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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 2

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

SECTION 1

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 32

(ex Article 16 TEU)

Member States shall consult one another within the European Council and the Council on any matter of foreign and security policy of general interest in order to determine a common approach. Before undertaking any action on the international scene or entering into any commitment which could affect the Union's interests, each Member State shall consult the others within the European Council or the Council. Member States shall ensure, through the convergence of their actions, that the Union is able to assert its interests and values on the international scene. Member States shall show mutual solidarity.

When the European Council or the Council has defined a common approach of the Union within the meaning of the first paragraph, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States shall coordinate their activities within the Council.

The diplomatic missions of the Member States and the Union delegations in third countries and at international organisations shall cooperate and shall contribute to formulating and implementing the common approach.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 326/1

CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION

TITLE III

PROVISIONS ON THE INSTITUTIONS

Article 13

1. The Union shall have an institutional framework which shall aim to promote its values, advance its objectives, serve its interests, those of its citizens and those of the Member States, and ensure the consistency, effectiveness and continuity of its policies and actions.

The Union's institutions shall be:

— the European Parliament,

— the European Council,

— the Council,

— the European Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’),

— the Court of Justice of the European Union,

— the European Central Bank,

— the Court of Auditors.

2. Each institution shall act within the limits of the powers conferred on it in the Treaties, and in conformity with the procedures, conditions and objectives set out in them. The institutions shall practice mutual sincere cooperation.

3. The provisions relating to the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors and detailed provisions on the other institutions are set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

4. The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall be assisted by an Economic and Social Committee and a Committee of the Regions acting in an advisory capacity.
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 2

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

SECTION 1

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 23

The Union's action on the international scene, pursuant to this Chapter, shall be guided by the principles, shall pursue the objectives of, and be conducted in accordance with, the general provisions laid down in Chapter 1.
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 2

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

SECTION 2

PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

Article 45

1. The European Defence Agency referred to in Article 42(3), subject to the authority of the Council, shall have as its task to:

(a) contribute to identifying the Member States' military capability objectives and evaluating observance of the capability commitments given by the Member States;

(b) promote harmonisation of operational needs and adoption of effective, compatible procurement methods;

(c) propose multilateral projects to fulfil the objectives in terms of military capabilities, ensure coordination of the programmes implemented by the Member States and management of specific cooperation programmes;

(d) support defence technology research, and coordinate and plan joint research activities and the study of technical solutions meeting future operational needs;

(e) contribute to identifying and, if necessary, implementing any useful measure for strengthening the industrial and technological base of the defence sector and for improving the effectiveness of military expenditure.

2. The European Defence Agency shall be open to all Member States wishing to be part of it. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, shall adopt a decision defining the Agency's statute, seat and operational rules. That decision should take account of the level of effective participation in the Agency's activities. Specific groups shall be set up within the Agency bringing together Member States engaged in joint projects. The Agency shall carry out its tasks in liaison with the Commission where necessary.
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 2

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

SECTION 1

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 26

(ex Article 13 TEU)

1. The European Council shall identify the Union's strategic interests, determine the objectives of and define general guidelines for the common foreign and security policy, including for matters with defence implications. It shall adopt the necessary decisions.

If international developments so require, the President of the European Council shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in order to define the strategic lines of the Union's policy in the face of such developments.

2. The Council shall frame the common foreign and security policy and take the decisions necessary for defining and implementing it on the basis of the general guidelines and strategic lines defined by the European Council.

The Council and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy shall ensure the unity, consistency and effectiveness of action by the Union.

3. The common foreign and security policy shall be put into effect by the High Representative and by the Member States, using national and Union resources.
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 2

SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

SECTION 1

COMMON PROVISIONS

Article 29

(ex Article 15 TEU)

The Council shall adopt decisions which shall define the approach of the Union to a particular matter of a geographical or thematic nature. Member States shall ensure that their national policies conform to the Union positions.
(b)

adopting decisions defining: (i) actions to be undertaken by the Union; (ii) positions to be taken by the Union; (iii) arrangements for the implementation of the decisions referred to in points (i) and (ii); and by
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/39

Article 43

1. The tasks referred to in Article 42(1), in the course of which the Union may use civilian and military means, shall include joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peace-making and post-conflict stabilisation. All these tasks may contribute to the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories.

2. The Council shall adopt decisions relating to the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, defining their objectives and scope and the general conditions for their implementation. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, acting under the authority of the Council and in close and constant contact with the Political and Security Committee, shall ensure coordination of the civilian and military aspects of such tasks.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/20

Article 9

In all its activities, the Union shall observe the principle of the equality of its citizens, who shall receive equal attention from its institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. Every national of a Member State shall be a citizen of the Union. Citizenship of the Union shall be additional to and not replace national citizenship.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/39

Article 44

1. Within the framework of the decisions adopted in accordance with Article 43, the Council may entrust the implementation of a task to a group of Member States which are willing and have the necessary capability for such a task. Those Member States, in association with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall agree among themselves on the management of the task.

2. Member States participating in the task shall keep the Council regularly informed of its progress on their own initiative or at the request of another Member State. Those States shall inform the Council immediately should the completion of the task entail major consequences or require amendment of the objective, scope and conditions determined for the task in the decisions referred to in paragraph 1. In such cases, the Council shall adopt the necessary decisions.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/19

Article 7

(ex Article 7 TEU)

1. On a reasoned proposal by one third of the Member States, by the European Parliament or by the European Commission, the Council, acting by a majority of four fifths of its members after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may determine that there is a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2. Before making such a determination, the Council shall hear the Member State in question and may address recommendations to it, acting in accordance with the same procedure.

The Council shall regularly verify that the grounds on which such a determination was made continue to apply.

2. The European Council, acting by unanimity on a proposal by one third of the Member States or by the Commission and after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may determine the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the values referred to in Article 2, after inviting the Member State in question to submit its observations.

3. Where a determination under paragraph 2 has been made, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to suspend certain of the rights deriving from the application of the Treaties to the Member State in question, including the voting rights of the representative of the government of that Member State in the Council. In doing so, the Council shall take into account the possible consequences of such a suspension on the rights and obligations of natural and legal persons.

The obligations of the Member State in question under the Treaties shall in any case continue to be binding on that State.

4. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide subsequently to vary or revoke measures taken under paragraph 3 in response to changes in the situation which led to their being imposed.

5. The voting arrangements applying to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council for the purposes of this Article are laid down in Article 354 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
I. Declarations by the Republic of Finland

45. Declaration by the Republic of Finland on transparency

The Republic of Finland welcomes the development now taking place in the Union towards greater openness and transparency.

In Finland, open government, including public access to official records, is a principle of fundamental legal and political importance. The Republic of Finland will continue to apply this principle in accordance with its rights and obligations as a member of the European Union.
37. Declaration on mountain areas and less-favoured areas (LFAs)

The Union accepts that the new Member States consider that a significant proportion of their territory suffers from permanent natural handicaps and that the delimitation of the mountain or certain less-favoured areas according to Council Directive 75/268/EEC should be carried out without delay.

The Union confirms that it intends to delimit such zones according to the 'acquis` as follows:

- for Austria, being an Alpine country, the determination of the regions will be based on the criteria used for similar areas in Germany, Italy and France;

- for Sweden, counting the northern latitude as a relevant criterion for the purposes of Article 3, paragraph 3 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC, will allow the coverage of four of the five 'agricultural support areas in Northern Sweden`;

- for Norway, counting the northern latitude as a relevant criterion for the purposes of Article 3, paragraph 3 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC as well as application of paragraphs 4 and 5 of the same Article, will allow the coverage of up to 85 % of the utilized agricultural area;

- for Finland, counting the northern latitude as a relevant criterion for the purposes of Article 3, paragraph 3 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC as well as the amendment to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2328/91 will allow the coverage of 85 % of the utilized agricultural area within the meaning of Article 3, paragraph 3 of Council Directive 75/268/EEC.
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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 VI : AGRICULTURE - CHAPTER 1 : Provisions concerning national aids - Article 140



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G. OTHER

375 R 1365: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (OJ No L 139, 30.5.1975, p. 1), 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).

(a) In Article 6 (1), '39` is replaced by '51`, and in points (a), (b) and (c) of the same paragraph 'twelve` is replaced by 'sixteen`;

(b) in Article 10 (1), '12` is replaced by '16`.
I. FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL

378 L 0686: Council Directive of 25 July 1978 concerning the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates and other evidence of the formal qualifications of practitioners of dentistry, including measures to facilitate the effective exercise of the right of establishment and freedom to provide services (OJ No L 233, 24.8.1978, p. 1), 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),

- 381 L 1057: Council Directive 81/1057/EEC of 14 December 1981 (OJ No L 385, 31.12.1981, p. 25),

- 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),

- 389 L 0594: Council Directive 89/594/EEC of 30 October 1989 (OJ No L 341, 23.11.1989, p. 19),

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

Austria: 1 January 1999
Article 94

1. The share of Community fishing opportunities for stocks which are regulated by a catch limit, to be allocated to Finland, shall be fixed as follows, by species and by zone:

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2. The shares allocated to Finland shall be set in accordance with Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, for the first time before 31 December 1994.

3. Until the date of application of the Community fishing permit system and by 31 December 1997 at the latest, in the waters of the Community as at present constituted, covered by Article 91, the levels of fishing activity by Finnish vessels for non-regulated and non-allocated species may not exceed the levels attained immediately before the entry into force of the Accession Treaty.
TITLE II TRANSITIONAL MEASURES CONCERNING NORWAY CHAPTER 1 Free movement of goods Section I Standards and environment

Article 32

1. During a period of four years from the date of accession, the provisions referred to in Annex III shall, in accordance with that Annex and subject to the conditions set out therein, not apply to Norway.

2. The provisions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be reviewed within that period in accordance with EC procedures.

Without prejudice to the outcome of that review, at the end of the transitional period referred to in paragraph 1, the EC acquis will be applicable to the new Member States under the same conditions as in the present Member States.
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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 VII - List provided for in Article 56 of the Act of Accession



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0304
II. CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY

1. 358 X 0301 P 0390: Council Decision of 18 March 1958 on the rules governing the Monetary Committee (OJ No 17, 6.10.1958, p. 390/58), as amended by:

- 362 D 0405 P 1064: Council Decision 62/405/ EEC of 2 April 1962 (OJ No 32, 30.4.1962, p. 1064/62),

- 172 B: Act concerning the conditions of Accession and the adjustments to the Treaties - Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (OJ No L 73, 27.3.1972, p. 14),

- 372 D 0377: Council Decision 72/377/EEC of 30 October 1972 (OJ No L 257, 15.11.1972, p. 20).

- 376 D 0332: Council Decision 76/332/EEC of 25 March 1976 (OJ No L 84, 31.3.1976, p. 56),

- 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).

(a) In Article 7, 'fourteen` is replaced by 'eighteen`;

(b) in the first paragraph of Article 10, 'fourteen` is replaced by 'eighteen`.

2. 388 R 1969: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1969/88 of 24 June 1988 establishing a single facility providing medium-term financial assistance for Member States' balances of payments (OJ No L 178, 8.7.1988, p. 1).

The Annex is replaced by the following:

'ANNEX

The ceilings for outstanding loans provided for in Article 1 (3) shall be as follows:

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II. Integrated control

392 R 3508: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 of 27 November 1992 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes (OJ No L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 1), as amended by:

- 394 R 0165: Council Regulation (EC) No 165/94 of 24 January 1994 (OJ No L 24, 29.1.1994, p. 6).

By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92, the integrated system shall apply in the new Member States:

- from 1 March 1995 as regards aid applications and the integrated control system referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92,

- from 1 January 1997 at the latest with respect to the other matters referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92.

The new Member States shall adopt all administrative, budgetary and technical means necessary to ensure that the respective elements of the integrated system are operational as from those dates. However, insofar as one or more of the elements of the integrated system become operational before those dates, they may make use of them for management and control activities.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission may adopt detailed rules for applying this provision, and in particular transitional measures for the start-up period of the system in the new Member States.
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 VI : AGRICULTURE - CHAPTER 2 : Other provisions - Article 147



Official Journal C 241 , 29/08/1994 P. 0047



Article 147 In the agricultural sector where trade between one or more new Member States and the Community as constituted on 31 December 1994, or trade between the new Member States themselves, causes serious disturbances on the market of Austria, Finland or Norway before 1 January 2000, the Commission acting at the request of the Member State concerned, shall decide, within 24 hours of receiving such a request, on such protective measures as it considers necessary. The measures thus decided on shall be applicable forthwith, shall take account of the interest of all parties concerned and shall not entail frontier controls.
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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 XV - List provided for in Article 151 of the Act of Accession



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Article 177

A certified copy of the international agreements deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union shall be remitted to the Governments of the new Member States by the Secretary-General.

(1) The Skagerrak is defined as the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast.
V. SOCIAL POLICY

376 L 0207: Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (OJ No L 39 of 14.2.1976, p. 40):

Article 5 of this Directive shall not apply to Austria in respect of night work for women until 2001.

Before 31 December 1997 the Council shall, after receiving a report from the Commission on the development of the social and legal situation, examine the results of this derogation, in the light of Community law requirements.
CHAPTER 4 The Court of Justice

Article 17

1. The following is substituted for the first paragraph of Article 32 of the ECSC Treaty, the first paragraph of Article 165 of the EC Treaty and the first paragraph of Article 137 of the Euratom Treaty:

'The Court of Justice shall consist of 17 Judges.`

2. The following is substituted for the first paragraph of Article 2 of Council Decision (88/591/ECSC/EEC/Euratom):

'The Court of First Instance shall consist of 16 Judges.`