How do national parliaments police subsidiarity in EU law-making?

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Through the 'early warning system' — they can issue reasoned opinions; enough objections trigger a 'yellow' or 'orange card' requiring the proposal to be reviewed.

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Based on Protocol No. 2 on subsidiarity and proportionality.

Consolidated TFEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016E/TXT

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