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The Role of Provisional Application of Treaties in the Sphere of European Union Law

Dimitris Liakopoulos

CEIJ, New York, USA.

*Corresponding author: Dimitris Liakopoulos

Published: June 11, 2026

Abstract

The phenomenon of provisional application is linked to national norms, organizations, and norms, and general principles of international law governing the competence of organizations to conclude treaties and apply them provisionally. This phenomenon also finds its basis in European Union law, that is, within the sphere of international organization that deals with this issue. The present work is based on case law and doctrine, focuses on the role of European Union bodies, such as the Council, the European Parliament, and the Court of Justice of the European Union, and on the legal basis of mixed agreements for the conduct and application of the provisional application of treaties in this area.

Keyword

Provisional application; EU law; procedural process; CETA; European Parliament; Council; CJEU; mixed agreements; art. 218 TFEU; national Parliaments

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The Role of Provisional Application of Treaties in the Sphere of European Union Law

How to cite this paper: Dimitris Liakopoulos. (2026). The Role of Provisional Application of Treaties in the Sphere of European Union Law. International Journal of Law and Social Justice2(1), 26-36.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/ijlsj.2026.06.004