Recital (6)

The Union should become a party to the Convention only as regards the matters falling within the exclusive competence of the Union, namely, insofar as the relevant provisions of the Convention may affect common rules or alter their scope. At present, the Union has exclusive competence with regards to certain provisions of the Convention dealing with matters related to judicial cooperation in civil matters as detailed in the attached Declaration concerning the competence of the Union, and the Member States retain their competence insofar as the Convention does not affect common rules or alter the scope thereof. The Union’s accession to the Convention as regards matters falling within its exclusive competence is without prejudice to the Member States’ prerogatives as regards the ratification of the Convention, on matters falling within their national competences.