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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 112/6

ACT

concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

PART FOUR

TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

TITLE II

INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 22

1. The term of office of the Judge of the Court of Justice and the Judge of the General Court appointed from Croatia upon its accession in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 19(2) of the TEU shall expire, respectively, on 6 October 2015 and 31 August 2013.

2. For the purpose of judging cases pending before the Court of Justice and the General Court on the date of accession in respect of which oral proceedings have started before that date, the full Courts of the Court of Justice and the General Court or the Chambers thereof shall be composed as before accession and shall apply the Rules of Procedure in force on the day preceding the date of accession.
2.

32008 L 0118: Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 concerning the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing Directive 92/12/EEC (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 12). Article 46(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. Without prejudice to Article 32, Member States not referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC may, as regards cigarettes which may be brought into their territory without further payment of excise duties, apply from 1 January 2014 a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items with respect to cigarettes brought in from a Member State which applies, in accordance with the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of that Directive, lower excise duties than those resulting from the first subparagraph of Article 2(2) thereof. Member States referred to in the third and fourth subparagraphs of Article 2(2) of Directive 92/79/EEC which levy an excise duty of at least EUR 77 per 1 000 cigarettes irrespective of the weighted average retail selling price, may, from 1 January 2014, apply a quantitative limit of not less than 300 items as regards cigarettes brought into their territory without further payment of excise duties from a Member State which applies a lower excise duty in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 2(2) of that Directive. Member States which apply a quantitative limit in accordance with the first and the second subparagraphs of this paragraph shall inform the Commission thereof. They may carry out the necessary checks provided that these checks do not affect the proper functioning of the internal market.’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 112/6

ACT

concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Croatia and the adjustments to the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community

PART FOUR

TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

TITLE III

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Article 34

1. The total amount to be made available to Croatia under the European Fisheries Fund in 2013 shall be EUR 8,7 million (current prices) in commitment appropriations.

2. Pre-financing under the European Fisheries Fund shall be 25 % of the total amount referred to in paragraph 1 and shall be paid in one instalment.

3. For the period covered by the next financial framework, the amounts to be made available to Croatia in commitment appropriations shall be calculated on the basis of the Union acquis applicable at that time. These amounts shall be adjusted in accordance with the following phasing-in schedule:

— 70 % in 2014,

— 90 % in 2015,

— 100 % as of 2016.

4. Insofar as the limits of the new Union acquis allow, an adjustment shall be made to ensure an increase of funds for Croatia in 2014 of 2,33 times the 2013 amount, and in 2015 of 3 times the 2013 amount.
Preamble

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NEDERLANDS, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

HAVING REGARD to Article 236 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;

WHEREAS the Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank which is annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community is an integral part thereof;

WHEREAS the definition of the unit of account and the methods of conversion as between this unit and the currencies of the Member States contained in the present text of the second subparagraph of Article 4 (1), and Article 7 (3) and (4) of the Statute of the Bank are no longer entirely in keeping with the circumstances of the international monetary relations;

WHEREAS the future evolution of the international monetary system cannot be foreseen: whereas, consequently, rather than adopting immediately a new definition of the unit of account in the Statute of the Bank in relation to capital markets, to give the Bank the means to adept the definition of the unit of account and the method of conversion to changes, where necessary and on appropriate conditions;

WHEREAS, in order to permit this rapid and flexible adaptation it is appropriate to give the Board of Governors of the Bank powers to alter, if necessary, their definition of the unit of account and the methods of conversion as between the unit of account and the various currencies;

HAVE DECIDED TO amend certain provisions of the Protocol on the Statute of the European Investment Bank, hereinafter called »the Protocol«, and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BELGIANS:

Willy DE CLERCQ,

Minister of Finance;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK:

Per HAEKKERUP,

Minister for Economic Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Dr. Hans APPEL,

Federal Minister of Finance;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Jean-Pierre FOURCADE,

Minister for Economic Affairs;

THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND:

Charles MURRAY,

Secretary, Department of Finance of Ireland;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC:

Emilio COLOMBO,

Minister of Treasury;

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG:

Jean DONDELINGER,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS:

L.J. BRINKHORST,

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs;

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND:

Sir Michael PALLISER, KCMG,

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Permanent Representative to the European Communities;

WHO, having exchanged their Full Powers, found in good and due form,

HAVE AGREED as follows:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 326/1

CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

PART SIX

INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

TITLE II

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1

THE UNION'S OWN RESOURCES

Article 311

(ex Article 269 TEC)

The Union shall provide itself with the means necessary to attain its objectives and carry through its policies.

Without prejudice to other revenue, the budget shall be financed wholly from own resources.

The Council, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure, shall unanimously and after consulting the European Parliament adopt a decision laying down the provisions relating to the system of own resources of the Union. In this context it may establish new categories of own resources or abolish an existing category. That decision shall not enter into force until it is approved by the Member States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.

The Council, acting by means of regulations in accordance with a special legislative procedure, shall lay down implementing measures for the Union's own resources system in so far as this is provided for in the decision adopted on the basis of the third paragraph. The Council shall act after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 326/1

CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

PART SEVEN

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 339

(ex Article 287 TEC)

The members of the institutions of the Union, the members of committees, and the officials and other servants of the Union shall be required, even after their duties have ceased, not to disclose information of the kind covered by the obligation of professional secrecy, in particular information about undertakings, their business relations or their cost components.
Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part one - Substantive amendments - Article 2.46

The Treaty establishing the European Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

In Article 198, the following paragraph shall be added:

'The Committee may be consulted by the European Parliament.`
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title I - Judges - Disqualifications - Article 4

The Judges may not hold any political or administrative office.

They may not engage in any occupation, whether gainful or not, unless exemption is exceptionally granted by the Council, acting by a two thirds majority.

They may not acquire or retain, directly or indirectly, any interest in any business related to coal and steel during their term of office and for three years after ceasing to hold office.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title I - The European Coal and Steel Community - Article 1





Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - TITLE I - The European Coal and Steel Community - Article 1 By this Treaty, the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, founded upon a common market, common objectives and common institutions.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title I - Judges - Privileges and immunities - Article 3

The Judges shall be immune from legal proceedings. After they have ceased to hold office, they shall continue to enjoy immunity in respect of acts performed by them in their official capacity, including words spoken or written.

The Court, sitting in plenary session, may waive the immunity.

Where immunity has been waived and criminal proceedings are instituted against a Judge, he shall be tried, in any of the Member States, only by the court competent to judge the members of the highest national judiciary.

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

[See Article 21 of the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, which reads as follows:

Articles 12 to 15 and Article 18 shall apply to the Judges, the Advocates General, the Registrar and the Assistant Rapporteurs of the Court of Justice, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 of the Protocols on the Statute of the Court of Justice concerning immunity from legal proceedings of Judges and Advocates General.]
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title II - The institutions of the Community - Chapter 4 - The Court of Justice - Article 32a*

* As amended by Article 4(2)(a) of the Convention on Common Institutions.

The Court of Justice shall be assisted by eight Advocates General. However, a ninth Advocate General shall be appointed as from the date of accession until 6 October 2000.**

** First paragraph as amended by Article 20 AA A/FIN/SWE in the version resulting from Article 11 AD AA A/FIN/SWE.

It shall be the duty of the Advocate General acting with complete impartiality and independence, to make, in open court, reasoned submissions on cases brought before the Court, in order to assist the Court in the performance of the task assigned to it in Article 31.

Should the Court so request, the Council may, acting unanimously, increase the number of Advocates General and make the necessary adjustments to the third paragraph of Article 32b.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Convention on the Transitional Provisions - Part One - Implementation of the Treaty - Chapter 1 - Setting up of the institutions of the Community - The Court - Article 5

The Court shall take office upon the appointment of its members. Its first President shall be appointed in the same manner as the President of the Commission.

The Court shall adopt its Rules of Procedure within three months.

No matter may be brought before the Court until its Rules of Procedure have been published. The imposition of periodic penalty payments and the collection of fines shall be suspended until the date of that publication.

The time within which an action must be brought shall run only from the same date.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV* - The Court of First instance of the European Communities - Transitional provision - Article 56**

* Inserted by Article 5 of the Council Decision of 24 October 1988 establishing a Court of First Instance of the European Communities (OJ L 319, 25. 11. 1988, p. 1).

** Former Article 45.

Immediately after the oath has been taken, the President of the Council shall proceed to choose by lot the Judges and the Advocates General whose terms of office are to expire at the end of the first three years in accordance with Article 32 of this Treaty.

Done at Paris this eighteenth day of April in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty one.

ADENAUER

Paul VAN ZEELAND

J. MEURICE

SCHUMAN

SFORZA

Jos. BECH

STIKKER

VAN DEN BRINK
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title I - Judges - Termination of appointment - Article 8

A Judge who is to replace a member of the Court whose term of office has not expired shall be appointed for the remainder of his predecessor's term.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Procedure - Special rules relating to disputes between Member States - Article 41*

* EDITORIAL NOTE:

Article 4(2)(b) of the Convention on Certain Institutions Common to the European Communities states:

The provisions of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, in so far as they are in conflict with Articles 32 to 32c of that Treaty, shall be repealed.'

Where a dispute between Member States is brought before the Court under Article 89 of this Treaty, the other Member States shall be notified forthwith by the Registrar of the subject matter of the dispute.

Each Member State shall have the right to intervene in the proceedings.

The disputes referred to in this Article must be dealt with in plenary session.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Article 1

The Court of Justice established by Article 7 of the Treaty shall be constituted and shall function in accordance with the provisions of this Treaty and of this Statute.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV - General provisions - Article 79

This Treaty shall apply to the European territories of the High Contracting Parties. It shall also apply to European territories for whose external relations a signatory State is responsible; as regards the Saar, an exchange of letters between the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Government of the French Republic is annexed to this Treaty.

Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph:

(a) This Treaty shall not apply to the Faeroe Islands.

(b) This Treaty shall not apply to the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus.

(c) This Treaty shall apply to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man only to the extent necessary to ensure the implementation of the arrangements for those islands set out in the Decision of the Council of the European Communities of 22 January 1972 concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Coal and Steel Community.*

* Second paragraph, added by Article 25 AA DK/IRL/UK, modified by Article 14 AD AA DK/IRL/UK and Article H(20) TEU.

(d) This Treaty shall not apply to the Åland Islands. The Government of Finland may, however, give notice, by a declaration deposited when ratifying this Treaty with the Government of the Italian Republic, that the Treaty shall apply to the Åland Islands in accordance with the provisions set out in Protocol No 2 to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of 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. The Government of the Italian Republic shall transmit a certified copy of any such declaration to the Member States. *

* Point (d) added by Article 28 AA A/FIN/SWE in the version resulting from Article 19 AD AA A/FIN/SWE.

Each High Contracting Party undertakes to extend to the other Member States the preferential treatment which it enjoys with respect to coal and steel in the non European territories under its jurisdiction.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV - General provisions - Article 93





Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV - General provisions - Article 93 The Commission shall maintain all appropriate relations with the United Nations and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation and shall keep these organizations regularly informed of the activities of the Community.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - TITLE I - The European Coal and Steel Community - Article 2

The European Coal and Steel Community shall have as its task to contribute, in harmony with the general economy of the Member States and through the establishment of a common market as provided in Article 4, to economic expansion, growth of employment and a rising standard of living in the Member States.

The Community shall progressively bring about conditions which will of themselves ensure the most rational distribution of production at the highest possible level of productivity, while safeguarding continuity of employment and taking care not to provoke fundamental and persistent disturbances in the economies of Member States.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title II - The institutions of the Community - Chapter 4 - The Court of Justice - Article 34

If the Court declares a decision or recommendation void, it shall refer the matter back to the Commission. The Commission shall take the necessary steps to comply with the judgment. If direct and special harm is suffered by an undertaking or group of undertakings by reason of a decision or recommendation held by the Court to involve a fault of such a nature as to render the Community liable, the Commission shall, using the powers conferred upon it by this Treaty, take steps to ensure equitable redress for the harm resulting directly from the decision or recommendation declared void and, where necessary, pay appropriate damages.

If the Commission fails to take within a reasonable time the necessary steps to comply with the judgment, proceedings for damages may be instituted before the Court.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title II - The institutions of the Community - Chapter 4 - The Court of Justice - Article 32*

* As amended by Article H(11) TEU.

The Court of Justice shall consist of 15 Judges.**

** First paragraph as amended by Article 17 AA A/FIN/SWE in the version resulting from Article 10 AD AA A/FIN/SWE.

The Court of Justice shall sit in plenary session. It may, however, form chambers, each consisting of three, five or seven Judges, either to undertake certain preparatory inquiries or to adjudicate on particular categories of cases in accordance with the rules laid down for these purposes.***

*** Second paragraph as amended by Article 18 AA A/FIN/SWE.

The Court of Justice shall sit in plenary session when a Member State or a Community institution that is a party to the proceedings so requests.

Should the Court of Justice so request, the Council may, acting unanimously, increase the number of Judges and make the necessary adjustments to the second and third paragraphs of this Article and to the second paragraph of Article 32b.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title II - The institutions of the Community - Chapter 4 - The Court of Justice - Article 40

Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article 34, the Court shall have jurisdiction to order pecuniary reparation from the Community, on application by the injured party, to make good any injury caused in carrying out this Treaty by a wrongful act or omission on the part of the Community in the performance of its functions.

The Court shall also have jurisdiction to order the Community to make good any injury caused by a personal wrong by a servant of the Community in the performance of his duties. The personal liability of its servants towards the Community shall be governed by the provisions laid down in their Staff Regulations or the Conditions of Employment applicable to them.*

* Second paragraph as added by Article 5 of the SEA.

All other disputes between the Community and persons other than its servants to which the provisions of this Treaty or the rules laid down for the implementation thereof do not apply shall be brought before national courts or tribunals.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV - General provisions - Article 97





Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title IV - General provisions - Article 97 This Treaty is concluded for a period of 50 years from its entry into force.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title I - Judges - Termination of appointment - Article 7

A Judge may be deprived of his office only if, in the unanimous opinion of the other Judges, he no longer fulfils the requisite conditions.

The President of the Council, the President of the Commission and the President of the European Parliament shall be notified thereof by the Registrar.

A vacancy shall arise on the bench upon this notification.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Procedure - Special rules relating to disputes between Member States - Article 42

If a State intervenes in a case before the Court as provided for in the preceding Article, the interpretation contained in the judgment shall be binding upon the State.
Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community - Title III - Economic and social provisions - Chapter 4 - Production - Article 57

In the sphere of production, the Commission shall give preference to the indirect means of action at its disposal, such as:

-cooperation with governments to regularize or influence general consumption, particularly that of the public services;

- intervention in regard to prices and commercial policy as provided for in this Treaty.