It is uken for granted by the German, Austrian and Belgian governments that action by the European Community in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity not only concerns the Member States but also their entities to the extent that they have their own law-making powers conferred on them under national constitutional law.
Is intuigthe do rialtais na Gearmáine, na hOstaire agus na Beilge go mbaineann gníomhaíocht an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na coimhdeachta, ní amháin leis na Ballstáit ach freisin lena n-eintitis a mhéad atá cumhacht reachtach dá gcuid féin tugtha dóibh faoin dlí bunreachtúil náisiúnta.