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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/24

Article 50

The statutes of Joint Undertakings shall be amended, where necessary, in accordance with the special provisions which they contain for this purpose.

Such amendments shall not, however, enter into force until they have been approved by the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 47 on a proposal from the Commission.
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to persons or undertakings which have applied to the Commission for them in respect of patents, provisionally protected patent rights or utility models relating to inventions directly connected with and essential to the development of nuclear energy in the Community, provided that all the following conditions are fulfilled: (i) at least four years have elapsed since the filing of the patent application, save in the case of an invention relating to a specifically nuclear subject; (ii) the requirements arising out of the development of nuclear energy, in the Commission's conception of such development, in the territory of a Member State where an invention is protected, are not being met with regard to that invention; (iii) the proprietor, having been called upon to meet such requirements either himself or through his licensees, has not complied with this request; (iv) the persons or undertakings applying for licences are in a position to meet such requirements effectively by making use of the invention. Member States may not, in order to meet such requirements, take any coercive measures provided for in their national legislation which will limit the protection accorded to the invention, save at the prior request of the Commission.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/38

Article 102

Agreements or contracts concluded with a third State, an international organisation or a national of a third State to which, in addition to the Community, one or more Member States are parties, shall not enter into force until the Commission has been notified by all the Member States concerned that those agreements or contracts have become applicable in accordance with the provisions of their respective national laws.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/9

Article 10

The Commission may, by contract, entrust the carrying out of certain parts of the Community research programme to Member States, persons or undertakings, or to third countries, international organisations or nationals of third countries.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/50

Article 201

The Community shall establish close cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the details of which shall be determined by common accord.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/42

Article 164

Enforcement shall be governed by the rules of civil procedure in force in the State in the territory of which it is carried out. The order for its enforcement shall be appended to the decision, without other formality than verification of the authenticity of the decision, by the national authority which the government of each Member State shall designate for this purpose and shall make known to the Commission, to the Court of Justice of the European Union and to the Arbitration Committee set up by Article 18.

When these formalities have been completed on application by the party concerned, the latter may proceed to enforcement in accordance with the national law, by bringing the matter directly before the competent authority.

Enforcement may be suspended only by a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union. However, the courts of the country concerned shall have jurisdiction over complaints that enforcement is being carried out in an irregular manner.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/36

Article 93

Member States shall prohibit between themselves all customs duties on imports and exports or charges having equivalent effect, and all quantitative restrictions on imports and exports, in respect of:

(a) products in List A1 and A2;

(b) products in List B if subject to a Common Customs Tariff and accompanied by a certificate issued by the Commission stating that they are intended to be used for nuclear purposes.

Non European territories under the jurisdiction of a Member State may, however, continue to levy import and export duties or charges having equivalent effect where they are of an exclusively fiscal nature. The rates of such duties and charges and the system governing them shall not give rise to any discrimination between that State and the other Member States.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/47

Article 191

The Community shall enjoy in the territories of the Member States such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the performance of its tasks, under the conditions laid down in the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/13

Article 20

The proprietor may, within one month of receipt of the notice referred to in Article 19, propose to the Commission and, where appropriate, to the applicant that they conclude a special agreement to refer the matter to the Arbitration Committee.

Should the Commission or the applicant refuse to enter into such an agreement, the Commission shall not require the Member State or its appropriate authorities to grant the licence or cause it to be granted.

If, when the matter is referred to it under a special agreement, the Arbitration Committee finds that the request from the Commission complies with the provisions of Article 17, it shall give a reasoned decision containing a grant of the licence to the applicant and laying down the terms of the licence and the remuneration therefor, to the extent that the parties have not reached agreement on these points.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/19

Article 33

Each Member State shall lay down the appropriate provisions, whether by legislation, regulation or administrative action, to ensure compliance with the basic standards which have been established and shall take the necessary measures with regard to teaching, education and vocational training.

The Commission shall make appropriate recommendations for harmonising the provisions applicable in this field in the Member States.

To this end, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions applicable at the date of entry into force of this Treaty and any subsequent draft provisions of the same kind.

Any recommendations the Commission may wish to issue with regard to such draft provisions shall be made within three months of the date on which such draft provisions are communicated.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/33

Article 83

1. In the event of an infringement on the part of persons or undertakings of the obligations imposed on them by this Chapter, the Commission may impose sanctions on such persons or undertakings.

These sanctions shall be in order of severity:

(a) a warning;

(b) the withdrawal of special benefits such as financial or technical assistance;

(c) the placing of the undertaking for a period not exceeding four months under the administration of a person or board appointed by common accord of the Commission and the State having jurisdiction over the undertaking;

(d) total or partial withdrawal of source materials or special fissile materials.

2. Decisions taken by the Commission in implementation of paragraph 1 and requiring the surrender of materials shall be enforceable. They may be enforced in the territories of Member States in accordance with Article 164.

By way of derogation from Article 157, appeals brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union against decisions of the Commission which impose any of the sanctions provided for in paragraph 1 shall have suspensory effect. The Court of Justice of the European Union may, however, on application by the Commission or by any Member State concerned, order that the decision be enforced forthwith.

There shall be an appropriate legal procedure to ensure the protection of interests that have been prejudiced.

3. The Commission may make any recommendations to Member States concerning laws or regulations which are designed to ensure compliance in their territories with the obligations arising under this Chapter.

4. Member States shall ensure that sanctions are enforced and, where necessary, that the infringements are remedied by those committing them.
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Article 13

1 . (***) The Management Committee shall consist of a President and four Vice-President appointed for six years by the Board of Governors on a proposal from the Board of Directors . Their appointments shall be renewable .

The Board of Governors , acting unanimously , may vary the number of members on the Management Committee .

2 . On a proposal from the Board of Directors adopted by a qualified majority , the Board of Governors may , acting in its turn by a qualified majority , compulsorily retire a member of the Management Committee .

3 . The Management Committee shall be responsible for the current business of the Bank , under the authority of the President and the supervision of the Board of Directors .

It shall prepare the decisions of the Board of Directors , in particular decisions on the raising of loans and the granting of loans and guarantees ; it shall ensure that these decisions are implemented .

4 . The Management Committee shall act by a majority when delivering opinions on proposals for raising loans or granting loans and guarantees .

5 . The Board of Governors shall determine the remuneration of members of the Management Committee and shall lay down what activities are incompatible with their duties .

6 . The President or , if he is prevented , a Vice-President shall represent the Bank in judicial and other matters .

7 . The officials and other employees of the Bank shall be under the authority of the President . They shall be engaged and discharged by him . In the selection of staff , account shall be taken not only of personal ability and qualifications but also of an equitable representation of nationals of Member States .

8 . The Management Committee and the staff of the Bank shall be responsible only to the Bank and shall be completely independent in the performance of their duties .

(***) Paragraph ( 1 ) as amended by Article 9 of Protocol No 1 annexed to the Treaty of Accession .
11957E/PRO/CJ/09

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, TITLE II - ORGANISATION, ARTICLE 9
11957E/CNV/PTOM/NA

TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING CONVENTION ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE COMMUNITY, ANNEX A REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 OF THIS CONVENTION
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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

ANXIOUS , at the time of signature of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , to define the scope of the provisions of Article 227 of this Treaty in respect of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ,

HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions , which shall be annexed to this Treaty :

The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , by reason of the constitutional structure of the Kingdom resulting from the Statute of 29 December 1954 , shall , by way of derogation from Article 227 , be entitled to ratify the Treaty on behalf of the Kingdom in Europe and Netherlands New Guinea only .
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Article 17

The States and the institutions of the Community shall be represented before the Court by an agent appointed for each case ; the agent may be assisted by an adviser or by a lawyer entitled to practise before a court of a Member State .

Other parties must be represented by a lawyer entitled to practise before a court of a Member State .

Such agents , advisers and lawyers shall , when they appear before the Court , enjoy the rights and immunities necessary to the independent exercise of their duties , under conditions laid down in the rules of procedure .

As regards such advisers and lawyers who appear before it , the Court shall have the powers normally accorded to courts of law , under conditions laid down in the rules of procedure .

University teachers being nationals of a Member State whose law accords them a right of audience shall have the same rights before the Court as are accorded by this Article to lawyers entitled to practise before a court of a Member State .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING CONVENTION ON THE ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES WITH THE COMMUNITY, ARTICLE 2





++++ Article 2 The authorities responsible for the countries and territories shall , in agreement with the local authorities or with the representatives of the peoples of the countries and territories concerned , submit to the Commission the social or economic projects for which financing by the Community is requested .
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ARTICLE 108

1 . WHERE A MEMBER STATE IS IN DIFFICULTIES OR IS SERIOUSLY THREATENED WITH DIFFICULTIES AS REGARDS ITS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS EITHER AS A RESULT OF AN OVERALL DISEQUILIBRIUM IN ITS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS , OR AS A RESULT OF THE TYPE OF CURRENCY AT ITS DISPOSAL , AND WHERE SUCH DIFFICULTIES ARE LIABLE IN PARTICULAR TO JEOPARDISE THE FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMON MARKET OR THE PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY , THE COMMISSION SHALL IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATE THE POSITION OF THE STATE IN QUESTION AND THE ACTION WHICH , MAKING USE OF ALL THE MEANS AT ITS DISPOSAL , THAT STATE HAS TAKEN OR MAY TAKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 104 . THE COMMISSION SHALL STATE WHAT MEASURES IT RECOMMENDS THE STATE CONCERNED TO TAKE .

IF THE ACTION TAKEN BY A MEMBER STATE AND THE MEASURES SUGGESTED BY THE COMMISSION DO NOT PROVE SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH HAVE ARISEN OR WHICH THREATEN , THE COMMISSION SHALL , AFTER CONSULTING THE MONETARY COMMITTEE , RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THE GRANTING OF MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AND APPROPRIATE METHODS THEREFOR .

THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP THE COUNCIL REGULARLY INFORMED OF THE SITUATION AND OF HOW IT IS DEVELOPING .

2 . THE COUNCIL , ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , SHALL GRANT SUCH MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ; IT SHALL ADOPT DIRECTIVES OR DECISIONS LAYING DOWN THE CONDITIONS AND DETAILS OF SUCH ASSISTANCE , WHICH MAY TAKE SUCH FORMS AS :

( A ) A CONCERTED APPROACH TO OR WITHIN ANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS TO WHICH MEMBER STATES MAY HAVE RECOURSE ;

( B ) MEASURES NEEDED TO AVOID DEFLECTION OF TRADE WHERE THE STATE WHICH IS IN DIFFICULTIES MAINTAINS OR REINTRODUCES QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST THIRD COUNTRIES ;

( C ) THE GRANTING OF LIMITED CREDITS BY OTHER MEMBER STATES , SUBJECT TO THEIR AGREEMENT .

DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD , MUTUAL ASSISTANCE MAY ALSO TAKE THE FORM OF SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN CUSTOMS DUTIES OR ENLARGEMENTS OF QUOTAS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AN INCREASE IN IMPORTS FROM THE STATE WHICH IS IN DIFFICULTIES , SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE STATES BY WHICH SUCH MEASURES WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN .

3 . IF THE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSION IS NOT GRANTED BY THE COUNCIL OR IF THE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE GRANTED AND THE MEASURES TAKEN ARE INSUFFICIENT , THE COMMISSION SHALL AUTHORISE THE STATE WHICH IS IN DIFFICULTIES TO TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES , THE CONDITIONS AND DETAILS OF WHICH THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE .

SUCH AUTHORISATION MAY BE REVOKED AND SUCH CONDITIONS AND DETAILS MAY BE CHANGED BY THE COUNCIL ACTING BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY .
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Article 7

This Convention shall be ratified by the High Contracting Parties in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements . The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Government of the Italian Republic .

This Convention shall enter into force at the same time as the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community .
11957E024

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 24
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ARTICLE 99

THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIDER HOW THE LEGISLATION OF THE VARIOUS MEMBER STATES CONCERNING TURNOVER TAXES , EXCISE DUTIES AND OTHER FORMS OF INDIRECT TAXATION , INCLUDING COUNTERVAILING MEASURES APPLICABLE TO TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES , CAN BE HARMONISED IN THE INTEREST OF THE COMMON MARKET .

THE COMMISSION SHALL SUBMIT PROPOSALS TO THE COUNCIL , WHICH SHALL ACT UNANIMOUSLY WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLES 100 AND 101 .
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 18





++++ ARTICLE 18 THE MEMBER STATES DECLARE THEIR READINESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE LOWERING OF BARRIERS TO TRADE BY ENTERING INTO AGREEMENTS DESIGNED , ON A BASIS OF RECIPROCITY AND MUTUAL ADVANTAGE , TO REDUCE CUSTOMS DUTIES BELOW THE GENERAL LEVEL OF WHICH THEY COULD AVAIL THEMSELVES AS A RESULT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN THEM .
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Article 133

1 . Customs duties on imports into the Member States of goods originating in the countries and territories shall be completely abolished in conformity with the progressive abolition of customs duties between Member States in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty .

2 . Customs duties on imports into each country or territory from Member States or from the other countries or territories shall be progressively abolished in accordance with the provisions of Articles 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 17 .

3 . The countries and territories may , however , levy customs duties which meet the needs of their development and industrialisation or produce revenue for their budgets .

The duties referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall nevertheless be progressively reduced to the level of those imposed on imports of products from the Member State with which each country or territory has special relations . The percentages and the timetable of the reductions provided for under this Treaty shall apply to the difference between the duty imposed on a product coming from the Member State which has special relations with the country or territory concerned and the duty imposed on the same product coming from within the Community on entry into the importing country or territory .

4 . Paragraph 2 shall not apply to countries and territories which , by reason of the particular international obligations by which they are bound , already apply a non-discriminatory customs tariff when this Treaty enters into force .

5 . The introduction of or any change in customs duties imposed on goods imported into the countries and territories shall not , either in law or in fact , give rise to any direct or indirect discrimination between imports from the various Member States .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART THREE - POLICY OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - COMMON RULES, CHAPTER 2: TAX PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 96





++++ ARTICLE 96 WHERE PRODUCTS ARE EXPORTED TO THE TERRITORY OF ANY MEMBER STATE , ANY REPAYMENT OF INTERNAL TAXATION SHALL NOT EXCEED THE INTERNAL TAXATION IMPOSED ON THEM , WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY .
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Article 206 (**)

1 . A Court of Auditors is hereby established .

2 . The Court of Auditors shall consist of nine members .

3 . The members of the Court of Auditors shall be chosen from among persons who belong or have belonged in their respective countries to external audit bodies or who are especially qualified for this office . Their independence must be beyond doubt .

4 . The members of the Court of Auditors shall be appointed for a term of six years by the Council , acting unanimously after consulting the Assembly .

However , when the first appointments are made , four members of the Court of Auditors , chosen by lot , shall be appointed for a term of office of four years only .

The members of the Court of Auditors shall be eligible for reappointment .

They shall elect the President of the Court of Auditors from among their number for a term of three years . The President may be re-elected .

5 . The members of the Court of Auditors shall , in the general interest of the Community , be completely independent in the performance of their duties .

In the performance of these duties , they shall neither seek nor take instructions from any government or from any other body . They shall refrain from any action incompatible with their duties .

6 . The members of the Court of Auditors may not , during their term of office , engage in any other occupation , whether gainful or not . When entering upon their duties they shall give a solemn undertaking that , both during and after their term of office , they will respect the obligations arising therefrom and in particular their duty to behave with integrity and discretion as regards the acceptance , after they have ceased to hold office , of certain appointments or benefits .

7 . Apart from normal replacement , or death , the duties of a member of the Court of Auditors shall end when he resigns , or is compulsorily retired by a ruling of the Court of Justice pursuant to paragraph 8 .

The vacancy thus caused shall be filled for the remainder of the member's term of office .

Save in the case of compulsory retirement , members of the Court of Auditors shall remain in office until they have been replaced .

8 . A member of the Court of Auditors may be deprived of his office or of his right to a pension or other benefits in its stead only if the Court of Justice , at the request of the Court of Auditors , finds that he no longer fulfils the requisite conditions or meets the obligations arising from his office .

9 . The Council , acting by a qualified majority , shall determine the conditions of employment of the President and the members of the Court of Auditors and in particular their salaries , allowances and pensions . It shall also , by the same majority , determine any payment to be made instead of remuneration .

10 . The provisions of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities applicable to the Judges of the Court of Justice shall also apply to the members of the Court of Auditors .

(**) Text as amended by Article 15 of the Treaty amending Certain Financial Provisions .
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ARTICLE 7

WITHIN THE SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF THIS TREATY , AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONTAINED THEREIN , ANY DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF NATIONALITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED .

THE COUNCIL MAY , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION AND AFTER CONSULTING THE ASSEMBLY , ADOPT , BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY , RULES DESIGNED TO PROHIBIT SUCH DISCRIMINATION .
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Article 223

1 . The provisions of this Treaty shall not preclude the application of the following rules :

( a ) No Member State shall be obliged to supply information the disclosure of which it considers contrary to the essential interests of its security ;

( b ) Any Member State may take such measures as it considers necessary for the protection of the essential interests of its security which are connected with the production of or trade in arms , munitions and war material ; such measures shall not adversely affect the conditions of competition in the common market regarding products which are not intended for specifically military purposes .

2 . During the first year after the entry into force of this Treaty , the Council shall , acting unanimously , draw up a list of products to which the provisions of paragraph 1 ( b ) shall apply .

3 . The Council may , acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission , make changes in this list .