On the 8 November 2002 the European Court of Justice found that bilateral agreements between eight Member States and the United States of America were not in conformity with EC law because their nationality clauses infringed the right of establishment (Art 43, EC Treaty) as they discriminated on grounds of nationality and certain other clauses infringed the exclusive external competence of the EU.
On the 8 November 2002 the European Court of Justice found that bilateral agreements between eight Member States and the United States of America were not in conformity with EC law because their nationality clauses infringed the right of establishment (Art 43, EC Treaty) as they discriminated on grounds of nationality and certain other clauses infringed the exclusive external competence of the EU.