To the extent necessary to facilitate mutual recognition of judgments and judicial decisions and police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters having a cross-border dimension, the European Parliament and the Council may, by means of directives adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, establish minimum rules.
A mhéid is gá chun aitheantas frithpháirteach do bhreithiúnais agus do chinntí breithiúnacha a éascú, chomh maith leis an gcomhar póilíneachta agus breithiúnach in ábhair choiriúla a bhfuil gné thrasteorann ag baint leo, féadfaidh Parlaimint na hEorpa agus an Chomhairle rialacha íosta a bhunú trí bhíthin treoracha a ghlacfar i gcomhréir leis an ngnáthnós imeachta reachtach.