48It should also be borne in mind, in that regard, that, under Article 13(2) TEU, each EU institution is to act within the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Treaties, and in conformity with the procedures, conditions and objectives set out in them. That provision reflects the principle of institutional balance, characteristic of the institutional structure of the European Union, a principle which requires that each of the institutions must exercise its powers with due regard for the powers of the other institutions (judgment of 14 April 2015, Council v Commission, C‑409/13, EU:C:2015:217, paragraph 64 and the case-law cited). The Commission’s power of initiative referred to in Article 17(2) TEU is one of the expressions of that principle (judgment of 19 December 2019, Puppinck and Others v Commission C‑418/18 P, EU:C:2019:1113, paragraph 60). The same is true, in the particular context of implementation of agreements concluded between management and labour at EU level, of the specific power conferred on the Commission by Article 155(2) TFEU.
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