The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE V - AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE#Chapter 1 - General provisions#Article 70

Article 68 The European Council shall define the strategic guidelines for legislative and operational planning within the area of freedom, security and justice. Article 69 National Parliaments ensure that the proposals and legislative initiatives submitted under Chapters 4 and 5 comply with the principle of subsidiarity, in accordance with the arrangements laid down by the Protocol on the