overstep

It was a political compromise in the Commission, which is overstepping its competence.
Il s'agissait d'un compromis politique au sein de la Commission. La Commission dépasse ses compétences.
But the US, in threatening a trade boycott, is overstepping the bounds of that clear position and the bounds of the transatlantic partnership.
Toutefois, les États-Unis, avec leur boycott commercial, vont au-delà de la limite de cette position claire et au-delà des limites des relations transatlantiques.
The Commission, by blatantly transgressing the official legislative process, is overstepping its responsibilities and violating the principle of the separation of powers, thus infringing the rights of Member States.
La Commission, violant ouvertement le processus législatif habituel, étrenne pour ainsi dire le dépassement de ses compétences et la violation du principe de séparation des pouvoirs au préjudice des droits des États membres.
One clear reason for introducing such conceptual clarity is to remove the misconception, which surfaced in some recent debates, that the United Nations is overstepping its mandate when it goes into peace-building.
Une des raisons pour lesquelles il faut clarifier la notion de consolidation de la paix est d'éviter l'idée fausse qui s'est fait jour dans certains débats récents, à savoir que l'ONU outrepasse son mandat quand elle s'occupe de consolidation de la paix.
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