Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union

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• Consolidated text: Consolidated versionof the Treaty on European Union 1
• Amended by: 1
• Corrected by: 1
• Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union 2
• TITLE I COMMON PROVISIONS 3
• Article 1 (ex Article 1 TEU) 3
• Article 2 3
• Article 3 (ex Article 2 TEU) 4
• Article 4 4
• Article 5 (ex Article 5 TEC) 5
• Article 6 (ex Article 6 TEU) 5
• Article 7 (ex Article 7 TEU) 6
• Article 8 7
• TITLE II PROVISIONS ON DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES 7
• Article 9 7
• Article 10 7
• Article 11 7
• Article 12 8
• TITLE III PROVISIONS ON THE INSTITUTIONS 8
• Article 13 8
• Article 14 9
• Article 15 9
• Article 16 10
• Article 17 11
• Article 18 13
• Article 19 13
• TITLE IV PROVISIONS ON ENHANCED COOPERATION 14
• Article 20 (ex Articles 27a to 27e, 40 to 40b and 43 to 45 TEU and ex Articles 11 and 11a TEC) 14
• TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY 15
• CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION 15
• Article 21 15
• Article 22 16
• CHAPTER 2 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY 17
• SECTION 1 COMMON PROVISIONS 17
• Article 23 17
• Article 24 (ex Article 11 TEU) 17
• Article 25 (ex Article 12 TEU) 18
• Article 26 (ex Article 13 TEU) 18
• Article 27 18
• Article 28 (ex Article 14 TEU) 19
• Article 29 (ex Article 15 TEU) 20
• Article 30 (ex Article 22 TEU) 20
• Article 31 (ex Article 23 TEU) 20
• Article 32 (ex Article 16 TEU) 21
• Article 33 (ex Article 18 TEU) 21
• Article 34 (ex Article 19 TEU) 22
• Article 35 (ex Article 20 TEU) 22
• Article 36 (ex Article 21 TEU) 22
• Article 37 (ex Article 24 TEU) 23
• Article 38 (ex Article 25 TEU) 23
• Article 39 23
• Article 40 (ex Article 47 TEU) 23
• Article 41 (ex Article 28 TEU) 24
• SECTION 2 PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY 25
• Article 42 (ex Article 17 TEU) 25
• Article 43 26
• Article 44 26
• Article 45 27
• Article 46 27
• TITLE VI FINAL PROVISIONS 28
• Article 47 28
• Article 48 (ex Article 48 TEU) 28
• Article 49 (ex Article 49 TEU) 30
• Article 50 30
• Article 51 31
• Article 52 31
• Article 53 (ex Article 51 TEU) 31
• Article 54 (ex Article 52 TEU) 31
• Article 55 (ex Article 53 TEU) 32
• Protocols 33
• PROTOCOL (No’1) ON THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 34
• TITLE I INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS 34
• Article 1 34
• Article 2 34
• Article 3 35
• Article 4 35
• Article 5 35
• Article 6 35
• Article 7 36
• Article 8 36
• TITLE II INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION 36
• Article 9 36
• Article 10 36
• PROTOCOL (No’2) ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY 37
• Article 1 37
• Article 2 37
• Article 3 37
• Article 4 37
• Article 5 38
• Article 6 38
• Article 7 39
• Article 8 40
• Article 9 40
• PROTOCOL (No’3) ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 41
• Article 1 41
• TITLE I JUDGES AND „ADVOCATES-„GENERAL 41
• Article 2 41
• Article 3 41
• Article 4 42
• Article 5 42
• Article 6 42
• Article 7 43
• Article 8 43
• TITLE II ORGANISATION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE 43
• Article 9 43
• Article 9a 43
• Article 10 43
• Article 11 43
• Article 12 43
• Article 13 44
• Article 14 44
• Article 15 44
• Article 16 44
• Article 17 45
• Article 18 45
• TITLE III PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT OF JUSTICE 45
• Article 19 45
• Article 20 46
• Article 21 46
• Article 22 47
• Article 23 47
• Article 23a 48
• Article 24 48
• Article 25 48
• Article 26 48
• Article 27 48
• Article 28 49
• Article 29 49
• Article 30 49
• Article 31 49
• Article 32 49
• Article 33 49
• Article 34 49
• Article 35 49
• Article 36 50
• Article 37 50
• Article 38 50
• Article 39 50
• Article 40 50
• Article 41 51
• Article 42 51
• Article 43 51
• Article 44 51
• Article 45 51
• Article 46 52
• TITLE IV GENERAL COURT 52
• Article 47 52
• Article 48 52
• Article 49 52
• Article 49a 52
• Article 50 53
• Article 50a 53
• Article 50b 53
• Article 51 54
• Article 52 55
• Article 53 55
• Article 54 55
• Article 55 56
• Article 56 56
• Article 57 56
• Article 58 56
• Article 58a 57
• Article 59 57
• Article 60 57
• Article 61 58
• Article 62 58
• Article 62a 58
• Article 62b 59
• TITLE IVa SPECIALISED COURTS 59
• Article 62c 59
• TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS 59
• Article 62d 59
• Article 63 59
• Article 64 60
• PROTOCOL (No’4) ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS AND OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK 61
• CHAPTER I THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS 61
• Article 1 The European System of Central Banks 61
• CHAPTER II OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF THE ESCB 61
• Article 2 Objectives 61
• Article 3 Tasks 62
• Article 4 Advisory functions 62
• Article 5 Collection of statistical information 62
• Article 6 International cooperation 63
• CHAPTER III ORGANISATION OF THE ESCB 63
• Article 7 Independence 63
• Article 8 General principle 63
• Article 9 The European Central Bank 64
• Article 10 The Governing Council 64
• Article 11 The Executive Board 66
• Article 12 Responsibilities of the „decision-„making bodies 67
• Article 13 The President 67
• Article 14 National central banks 68
• Article 15 Reporting commitments 68
• Article 16 Banknotes 69
• CHAPTER IV MONETARY FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE ESCB 69
• Article 17 Accounts with the ECB and the national central banks 69
• Article 18 Open market and credit operations 69
• Article 19 Minimum reserves 70
• Article 20 Other instruments of monetary control 70
• Article 21 Operations with public entities 70
• Article 22 Clearing and payment systems 70
• Article 23 External operations 71
• Article 24 Other operations 71
• CHAPTER V PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION 71
• Article 25 Prudential supervision 71
• CHAPTER VI FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE ESCB 72
• Article 26 Financial accounts 72
• Article 27 Auditing 72
• Article 28 Capital of the ECB 72
• Article 29 Key for capital subscription 73
• Article 30 Transfer of foreign reserve assets to the ECB 73
• Article 31 Foreign reserve assets held by national central banks 74
• Article 32 Allocation of monetary income of national central banks 74
• Article 33 Allocation of net profits and losses of the ECB 75
• CHAPTER VII GENERAL PROVISIONS 76
• Article 34 Legal acts 76
• Article 35 Judicial control and related matters 76
• Article 36 Staff 77
• Article 37 (ex Article 38) Professional secrecy 77
• Article 38 (ex Article 39) Signatories 77
• Article 39 (ex Article 40) Privileges and immunities 77
• CHAPTER VIII AMENDMENT OF THE STATUTE AND COMPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION 78
• Article 40 (ex Article 41) Simplified amendment procedure 78
• Article 41 (ex Article 42) Complementary legislation 78
• CHAPTER IX TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR THE ESCB 78
• Article 42 (ex Article 43) General provisions 78
• Article 43 (ex Article 44) Transitional tasks of the ECB 79
• Article 44 (ex Article 45) The General Council of the ECB 79
• Article 45 (ex Article 46) Rules of Procedure of the General Council 79
• Article 46 (ex Article 47) Responsibilities of the General Council 80
• Article 47 (ex Article 48) Transitional provisions for the capital of the ECB 80
• Article 48 (ex Article 49) Deferred payment of capital, reserves and provisions of the ECB 81
• Article 49 (ex Article 52) Exchange of banknotes in the currencies of the Member States 81
• Article 50 (ex Article 53) Applicability of the transitional provisions 81
• PROTOCOL (No’5) ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK 82
• Article 1 82
• Article 2 82
• Article 3 82
• Article 4 82
• Article 5 83
• Article 6 (ex Article 8) 84
• Article 7 (ex Article 9) 84
• Article 8 (ex Article 10) 85
• Article 9 (ex Article 11) 85
• Article 10 (ex Article 12) 87
• Article 11 (ex Article 13) 87
• Article 12 (ex Article 14) 88
• Article 13 (ex Article 15) 88
• Article 14 (ex Article 16) 88
• Article 15 (ex Article 17) 89
• Article 16 (ex Article 18) 89
• Article 17 (ex Article 19) 90
• Article 18 (ex Article 20) 90
• Article 19 (ex Article 21) 91
• Article 20 (ex Article 22) 92
• Article 21 (ex Article 23) 92
• Article 22 (ex Article 24) 93
• Article 23 (ex Article 25) 93
• Article 24 (ex Article 26) 94
• Article 25 (ex Article 27) 94
• Article 26 (ex Article 28) 94
• Article 27 (ex Article 29) 94
• Article 28 (ex Article 30) 95
• PROTOCOL (No’6) ON THE LOCATION OF THE SEATS OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND OF CERTAIN BODIES, OFFICES, AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 96
• Sole Article 96
• PROTOCOL (No’7) ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 97
• CHAPTER I PROPERTY, FUNDS, ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 97
• Article 1 97
• Article 2 97
• Article 3 97
• Article 4 98
• CHAPTER II COMMUNICATIONS AND LAISSEZ-PASSER 98
• Article 5 (ex Article 6) 98
• Article 6 (ex Article 7) 98
• CHAPTER III MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 98
• Article 7 (ex Article 8) 98
• Article 8 (ex Article 9) 99
• Article 9 (ex Article 10) 99
• CHAPTER IV REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES TAKING PART IN THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 99
• Article 10 (ex Article 11) 99
• CHAPTER V OFFICIALS AND OTHER SERVANTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 100
• Article 11 (ex Article 12) 100
• Article 12 (ex Article 13) 100
• Article 13 (ex Article 14) 101
• Article 14 (ex Article 15) 101
• Article 15 (ex Article 16) 101
• CHAPTER VI PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF MISSIONS OF THIRD COUNTRIES ACCREDITED TO THE EUROPEAN UNION 102
• Article 16 (ex Article 17) 102
• CHAPTER VII GENERAL PROVISIONS 102
• Article 17 (ex Article 18) 102
• Article 18 (ex Article 19) 102
• Article 19 (ex Article 20) 102
• Article 20 (ex Article 21) 103
• Article 21 (ex Article 22) 103
• Article 22 (ex Article 23) 103
• PROTOCOL (No’8) RELATING TO ARTICLE 6(2) OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ON THE ACCESSION OF THE UNION TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS 104
• Article 1 104
• Article 2 104
• Article 3 104
• PROTOCOL (No’9) ON THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 16(4) OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND ARTICLE 238(2) OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BETWEEN 1 NOVEMBER 2014 AND 31 MARCH 2017 ON THE ONE HAND, AND AS FROM 1 APRIL 2017 ON THE OTHER 105
• Sole Article 105
• PROTOCOL (No’10) ON PERMANENT STRUCTURED COOPERATION ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 42 OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION 106
• Article 1 107
• Article 2 107
• Article 3 108
• PROTOCOL (No’11) ON ARTICLE 42 OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION 109
• PROTOCOL (No’12) ON THE EXCESSIVE DEFICIT PROCEDURE 110
• Article 1 110
• Article 2 110
• Article 3 110
• Article 4 110
• PROTOCOL (No’13) ON THE CONVERGENCE CRITERIA 111
• Article 1 111
• Article 2 111
• Article 3 111
• Article 4 111
• Article 5 112
• Article 6 112
• PROTOCOL (No’14) ON THE EURO GROUP 113
• Article 1 113
• Article 2 113
• PROTOCOL (No’15) ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND 114
• PROTOCOL (No’16) ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO DENMARK 117
• PROTOCOL (No’17) ON DENMARK 118
• PROTOCOL (No’18) ON FRANCE 119
• PROTOCOL (No’19) ON THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS INTEGRATED INTO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 120
• Article 1 120
• Article 2 121
• Article 3 121
• Article 4 121
• Article 5 121
• Article 6 122
• Article 7 122
• PROTOCOL (No’20) ON THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ARTICLE 26 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO IRELAND 123
• Article 1 123
• Article 2 123
• Article 3 124
• PROTOCOL (No’21) ON THE POSITION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND IN RESPECT OF THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE 125
• Article 1 125
• Article 2 125
• Article 3 125
• Article 4 126
• Article 4a 126
• Article 5 127
• Article 6 127
• Article 6a 127
• Article 7 127
• Article 8 127
• Article 9 127
• PROTOCOL (No’22) ON THE POSITION OF DENMARK 128
• PART I 128
• Article 1 128
• Article 2 128
• Article 2a 129
• Article 3 129
• Article 4 129
• PART II 129
• Article 5 129
• PART III 130
• Article 6 130
• PART IV 130
• Article 7 130
• Article 8 130
• ANNEX 131
• Article 1 131
• Article 2 131
• Article 3 131
• Article 4 131
• Article 5 131
• Article 6 132
• Article 7 132
• Article 8 132
• Article 9 132
• PROTOCOL (No’23) ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES WITH REGARD TO THE CROSSING OF EXTERNAL BORDERS 133
• PROTOCOL (No’24) ON ASYLUM FOR NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 134
• Sole Article 134
• PROTOCOL (No’25) ON THE EXERCISE OF SHARED COMPETENCE 136
• Sole Article 136
• PROTOCOL (No’26) ON SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST 137
• Article 1 137
• Article 2 137
• PROTOCOL (No’27) ON THE INTERNAL MARKET AND COMPETITION 138
• PROTOCOL (No’28) ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION 139
• PROTOCOL (No’29) ON THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN THE MEMBER STATES 141
• PROTOCOL (No’30) ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO POLAND AND TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 142
• Article 1 142
• Article 2 143
• PROTOCOL (No’31) CONCERNING IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REFINED IN THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 144
• Article 1 144
• Article 2 144
• Article 3 144
• Article 4 145
• Article 5 145
• Article 6 145
• Article 7 146
• ANNEX TO THE PROTOCOL 147
• PROTOCOL (No’32) ON THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN DENMARK 148
• PROTOCOL (No’33) CONCERNING ARTICLE 157 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 149
• PROTOCOL (No’34) ON SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR GREENLAND 150
• Sole Article 150
• PROTOCOL (No’35) ON ARTICLE 40.3.3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND 151
• PROTOCOL (No’36) ON TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 152
• Article 1 152
• TITLE I PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 152
• Article 2 152
• TITLE II PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE QUALIFIED MAJORITY 153
• Article 3 153
• TITLE III PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE COUNCIL 155
• Article 4 155
• TITLE IV PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY 155
• Article 5 155
• TITLE V PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE „SECRETARY-„GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY, AND THE DEPUTY „SECRETARY-„GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL 155
• Article 6 155
• TITLE VI PROVISIONS CONCERNING ADVISORY BODIES 155
• Article 7 155
• Article 8 156
• TITLE VII TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING ACTS ADOPTED ON THE BASIS OF TITLES V AND VI OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY OF LISBON 157
• Article 9 157
• Article 10 157
• PROTOCOL (No’37) ON THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPIRY OF THE ECSC TREATY AND ON THE RESEARCH FUND FOR COAL AND STEEL 159
• Article 1 159
• Article 2 159
• Article 3 159
• PROTOCOL (No’38) ON THE CONCERNS OF THE IRISH PEOPLE ON THE TREATY OF LISBON 160
• TITLE I RIGHT TO LIFE, FAMILY AND EDUCATION 160
• Article 1 160
• TITLE II TAXATION 160
• Article 2 160
• TITLE III SECURITY AND DEFENCE 161
• Article 3 161
• TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS 162
• Article 4 162
• Article 5 162
• Declarations annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 163
• Tables of equivalences 179