Several national Parliaments argue that the Commission has failed to comply with the requirement of Article 5 of Protocol No 2 to the Treaty, which provides that drafts legislative acts shall be justified with regards to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, considering that the justification in the explanatory memorandum of the proposal is too succinct.
Vairāki valstu parlamenti bilduši, ka Komisija nav izpildījusi Līguma 2. protokola 5. panta prasību, kurā noteikts, ka tiesību aktu projektus pamato, ņemot vērā subsidiaritātes principu un proporcionalitātes principu, uzskatīdami, ka pamatojums priekšlikuma paskaidrojuma rakstā nav pietiekami izvērsts.