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 suspected infringement of these principles.
Ar iarratas a fháil ó Bhallstát, nó uaidh féin, agus i gcomhar le húdaráis uiniula na mBallstát, a thabharfaidh a gcabhair dó, scrúdóidh an Coimisiún cásanna ina bhfuil amhras gur sáraíodh na prionsabail thuasluaite.