Og Rådets forslag er primært koncentreret om - og her bekræfter jeg, hvad professor Cot har sagt - to store spørgsmål: For det første kompetencefordelingen - fordi mange emner, der tildeles af konventionen og aftalen i kraft af traktaterne, tilfalder Fællesskabet, og derfor skal der nødvendigvis foretages en kompetencetildeling til de lande, der udgør Den Europæiske Union - og via deponering af et instrument for formel bekræftelse konsolideres Fællesskabets deltagelse endeligt, og problemet løses.
I agree with Professor Cot when he says that the proposal for a Council decision hinges on two major questions. Firstly, on the allocation of competences, because many of the aspects assigned by the convention and the agreement are the responsibility of the Community, because of the Treaties, and therefore powers must be granted to the countries which make up the European Union, and by establishing a ratification instrument the Community's participation will finally be strengthened and the problem resolved.