Re the Competence of the European Community to Conclude International Agreements Concerning Services and the Protection of Intellectual Property

Abstract

Economics, trade and finance — World Trade Organization — Constituent treaties — GATT Uruguay Round — European Community — Competence to conclude agreements — Whether vested in Community or the Member States

International organizations — GATT — World Trade Organization — Agreements establishing World Trade Organization — Integrated nature of agreements — Dispute settlement mechanisms

Treaties — Conclusion — Competence to conclude treaties — European Community — Euratom — European Coal and Steel Community — Division between competence of Communities and competence of Member States to conclude treaties — The law of the European Communities