Au delà, la commission institutionnelle pourrait relever l'extrême difficulté d'interprétation du protocole, qui précise qu'à défaut d'adoption à temps de la décision de ventilation, les dispositions constitutives de l'acquis de Schengen continuent de relever du troisième pilier (a. 2 § 1 4è al.) mais que les propositions et initiatives fondées sur l'acquis de Schengen sont soumises aux dispositions pertinentes des Traités (a. 5 § 1, 1er al.): comprenne qui pourra.
In addition, the Committee on Institutional Affairs could emphasise how difficult it is to interpret the Protocol, which stipulates that, if the decision on classification is not taken in time, the provisions which constitute the Schengen acquis shall continue to come under the third pillar (Article 2(1), fourth subparagraph). However, it also states that proposals and initiatives to build upon the Schengen acquis shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the Treaties (Article 5(1), first subparagraph).