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