The China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) based on the current world economic situation and demands of economic development of both sides, lasted for 7 years of negotiation with 35 rounds of reports, finally reached an agreement in principle on the CAI. The analysis of the competences and legislative procedure of CAI reveals the EU values and the exclusive European competences in the field of common commercial policy. Also, by analyzing the legislative process of the agreement, it is possible to see the division of power within the EU institutions, the rigor of the EU decision-making and the future of the agreement. 

Zhanning Yang. Analysis of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment from Perspectives of EU Competences and Decision-Making Procedures. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 8: 115-119. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2022.040818.

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