unie, Právník: teoreticky casopis pro otázky státu a práva 2018 nº 3 p.221-235 (CS)
  13. Brauneck, Jens: Abgetrennte EU-Handelsabkommen ohne Beteiligung der Mitgliedstaaten?, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2018 p.796-803 (DE)
  14. Van Raepenbusch, Sean: Le clair-obscur des compétences externes de l'Union. Quelques réflexions autour de l'avis 2/15 de la Cour de justice de l'Union du 16 mai 2017, "accord de libre-échange entre l'Union européenne et la rébuplique de Singapour", L'Europe au présent ! (ELS Belgium s.a., 2018. Éditions Bruylant) 2018 p.739-766 (FR)
  15. Schöpgens, Andreas ; Van Calster, Geert: Multilevel Constitutional Review and EU External Treaty Making After Opinion 2/15, European Foreign Affairs Review 2018 Vol.23 Nº 4 p.439-462 (EN)
  16. Malenovský, Jiří: L'Union, ses Etats membres, les Etats tiers et la succession en droit international, Liber Amicorum Antonio Tizzano. De la Cour CECA à la Cour de l'Union: le long parcours de la justice européenne (G. Giappichelli Editore) 2018 p.544-553 (FR)
  17. Calamita, Maria Rosaria: Il nuovo "doppio binario" della politica commerciale dell'Unione europea, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2018 p.855-873 (IT)
  18. Kaddous, Christine: XV. Action extérieure - Cour de justice, ass. plénière, 16 mai 2017, Avis 2/15, ECLI:EU:C:2017:376, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2017. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2018, p. 686-695 (FR)
  19. Cremona, Marise: Shaping EU trade policy post-Lisbon: Opinion 2/15 of 16 May 2017, European Constitutional Law Review 2018, Volume 14, Issue 1, p. 231-259 (EN)
  20. Berge, Jean-Sylvestre: Dépasser le discours sur la circulation : dialogue entre une économiste et un juriste à propos de deux avis (3/15 et 2/15) de la Cour de justice de l'UE, Les libertés européennes de circulation au-delà de l'économie (mare&martin) 2019 p.213-232 (FR)
  21. Svoboda, Ondřej: THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY AFTER OPINION 2/15 : NO SIMPLE WAY TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS IN THE EU, CROATIAN YEARBOOK OF EUROPEAN LAW & POLICY 2019 Vol. 15 p. 189-214 (EN)
  22. Marín Durán, Gracia: Who is responsible on the EU side for TSD chapters? :, Common Market Law Review 2020 p. 1043-1054 (EN)
  23. Prete, Luca: The constitutional limits to the choice of mixity after EUSFTA, COTIF I, MPA Antarctic and COTIF II: towards a more constructive discourse?, European Law Review 2020, vol. 45, n. 1, p. 113-127 (EN)
  24. Blanquet, Marc: 38. Accord «nouvelle génération» - Compétence exclusive de l'Union. CJUE, ass. plén., 16 mai 2017, avis n° 2/15, Accord de libre-échange avec Singapour, Les grands arrêts de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Droit constitutionnel et institutionnel de l'Union européenne (Dalloz, 2e édition) 2023, p. 638-650 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

  • Provisions governing the institutions

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Opinion procedure : non-conformity with the Treaty (opinions or rulings)

Formation of the Court

Assemblée plénière (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Ilešič

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

  • French, German, English, Bulgarian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Czech

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • English