Sodišče nadzira zakonitost aktov, ki jih skupaj sprejemata Evropski parlament in Svet, ter aktov Sveta, Komisije in ECB razen priporočil in mnenj, pa tudi zakonitost aktov Evropskega parlamenta s pravnim učinkom do tretjih oseb.
The Court of Justice shall review the legality of acts adopted jointly by the European Parliament and the Council, of acts of the Council, of the Commission and of the ECB, other than recommendations and opinions, and of acts of the European Parliament intended to produce legal effects vis-á-vis third parties.