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Article 21

1 . Applications for loans or guarantees may be made to the Bank either through the Commission or through the Member State in whose territory the project will be carried out . An undertaking may also apply direct to the Bank for a loan or guarantee .

2 . Applications made through the Commission shall be submitted for an opinion to the Member State in whose territory the project will be carried out . Applications made through a Member State shall be submitted to the Commission for an opinion . Applications made direct by an undertaking shall be submitted to the Member State concerned and to the Commission .

The Member State concerned and the Commission shall deliver their opinions within two months . If no reply is received within this period , the Bank may assume that there is no objection to the project in question .

3 . The Board of Directors shall rule on applications for loans or guarantees submitted to it by the Management Committee .

4 . The Management Committee shall examine whether applications for loans or guarantees submitted to it comply with the provisions of this Statute , in particular with Article 20 . Where the Management Committee is in favour of granting the loan or guarantee , it shall submit the draft contract to the Board of Directors ; the Committee may make its favourable opinion subject to such conditions as it considers essential . Where the Management Committee is against granting the loan or guarantee , it shall submit the relevant documents together with its opinion to the Board of Directors .

5 . Where the Management Committee delivers an unfavourable opinion , the Board of Directors may not grant the loan or guarantee concerned unless its decision is unanimous .

6 . Where the Commission delivers an unfavourable opinion , the Board of Directors may not grant the loan or guarantee concerned unless its decision is unanimous , the director nominated by the Commission abstaining .

7 . Where both the Management Committee and the Commission deliver an unfavourable opinion , the Board of Directors may not grant the loan or guarantee .
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DECLARATION OF INTENT

on the

association of the independent countries of the Franc Area

with the European Economic Community

THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM , THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , THE FRENCH REPUBLIC , THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC , THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS ,

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the economic , financial and monetary agreements and conventions concluded between France and the other independent countries of the franc area ,

ANXIOUS to maintain and intensify the traditional trade flows between the Member States of the European Economic Community and these independent countries and to contribute to the economic and social development of the latter .

DECLARE THEIR READINESS , as soon as this Treaty enters into force , to propose to these countries the opening of negotiations with a view to concluding conventions for economic association with the Community .
11957E/PRO/CJ/10

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, TITLE II - ORGANISATION, ARTICLE 10
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Article 147

( Article repealed by Article 7 of the Merger Treaty )

( See Article 3 of the Merger Treaty , which reads as follows :

The Council shall meet when convened by its President on his own initiative or at the request of one of its members or of the Commission . )
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, ARTICLE 9





++++ ARTICLE 9 1 . THE COMMUNITY SHALL BE BASED UPON A CUSTOMS UNION WHICH SHALL COVER ALL TRADE IN GOODS AND WHICH SHALL INVOLVE THE PROHIBITION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AND OF ALL CHARGES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT , AND THE ADOPTION OF A COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF IN THEIR RELATIONS WITH THIRD COUNTRIES .
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ARTICLE 21

1 . TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY ARISE IN APPLYING ARTICLES 19 AND 20 SHALL BE RESOLVED , WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY , BY DIRECTIVES ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION .

2 . BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE , OR AT LATEST WHEN THE DUTIES ARE DETERMINED , THE COUNCIL SHALL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , DECIDE ON ANY ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF AS A RESULT OF APPLYING THE RULES SET OUT IN ARTICLES 19 AND 20 , TAKING ACCOUNT IN PARTICULAR OF THE DEGREE OF PROCESSING UNDERGONE BY THE VARIOUS GOODS TO WHICH THE COMMON TARIFF APPLIES .
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ARTICLE 46

WHERE IN A MEMBER STATE A PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO A NATIONAL MARKET ORGANISATION OR TO INTERNAL RULES HAVING EQUIVALENT EFFECT WHICH AFFECT THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF SIMILAR PRODUCTION IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE , A COUNTERVAILING CHARGE SHALL BE APPLIED BY MEMBER STATES TO IMPORTS OF THIS PRODUCT COMING FROM THE MEMBER STATE WHERE SUCH ORGANISATION OR RULES EXIST , UNLESS THAT STATE APPLIES A COUNTERVAILING CHARGE ON EXPORT .

THE COMMISSION SHALL FIX THE AMOUNT OF THESE CHARGES AT THE LEVEL REQUIRED TO REDRESS THE BALANCE ; IT MAY ALSO AUTHORISE OTHER MEASURES , THE CONDITIONS AND DETAILS OF WHICH IT SHALL DETERMINE .
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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

DESIRING to enter into the Implementing Convention provided for in Article 136 of this Treaty ,

HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions , which shall be annexed to this Treaty :
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS, CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION, SECTION 2: SETTING UP OF THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF, ARTICLE 27





++++ ARTICLE 27 BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE , MEMBER STATES SHALL , IN SO FAR AS MAY BE NECESSARY , TAKE STEPS TO APPROXIMATE THEIR PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN RESPECT OF CUSTOMS MATTERS . TO THIS END , THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE ALL APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATIONS TO MEMBER STATES .
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Article 125

1 . On application by a Member State the Fund shall , within the framework of the rules provided for in Article 127 , meet 50 % of the expenditure incurred after the entry into force of this Treaty by that State or by a body governed by public law for the purposes of :

( a ) ensuring productive re-employment of workers by means of :

- vocational retraining ;

- resettlement allowances ;

( b ) granting aid for the benefit of workers whose employment is reduced or temporarily suspended , in whole or in part , as a result of the conversion of an undertaking to other production , in order that they may retain the same wage level pending their full re-employment .

2 . Assistance granted by the Fund towards the cost of vocational retraining shall be granted only if the unemployed workers could not be found employment except in a new occupation and only if they have been in productive employment for at least six months in the occupation for which they have been retrained .

Assistance towards resettlement allowances shall be granted only if the unemployed workers have been caused to change their home within the Community and have been in productive employment for at least six months in their new place of residence .

Assistance for workers in the case of the conversion of an undertaking shall be granted only if :

( a ) the workers concerned have again been fully employed in that undertaking for at least six months ;

( b ) the Government concerned has submitted a plan beforehand , drawn up by the undertaking in question , for that particular conversion and for financing it ;

( c ) the Commission has given its prior approval to the conversion plan .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE IV - TRANSPORT, ARTICLE 76





++++ ARTICLE 76 UNTIL THE PROVISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 75 ( 1 ) HAVE BEEN LAID DOWN , NO MEMBER STATE MAY , WITHOUT THE UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL , MAKE THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE SUBJECT WHEN THIS TREATY ENTERS INTO FORCE LESS FAVOURABLE IN THEIR DIRECT OR INDIRECT EFFECT ON CARRIERS OF OTHER MEMBER STATES AS COMPARED WITH CARRIERS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF THAT STATE .
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Article 19

1 . Interest rates on loans to be granted by the Bank and commission on guarantees shall be adjusted to conditions prevailing on the capital market and shall be calculated in such a way that the income therefrom shall enable the Bank to meet its obligations , to cover its expenses and to build up a reserve fund as provided for in Article 24 .

2 . The Bank shall not grant any reduction in interest rates . Where a reduction in the interest rate appears desirable in view of the nature of the project to be financed , the Member State concerned or some other agency may grant aid towards the payment of interest to the extent that this is compatible with Article 92 of this Treaty .
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Article 204 (*)

If at the beginning of a financial year , the budget has not yet been voted , a sum equivalent to not more than one-twelfth of the budget appropriations for the preceding financial year may be spent each month in respect of any chapter or other subdivision of the budget in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations made pursuant to Article 209 ; this arrangement shall not , however , have the effect of placing at the disposal of the Commission appropriations in excess of one-twelfth of those provided for in the draft budget in course of preparation .

The Council may , acting by a qualified majority , provided that the other conditions laid down in the first subparagraph are observed , authorise expenditure in excess of one-twelfth .

If the decision relates to expenditure which does not necessarily result from this Treaty or from acts adopted in accordance therewith , the Council shall forward it immediately to the Assembly ; within 30 days the Assembly , acting by a majority of its members and three-fifths of the votes cast , may adopt a different decision on the expenditure in excess of the one-twelfth referred to in the first subparagraph . This part of the decision of the Council shall be suspended until the Assembly has taken its decision . If within the said period the Assembly has not taken a decision which differs from the decision of the Council , the latter shall be deemed to be finally adopted .

The decisions referred to in the second and third subparagraphs shall lay down the necessary measures relating to ensure application of this Article .

(*) Text as amended by Article 13 of the Treaty amending Certain Financial Provisions .
11957E241

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, SETTING UP OF THE INSTITUTIONS, ARTICLE 241
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Article 36

The President of the Court may , by way of summary procedure , which may , in so far as necessary , differ from some of the rules contained in this Statute and which shall be laid down in the rules of procedure , adjudicate upon applications to suspend execution , as provided for in Article 185 of this Treaty , or to prescribe interim measures in pursuance of Article 186 , or to suspend enforcement in accordance with the last paragraph of Article 192 .

Should the President be prevented from attending , his place shall be taken by another Judge under conditions laid down in the rules of procedure .

The ruling of the President or of the Judge replacing him shall be provisional and shall in no way prejudice the decision of the Court on the substance of the case .
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ARTICLE 102

1 . WHERE THERE IS REASON TO FEAR THAT THE ADOPTION OR AMENDMENT OF A PROVISION LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION MAY CAUSE DISTORTION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 101 , A MEMBER STATE DESIRING TO PROCEED THEREWITH SHALL CONSULT THE COMMISSION . AFTER CONSULTING THE MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION SHALL RECOMMEND TO THE STATES CONCERNED SUCH MEASURES AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO AVOID THE DISTORTION IN QUESTION .

2 . IF A STATE DESIRING TO INTRODUCE OR AMEND ITS OWN PROVISIONS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE RECOMMENDATION ADDRESSED TO IT BY THE COMMISSION , OTHER MEMBER STATES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED , IN PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 101 , TO AMEND THEIR OWN PROVISIONS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE SUCH DISTORTION . IF THE MEMBER STATE WHICH HAS IGNORED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMISSION CAUSES DISTORTION DETRIMENTAL ONLY TO ITSELF , THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 101 SHALL NOT APPLY .
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Article 130

The task of the European Investment Bank shall be to contribute , by having recourse to the capital market and utilising its own resources , to the balanced and steady development of the common market in the interest of the Community . For this purpose the Bank shall , operating on a non-profit-making basis , grant loans and give guarantees which facilitate the financing of the following projects in all sectors of the economy :

( a ) projects for developing less developed regions ;

( b ) projects for modernising or converting undertakings or for developing fresh activities called for by the progressive establishment of the common market , where these projects are of such a size or nature that they cannot be entirely financed by the various means available in the individual Member States ;

( c ) projects of common interest to several Member States which are of such a size or nature that they cannot be entirely financed by the various means available in the individual Member States .
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Article 151

( Article repealed by Article 7 of the Merger Treaty )

( See Articles 5 and 4 of the Merger Treaty , which read as follows :

Article 5 :

The Council shall adopt its rules of procedure .

Article 4 :

A committee consisting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council and for carrying out the tasks assigned to it by the Council . )
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ARTICLE 67

1 . DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET , MEMBER STATES SHALL PROGRESSIVELY ABOLISH BETWEEN THEMSELVES ALL RESTRICTIONS ON THE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL BELONGING TO PERSONS RESIDENT IN MEMBER STATES AND ANY DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THE NATIONALITY OR ON THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE OF THE PARTIES OR ON THE PLACE WHERE SUCH CAPITAL IS INVESTED .

2 . CURRENT PAYMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE MOVEMENT OF CAPITAL BETWEEN MEMBER STATES SHALL BE FREED FROM ALL RESTRICTIONS BY THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE AT THE LATEST .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 2: TAX PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 98





++++ ARTICLE 98 IN THE CASE OF CHARGES OTHER THAN TURNOVER TAXES , EXCISE DUTIES AND OTHER FORMS OF INDIRECT TAXATION , REMISSIONS AND REPAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF EXPORTS TO OTHER MEMBER STATES MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND COUNTERVAILING CHARGES IN RESPECT OF IMPORTS FROM MEMBER STATES MAY NOT BE IMPOSED UNLESS THE MEASURES CONTEMPLATED HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD BY THE COUNCIL ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION .
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ARTICLE 58

COMPANIES OR FIRMS FORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF A MEMBER STATE AND HAVING THEIR REGISTERED OFFICE , CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OR PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY SHALL , FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER , BE TREATED IN THE SAME WAY AS NATURAL PERSONS WHO ARE NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES .

" COMPANIES OR FIRMS " MEANS COMPANIES OR FIRMS CONSTITUTED UNDER CIVIL OR COMMERCIAL LAW , INCLUDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES , AND OTHER LEGAL PERSONS GOVERNED BY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE LAW , SAVE FOR THOSE WHICH ARE NON-PROFIT-MAKING .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE IV - TRANSPORT, ARTICLE 83





++++ ARTICLE 83 AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF EXPERTS DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF MEMBER STATES , SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE COMMISSION . THE COMMISSION , WHENEVER IT CONSIDERS IT DESIRABLE , SHALL CONSULT THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT MATTERS WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE POWERS OF THE TRANSPORT SECTION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE .
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ARTICLE 37

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL PROGRESSIVELY ADJUST ANY STATE MONOPOLIES OF A COMMERCIAL CHARACTER SO AS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD HAS ENDED NO DISCRIMINATION REGARDING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH GOODS ARE PROCURED AND MARKETED EXISTS BETWEEN NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES .

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO ANY BODY THROUGH WHICH A MEMBER STATE , IN LAW OR IN FACT , EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUPERVISES , DETERMINES OR APPRECIABLY INFLUENCES IMPORTS OR EXPORTS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES . THESE PROVISIONS SHALL LIKEWISE APPLY TO MONOPOLIES DELEGATED BY THE STATE TO OTHERS .

2 . MEMBER STATES SHALL REFRAIN FROM INTRODUCING ANY NEW MEASURE WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN IN PARAGRAPH 1 OR WHICH RESTRICTS THE SCOPE OF THE ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE ABOLITION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES AND QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES .

3 . THE TIMETABLE FOR THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE HARMONISED WITH THE ABOLITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SAME PRODUCTS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES 30 TO 34 .

IF A PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO A STATE MONOPOLY OF A COMMERCIAL CHARACTER IN ONLY ONE OR SOME MEMBER STATES , THE COMMISSION MAY AUTHORISE THE OTHER MEMBER STATES TO APPLY PROTECTIVE MEASURES UNTIL THE ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 1 HAS BEEN EFFECTED ; THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE CONDITIONS AND DETAILS OF SUCH MEASURES .

4 . IF A STATE MONOPOLY OF A COMMERCIAL CHARACTER HAS RULES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DISPOSE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OR OBTAIN FOR THEM THE BEST RETURN , STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN APPLYING THE RULES CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE TO ENSURE EQUIVALENT SAFEGUARDS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AND STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE PRODUCERS CONCERNED , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE AND THE SPECIALISATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME .

5 . THE OBLIGATIONS ON MEMBER STATES SHALL BE BINDING ONLY IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS .

6 . WITH EFFECT FROM THE FIRST STAGE THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE MANNER IN WHICH AND THE TIMETABLE ACCORDING TO WHICH THE ADJUSTMENT PROVIDED FOR IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CARRIED OUT .
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Article 5 (***)

1 . The subscribed capital shall be paid in by Member States to the extent of 12.85714286 % of the amounts laid down in Article 4 ( 1 ) . (****)

2 . In the event of an increase in the subscribed capital , the Board of Governors , acting unanimously , shall fix the percentage to be paid up and the arrangements for payment .

3 . The Board of Directors may require payment of the balance of the subscribed capital , to such extent as may be required for the Bank to meet its obligations towards those who have made loans to it .

Each Member State shall make this payment in proportion to its share of the subscribed capital in the currencies required by the Bank to meet these obligations .

(***) Text as amended by Article 3 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the Act of Accession .

(****) Paragraph 1 as amended by the Decision of the Board of Governors of 19 June 1978 ( Official Journal of the European Communities , No L 199 , 24 July 1978 ) .
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Article 237

Any European State may apply to become a member of the Community . It shall address its application to the Council , which shall act unanimously after obtaining the opinion of the Commission .

The conditions of admission and the adjustments to this Treaty necessitated thereby shall be the subject of an agreement between the Member States and the applicant State . This agreement shall be submitted for ratification by all the Contracting States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements .
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Article 160

( Article repealed by Article 19 of the Merger Treaty )

( See Article 13 of the Merger Treaty , which reads as follows :

If any member of the Commission no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or if he has been guilty of serious misconduct , the Court of Justice may , on application by the Council or the Commission , compulsorily retire him . )
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Article 111

The following provisions shall , without prejudice to Articles 115 and 116 , apply during the transitional period :

1 . Member States shall coordinate their trade relations with third countries so as to bring about , by the end of the transitional period , the conditions needed for implementing a common policy in the field of external trade .

The Commission shall submit to the Council proposals regarding the procedure for common action to be followed during the transitional period and regarding the achievement of uniformity in their commercial policies .

2 . The Commission shall submit to the Council recommendations for tariff negotiations with third countries in respect of the common customs tariff .

The Council shall authorise the Commission to open such negotiations .

The Commission shall conduct these negotiations in consultation with a special committee appointed by the Council to assist the Commission in this task and within the framework of such directives as the Council may issue to it .

3 . In exercising the powers conferred upon it by this Article , the Council shall act unanimously during the first two stages and by a qualified majority thereafter .

4 . Member States shall , in consultation with the Commission , take all necessary measures , particularly those designed to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries , in order that the entry into force of the common customs tariff shall not be delayed .

5 . Member States shall aim at securing as high a level of uniformity as possible between themselves as regards their liberalisation lists in relation to third countries or groups of third countries . To this end , the Commission shall make all appropriate recommendations to Member States .

If Member States abolish or reduce quantitative restrictions in relation to third countries , they shall inform the Commission beforehand and shall accord the same treatment to other Member States .
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Article 154

( Article repealed by Article 7 of the Merger Treaty )

( See Article 6 of the Merger Treaty , which reads as follows :

The Council shall , acting by a qualified majority , determine the salaries , allowances and pensions of the President and members of the Commission , and of the President , Judges , Advocates-General and Registrar of the Court of Justice . It shall also , again by a qualified majority , determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration . )
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Article 28

1 . In each of the Member States , the Bank shall enjoy the most extensive legal capacity accorded to legal persons under their laws ; it may , in particular , acquire or dispose of movable or immovable property and may be a party to legal proceedings .

( Second subparagraph repealed by the second paragraph of Article 28 of the Merger Treaty )

( See the first paragraph of Article 28 of the Merger Treaty , which reads as follows :

The European Communities shall enjoy in the territories of the Member States such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the performance of their tasks , under the conditions laid down in the Protocol annexed to this Treaty . The same shall apply to the European Investment Bank . )

2 . The property of the Bank shall be exempt from all forms of requisition or expropriation .