When negotiating the agreement, the Commission had based it on the body of EU law which deals with the internal market (as it had commercial implications).
Deputāte baronese Sarah Ludford no Liberāļu grupas, kas vadīja delegāciju uz Vašingtonu, aicināja sarunās par nolīgumu vairāk iesaistīt Eiropas Parlamentu un ASV Kongresu.