Translation of "charter clauses prohibiting liens " (English → French) :

The Chair: Mr. Roy, am I correct that if we adopt this list of prohibited grounds we would then be bringing this clause in line with a sort of combination of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and litigation?

In the alternative, the applicant alleges breach of the principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations, and infringement of Articles 107, 108 and 206 TFEU, in so far as [the decision] identifies incorrectly the beneficiaries and determines incorrectly the amounts to be recovered; and infringement of Article 108(3) TFEU, Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 [of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty], Article 3(6) of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in so far as Arti ...[+++]cle 4(1) of the contested decision prohibits, or finds to be invalid the contractual clauses pursuant to which the investors may claim from third parties the amounts they would have had to repay to the Spanish authorities.

In its Response, the government indicated that victims and witnesses would be protected through amendments allowing a Review Board to order similar publication bans as a court (see clause 17), but that additional amendments to give courts and Review Boards broader authority to prohibit publication of other information might not conform to the prevailing common law, which requires a careful balancing of competing Charter rights (39)

16. Clearly rejects attempts by candidate country governments to weaken European values related to the equality of women and men and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in particular the prohibition of discrimination, by inserting morality clauses in the Annex to the Accession Treaty;