Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union, Article 5
Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union, Article 5 (2016)2016 · Law · Art. 5(3)EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0558 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Subsidiarity · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Under Article 5(3) of the Treaty on European Union, in areas outside its exclusive competence the Union may act only if and in so far as the objectives cannot be sufficiently achieved by the member states but can, by reason of scale or effects, be better achieved at Union level.”
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Context
Protocol (No 2) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
European Charter of Local Self-Government (ETS No. 122), opened for signature 15 October 1985
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