If the parliamentary chamber concerned finds that the principle has been infringed, it may, within eight weeks of the date of transmission of the draft legislative act, send a reasoned opinion to the proposer of the legislation – the Commission – and the Union’s legislative authority.
Če je parlament mnenja, da je bilo načelo kršeno, lahko v osmih tednih od datuma pošiljanja osnutka zakonodajnega akta pošlje svoje obrazloženo mnenje predlagatelju zakonodaje – Komisiji – in zakonodajalcu Unije.