On application by a Member State or on its own initiative, and in cooperation with the competent authorities in the Member States, who shall give it their assistance, the Commission shall investigate cases of suspectedinfringement of these principles.
Ar iarratas a fháil ó Bhallstát, nó uaidh féin, agus igcomhar le húdaráis inniúla na mBallstát, a thabharfaidh agcabhair dó, scrúdóidh an Coimisiún cásanna ina bhfuil amhras gursáraíodh na prionsabail thuasluaite.