Legal briefing The power to negotiate on behalf of the EU in an International Agreement on mercury

24 May 2010 | Read the briefing

In this legal briefing ClientEarth explores the issues surrounding the Commission’s withdrawal from the international mercury negotiations which threaten to leave the EU without any meaningful representation.

The briefing explains why it is the Commission’s legal duty to negotiate in Stockholm. The briefing also explains some thorny issues surrounding potential disputes on competence  between the Commission and the Council, which urgently require resolution by way of an opinion from  the  European Court of Justice.
 
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