(5)The Union has exclusive competence to accept obligations set out in the Convention with regard to its own institutions and public administration, within the scope of Article 336 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In its Opinion 1/19 (Istanbul Convention)note of 6 October 2021, paragraph 305, the Court of Justice has confirmed that a significant part of the obligations of the Convention relating to the adoption of preventive measures are, in essence, binding on the Union as regards the staff in its administration and as regards the members of the public visiting the premises and buildings of its institutions, agencies and bodies. Moreover, in paragraph 307 of the same Opinion, the Court held that the Union should not confine itself to establishing minimum requirements or supporting measures, but should itself ensure that those obligations are fully satisfied.
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