Betydningen af Parlamentets rolle ved vedtagelsen af energifællesskabstraktaten afspejles også i valget af retsgrundlag - dvs. i det faktum, at Parlamentet har en ret til at afgive samstemmende udtalelser, jf. EF-traktatens artikel 300, stk.
The importance of Parliament’ s role in the adoption of the Energy Community Treaty is also reflected in the choice of legal basis, that is to say, in the fact that Parliament has a right of assent, as stated in Article 300(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.