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- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Part I International Investment Regulation
- Part II The Internal Investment System of the EU
- Introduction to Part II
- 4 The EU Legal Order, Internal Market and Investment in the EU
- 5 ‘International’ Investment in the EU
- 6 EU Institutional Framework
- Conclusion to Part II
- Part III The External Investment System of the EU
- General Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - EU Institutional Framework
Legal Limitations to Policy Efficiency
from Part II - The Internal Investment System of the EU
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 July 2023
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
- The European Union and International Investment Law Reform
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- Abbreviations
- General Introduction
- Part I International Investment Regulation
- Part II The Internal Investment System of the EU
- Introduction to Part II
- 4 The EU Legal Order, Internal Market and Investment in the EU
- 5 ‘International’ Investment in the EU
- 6 EU Institutional Framework
- Conclusion to Part II
- Part III The External Investment System of the EU
- General Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In this final chapter of Part II, we analyse the key legal issues related to the allocation of international investment competence within the EU and examine their implications for policy efficiency and choices in external EU trade and investment relations. Following the Lisbon Treaty of 2009, the EU has gained competence for international investment treaty-making, which previously fell within the scope of the Member States’ competence. Given the relevance of international investment for the EU, on the one hand, and the cross-cutting nature of investment within the range of domestic policy areas on the other, the exercise of competences relating to foreign investment has been surrounded by controversies. Importantly, treaty-making procedure in the EU is not a matter of political inter-institutional preference but it is defined by the delineation of competences, grounded in primary law. The focus of our analysis in this chapter is placed on the internal EU institutional framework regarding competences between the EU and its Member States for investment and the conclusion of EU international investment agreements, and the role of the CJEU in defining the scope of EU policy. The content of EU international investment policy is then analysed in Part III.
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- The European Union and International Investment Law ReformBetween Aspirations and Reality, pp. 195 - 221Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023