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… structure of the [EU] and the accomplishment of the tasks entrusted to the [EU]”.16 Each Union institution is obliged to comply with the institutional balance, which means that they shall take into consideration the powers of the other institutions when making use of their own powers. In light of this, the ECJ further claimed that any breach of the balance should be punishable.17 Importantly, the Court clarified later in the Wybot case that a unilateral extension of powers by an EU institution … of this principle to the EU institutions inter se was formulated in Luxembourg v European Parliament and reinforced in subsequent judgements.25 As a consequence, all EU institutions must perform their tasks without disregarding the legal powers and legitimate interests of the other institutions, which ultimately reinforces the obligation to preserve the internal division of powers. The principle of institutional balance is subject to judicial review by the ECJ. The latter has the task to … For the latter dimension, it had a mere information right following the Luns-Westerterp procedure, which is 31 M. Krajewski, ‘The Reform of the Common Commercial Policy’ in A. Biondi, P. Eeckhout & S. Ripley, EU Law after Lisbon. Oxford Scholarship Online, 2012, p. 293. 32 M. Krajewski, 2012, p. 293. 33 M. Krajewski, 2012. 34 The Trade Policy Committee deals with the trade policy of the EU with third countries and/or international organisations. The three main areas, which it covers, are WTO …