ANNEX
VII
: Powers and responsibilities of standing committees
(1)
XVI. Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee responsible for:
1.
the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
2.
the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected;
3.
the simplification of Union law, in particular legislative proposals for its official codification;
4.
the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice of the European Union;
5.
Union acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of:
(a)
civil and commercial law,
(b)
company law,
(c)
intellectual property law,
(d)
procedural law;
6.
measures concerning judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters;
7.
environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime;
8.
ethical questions related to new technologies, applying the procedure with associated committees with the relevant committees;
9.
the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Communities;
10.
privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials;
11.
the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
12.
the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market.