ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 326/1

CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION

TITLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION

Article 21

1. The Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement, and which it seeks to advance in the wider world: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.

The Union shall seek to develop relations and build partnerships with third countries, and international, regional or global organisations which share the principles referred to in the first subparagraph. It shall promote multilateral solutions to common problems, in particular in the framework of the United Nations.

2. The Union shall define and pursue common policies and actions, and shall work for a high degree of cooperation in all fields of international relations, in order to:

(a) safeguard its values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity;

(b) consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law;

(c) preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and with the aims of the Charter of Paris, including those relating to external borders;

(d) foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty;

(e) encourage the integration of all countries into the world economy, including through the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade;

(f) help develop international measures to preserve and improve the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of global natural resources, in order to ensure sustainable development;

(g) assist populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters; and

(h) promote an international system based on stronger multilateral cooperation and good global governance.

3. The Union shall respect the principles and pursue the objectives set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 in the development and implementation of the different areas of the Union's external action covered by this Title and by Part Five of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and of the external aspects of its other policies.

The Union shall ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and its other policies. The Council and the Commission, assisted by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall ensure that consistency and shall cooperate to that effect.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/22

Article 14

1. The European Parliament shall, jointly with the Council, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall exercise functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties. It shall elect the President of the Commission.

2. The European Parliament shall be composed of representatives of the Union's citizens. They shall not exceed seven hundred and fifty in number, plus the President. Representation of citizens shall be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six members per Member State. No Member State shall be allocated more than ninety-six seats.

The European Council shall adopt by unanimity, on the initiative of the European Parliament and with its consent, a decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament, respecting the principles referred to in the first subparagraph.

3. The members of the European Parliament shall be elected for a term of five years by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot.

4. The European Parliament shall elect its President and its officers from among its members.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/24

Article 16

1. The Council shall, jointly with the European Parliament, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall carry out policy-making and coordinating functions as laid down in the Treaties.

2. The Council shall consist of a representative of each Member State at ministerial level, who may commit the government of the Member State in question and cast its vote.

3. The Council shall act by a qualified majority except where the Treaties provide otherwise.

4. As from 1 November 2014, a qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the members of the Council, comprising at least fifteen of them and representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the Union.

A blocking minority must include at least four Council members, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.

The other arrangements governing the qualified majority are laid down in Article 238(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

5. The transitional provisions relating to the definition of the qualified majority which shall be applicable until 31 October 2014 and those which shall be applicable from 1 November 2014 to 31 March 2017 are laid down in the Protocol on transitional provisions.

6. The Council shall meet in different configurations, the list of which shall be adopted in accordance with Article 236 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The General Affairs Council shall ensure consistency in the work of the different Council configurations. It shall prepare and ensure the follow-up to meetings of the European Council, in liaison with the President of the European Council and the Commission.

The Foreign Affairs Council shall elaborate the Union's external action on the basis of strategic guidelines laid down by the European Council and ensure that the Union's action is consistent.

7. A Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States shall be responsible for preparing the work of the Council.

8. The Council shall meet in public when it deliberates and votes on a draft legislative act. To this end, each Council meeting shall be divided into two parts, dealing respectively with deliberations on Union legislative acts and non-legislative activities.

9. The Presidency of Council configurations, other than that of Foreign Affairs, shall be held by Member State representatives in the Council on the basis of equal rotation, in accordance with the conditions established in accordance with Article 236 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/43

Article 49

(ex Article 49 TEU)

Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. The European Parliament and national Parliaments shall be notified of this application. The applicant State shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously after consulting the Commission and after receiving the consent of the European Parliament, which shall act by a majority of its component members. The conditions of eligibility agreed upon by the European Council shall be taken into account.

The conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded, which such admission entails, 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.
24. Joint Declaration on the Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Contracting Parties underline the importance of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their continued support for the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT);

They confirm that the fulfilment of the obligations under the NPT remains a national responsibility, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the IAEA and those of the European Atomic Energy Community related to the implementation of Article III (1) and (4) of the NPT;

They recall that they are committed to implement the provisions set out within the Nuclear Suppliers' Group guidelines and to ensure as a condition of supply that full-scope IAEA safeguards are implemented in those non-nuclear weapon states to which exports are made of nuclear material and equipment especially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of nuclear material;

Without prejudice to its obligations pursuant to the Euratom Treaty, the Republic of Finland affirms that in meeting its NPT obligations it will co-operate closely with the IAEA as an IAEA Member State as well as within the framework of INFCIRC/193.
ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, FINAL ACT - III. OTHER DECLARATIONS - F. Declarations by the Present Member States - 32. Declaration on the Åland islands



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0393



F. Declarations by the Present Member States 32. Declaration on the AAland islands As far as the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in the AAland islands is concerned, the Union recalls that Article 8b (1) of the EC Treaty allows for requests by the Republic of Finland to be met. If the Republic of Finland gives notice pursuant to Article 28 modifying Article 227 (5) of the EC Treaty that the EC Treaty is to apply to the AAland islands, the Council, within a period of six months and acting in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 8b (1) of the EC Treaty, will determine if necessary the conditions for applying that Article to the special situation of the AAland islands.
11994N136

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE V : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING SWEDEN - CHAPTER 5 : Financial and budgetary provisions - Article 136



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0044
11994N035

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE II : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING NORWAY - CHAPTER 2 : Free movement of persons, services and capital - Article 35



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0027
IV. ARCHITECTURE

385 L 0384: Council Directive 85/384/EEC of 10 June 1985 on the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications in architecture, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ No L 223, 21.8.1985, p. 15), as amended by:

- 385 L 0614: Council Directive 85/614/EEC of 20 December 1985 (OJ No L 376, 31.12.1985, p. 1),

- 386 L 0017: Council Directive 86/17/EEC of 27 January 1986 (OJ No L 27, 1.2.1986, p. 71),

- 390 L 0658: Council Directive 90/658/EEC of 4 December 1990 (OJ No L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 73.).

The following is added to Article 11:

' (l) in Austria:

- the diplomas awarded by the Universities of Technology of Vienna and Graz and by the University of Innsbruck, Faculty for Building-Engineering ("Bauingenieurwesen") and Architecture ("Architektur"), in the fields of study of architecture, building-engineering ("Bauingenieurwesen"), building ("Hochbau") and "Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen - Bauwesen",

- the diplomas awarded by the University for "Bodenkultur" in the fields of study of "Kulturtechnik und Wasserwirtschaft",

- the diplomas awarded by the University College of Applied Arts in Vienna in architectural studies,

- the diplomas awarded by the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in architectural studies,

- the diplomas of certified engineers (Ing.) awarded by higher technical colleges or technical colleges for building, plus the licence of "Baumeister" attesting a minimum of six years of professional experience in Austria, sanctioned by an examination,

- the diplomas awarded by the University College for artistic and industrial training in Linz, in architectural studies,

- the certificates of qualification for Civil Engineers or Engineering Consultants in the field of construction ("Hochbau", "Bauwesen", "Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen - Bauwesen", "Kulturtechnik und Wasserwirtschaft") according to the Civil Technician Act (Ziviltechnikergesetz, BGBl. Nr. 156/1994);

(m) in Norway:

- the diplomas (sivilarkitekt) awarded by the Norwegian Institute of Technology at the University of Trondheim, the Oslo College of Architecture and the Bergen College of Architecture,

- the certificates of membership of the "Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund" (NAL) if the persons concerned have received their training in a State to which this Directive applies;

(n) in Sweden:

- the diplomas awarded by the School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology, the Chalmers Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology at Lund University (arkitekt, university diploma in architecture),

- the certificates of membership of the "Svenska Arkitekters Riksfoerbund" (SAR) if the persons concerned have received their training in a State to which this Directive applies;`.
Section III External resources

Article 52

1. As from accession, the fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Norway with third countries shall be managed by the Community .

However, until 30 June 1998, the agreement with Russia of 15 October 1976 on mutual fishing relations shall be managed by the Kingdom of Norway in close association with the Commission.

2. The rights and obligations resulting for the Kingdom of Norway from the agreements referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be affected during the period in which the provisions of these agreements are provisionally maintained.

3. As soon as possible, and in any event before the expiry of the agreements referred to in paragraph 1, the appropriate decisions for the continuation of fishing possibilities shall be adopted in each case by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, including the possibility of extending certain agreements for periods not exceeding one year.

4. Where, by virtue of existing agreements concluded by the Community with third countries, in particular with Greenland, Norway has derived fishing possibilities prior to the date of accession, these will be maintained on the basis of Community principles, including the principle of relative stability.
11994NN04

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, ANNEX IV - List provided for in Article 39 (1) of the Act of Accession



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0289
ANNEX X

Provisions referred to in Article 84 of the Act of Accession

1. 391 L 0173: Council Directive 91/173/EEC of 21 March 1991 (pentachlorophenol) amending for the ninth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (OJ No L 85, 5.4.1991, p. 34).

2. 376 L 0116: Council Directive 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilisers (OJ No L 24, 30.1.1976 p. 21), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/69/EEC of 23 July 1993 (OJ No L 185, 28.7.1993, p. 30).

Article 7, insofar as the cadmium content of fertilizers is concerned.

3. 378 L 0631: Council Directive 78/631/EEC of 26 June 1978 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (pesticides) (OJ No L 206, 29.7.1978, p. 13), as last amended by Council Directive 92/32/EEC of 30 April 1992 (OJ No L 154, 5.6.1992, p. 1).

4. 393 L 0012: Council Directive 93/12/EEC of 23 March 1993 relating to the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels (OJ No L 74, 27.3.1993, p. 81).

Article 3, with respect to the sulphur content of gas oils referred to in Article 2 (2).

5. 391 L 0414: Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ No L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1)

Articles 15 and 16 (f) in so far as these provisions on classification and labelling refer to Council Directive 78/631/EEC of 26 June 1978 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (pesticides) (OJ No L 206, 29.7.1978, p. 13), as last amended by Council Directive 92/32/EEC of 30 April 1992 (OJ No L 154, 5.6.1992, p. 1)
Protocol No 5

on the participation of the new Member States in the funds of the European Coal and Steel Community

The contribution of the new Member States to the funds of the European Coal and Steel Community shall be fixed as follows:

>TABLE>

These contributions shall be paid in two equal interest-free instalments, the first on 1 January 1995 and the second on 1 January 1996.
11994N086

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FOUR : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES - TITLE IV : TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING FINLAND - CHAPTER 2 : Free movement of persons, services and capital - Article 86



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0037
CHAPTER 2 The Council

Article 12

The following is substituted for the second paragraph of Article 27 of the ECSC Treaty, the second paragraph of Article 146 of the EC Treaty and the second paragraph of Article 116 of the Euratom Treaty:

'The office of President shall be held in turn by each Member State in the Council for a term of six months in the order decided by the Council acting unanimously.`
X. FERTILIZERS

376 L 0116: Council Directive 76/116/EEC of 18 December 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to fertilizers (OJ No L 24, 30.1.1976, p. 21), as amended by:

- 179 H: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Hellenic Republic (OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17),

- 185 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ No L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23),

- 388 L 0183: Council Directive 88/183/EEC of 22 March 1988 (OJ No L 83, 29.3.1988, p. 33),

- 389 L 0284: Council Directive 89/284/EEC of 13 April 1989 supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC in respect of the calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur content of fertilizers (OJ No L 111, 22.4.1989, p. 34),

- 389 L 0530: Council Directive 89/530/EEC of 18 September 1989 supplementing and amending Directive 76/116/EEC in respect of the trace elements boron, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc contained in fertilizers (OJ No L 281, 30.9.1989, p. 116);

(a) In Annex I, Chapter A II, the following is added to No 1, column 6, third paragraph, to the text in brackets:

'Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden`;

(b) in Annex I, Chapter B 1, 2 and 4, the following is added to column 9, point 3, to the text in brackets after (6 b):

'Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden`.
11994N161

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - PART FIVE : PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ACT - TITLE I : SETTING UP OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES - Article 161



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0049
11994N/AFI/DCL/46

ACT concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, FINAL ACT - III. OTHER DECLARATIONS - J. Declarations by the Kingdom of Sweden - 46. Declaration by the Kingdom of Sweden on social policy



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0397
Article 93

As from the date of accession and until the date of application of the Community fishing permit system, Finnish vessels shall be authorized to fish in the waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Sweden, under conditions identical to those applicable immediately before the entry into force of the Accession Treaty.

The detailed rules for implementing this Article shall be adopted before 1 January 1995 under the procedure laid down in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92.
Article 56

The Kingdom of Norway may maintain, for a period of three years after accession, its customs tariff applicable to third countries for the products referred to in Annex VII.

During this period, the Kingdom of Norway shall reduce the difference between its basic duty and the duty in the Common Customs Tariff in accordance with the following timetable:

- on 1 January 1996, each difference between the basic duty and the CCT duty shall be reduced to 75 %;

- on 1 January 1997, each difference between the basic duty and the CCT duty shall be reduced to 40 %.

The Kingdom of Norway shall apply in full the Common Customs Tariff from 1 January 1998.