The system is founded on the institutional triangle of Council, Parliament and Commission - though it would be more accurate to speak of a quadrilateral, so as to include the Court of Justice; the Court is the guarantee that the community is founded on the rule of law, which has been a decisive factor in the integration process. The system has proved an extraordinary success.
Basé sur le triangle institutionnel Conseil, Parlement, Commission (même s'il serait plus juste de parler d'un quadrilatère comprenant la Cour de justice), ce système a été un extraordinaire succès.