Under the principle of conferral, the Union shall act within the limits of the competences conferred upon it by the Member States in the Constitution to attain the objectives set out in the Constitution.
Faoi phrionsabal na tabhartha, gníomhóidh an tAontas faoi theorainneacha na n-inniúlachtaí atá tugtha dó ag na Ballstáit sa Bhunreacht d'fhonn na cuspóirí atá leagtha amach sa Bhunreacht a bhaint amach.