Article 5 TEU
“1.
The limits of Union competences are governed by the principle of
conferral. . . .
2.
Under the principle of conferral the Union shall act only within the
limits of the competences conferred upon it by the Member State in
the Treaties to obtain the objectives set out therein. Competences
not conferred upon the Union in the Treaties remain with the
Member State.
. . .”
Article 6 TEU
“1.
The Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in
the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7
December 2000, as adapted at Strasbourg, on 12 December 2007,
which will have the same legal value as the Treaties.
The provisions of the Charter shall not extend in any way the
competences of the Union as defined in the Treaties.
The rights, freedoms and principles in the Charter shall be
interpreted in accordance with the general provisions entitled VII of
the Charter governing its interpretation and application and with
due regard to the explanations referred to in the Charter, that set
out the sources of those provisions.
2.
The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the
Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Such
accession shall not affect the Union’s competences as defined in the
Treaties.
3.
Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention . . .
and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the
Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union’s as
law.”
Article 16 TFEU
“1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data
concerning them.
2. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in
accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall lay
down the rules relating to the protection of individuals with
regard to the processing of personal data by Union institutions,
bodies, offices and agencies, and by the Member States when
carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Union law,
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