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Article 11

With effect from the start of the 2004-2009 term, in Article 190(2) of the EC Treaty and in Article 108(2) of the Euratom Treaty, the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:

"The number of representatives elected in each Member State shall be as follows:

Belgium | 24 |

Czech Republic | 24 |

Denmark | 14 |

Germany | 99 |

Estonia | 6 |

Greece | 24 |

Spain | 54 |

France | 78 |

Ireland | 13 |

Italy | 78 |

Cyprus | 6 |

Latvia | 9 |

Lithuania | 13 |

Luxembourg | 6 |

Hungary | 24 |

Malta | 5 |

Netherlands | 27 |

Austria | 18 |

Poland | 54 |

Portugal | 24 |

Slovenia | 7 |

Slovakia | 14 |

Finland | 14 |

Sweden | 19 |

United Kingdom | 78" |

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ANNEX XVII

List referred to in Article 52(2) of the Act of Accession

1. Enterprise Policy Group:

Set up by 32000 D 0690: Commission Decision 2000/690/EC of 8 November 2000 (OJ L 285, 10.11.2000, p. 24)

2. Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents:

Set up by 31995 D 0320: Commission Decision 95/320/EC of 12 July 1995 (OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 14)

3. Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors:

Set up by 31995 D 0319: Commission Decision 95/319/EC of 12 July 1995 (OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 11):

4. Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men:

Set up by 31982 D 0043: Commission Decision 82/43/EEC of 9 December 1981 (OJ L 20, 28.1.1982, p. 35), as last amended by:

- 31995 D 0420: Commission Decision 95/420/EC of 19.7.1995 (OJ L 249, 17.10.1995, p. 43)

5. Committee in the Area of Supplementary Pensions (the Pensions Forum):

Set up by 32001 D 0548: Commission Decision 2001/548/EC of 9 July 2001 (OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p. 26)

6. Committee of Experts on the Transit of Natural Gas through Grids:

Set up by 31995 D 0539: Commission Decision 95/539/EC of 8 December 1995 (OJ L 304, 16.12.1995, p. 57), as amended by:

- 31998 D 0285: Commission Decision 98/285/EC of 23.4.1998 (OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 70)

7. Committee of Experts on the Transit of Electricity between Grids:

Set up by 31992 D 0167: Commission Decision 92/167/EEC of 4 March 1992 (OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 43), as last amended by:

- 31997 D 0559: Commission Decision 97/559/EC of 24.7.1997 (OJ L 230, 21.8.1997, p. 18)

8. Committee on Waste Management:

Set up by 31976 D 0431: Commission Decision 76/431/EEC of 21 April 1976 (OJ L 115, 1.5.1976, p. 73), as last amended by:

- 11985 I: Act concerning the conditions of accession and the adjustments to the Treaties — Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic (OJ L 302, 15.11.1985, p. 23)

9. Advisory Committee on the Control and Reduction of Pollution Caused by Oil and Other Harmful Substances Discharged at Sea:

Set up by 31980 D 0686: Commission Decision 80/686/EEC of 25 June 1980 (OJ L 188, 22.7.1980, p. 11), as last amended by:

- 31987 D 0144: Commission Decision 87/144/EEC of 13.2.1987 (OJ L 57, 27.2.1987, p. 57)

10. Advisory Committee on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes:

Set up by 31990 D 0067: Commission Decision 90/67/EEC of 9 February 1990 (OJ L 44, 20.2.1990, p. 30)

11. Advisory Committee for Coordination in the Internal Market Field:

Set up by 31993 D 0072: Commission Decision 93/72/EEC of 23 December 1992 (OJ L 26, 3.2.1993, p. 18)

12. Committee of European Securities Regulators:

Set up by 32001 D 0527: Commission Decision 2001/527/EC of 6 June 2001 (OJ L 191, 13.7.2001, p. 43)

13. Consumer Committee:

Set up by 32000 D 0323: Commission Decision 2000/323/EC of 4 May 2000 (OJ L 111, 9.5.2000, p. 30)

14. Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Fraud Prevention:

Set up by 31994 D 0140: Commission Decision 94/140/EC of 23 February 1994 (OJ L 61, 4.3.1994, p. 27)

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12003TN13/04

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Annex XIII: List referred to in Article 24 of the Act of Accession: Slovenia - 4. Free movement of capital



Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0909 - 0909
12003T021

Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded - Part Three : Permanent provisions - Title I : Adaptations to Acts adopted by the Institutions - Article 21



Official Journal L 236 , 23/09/2003 P. 0039 - 0039
46. Declaration by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the definition of the term "nationals"

In respect of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in any of the acts deriving from those Treaties or continued in force by those Treaties, the United Kingdom reiterates the Declaration it made on 31 December 1982 on the definition of the term "nationals" with the exception that the reference to "British Dependent Territories Citizens" shall be read as meaning "British overseas territories citizens".

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Article III-151

1. The Union shall comprise a customs union which shall cover all trade in goods and which shall involve the prohibition between Member States of customs duties on imports and exports and of all charges having equivalent effect, and the adoption of a common customs tariff in their relations with third countries.

2. Paragraph 4 and Subsection 3 on the prohibition of quantitative restrictions shall apply to products originating in Member States and to products coming from third countries which are in free circulation in Member States.

3. Products coming from a third country shall be considered to be in free circulation in a Member State if the import formalities have been complied with and any customs duties or charges having equivalent effect which are payable have been levied in that Member State, and if they have not benefited from a total or partial drawback of such duties or charges.

4. Customs duties on imports and exports and charges having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between Member States. This prohibition shall also apply to customs duties of a fiscal nature.

5. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt the European regulations and decisions fixing Common Customs Tariff duties.

6. In carrying out the tasks entrusted to it under this Article the Commission shall be guided by:

(a) the need to promote trade between Member States and third countries;

(b) developments in conditions of competition within the Union insofar as they lead to an improvement in the competitive capacity of undertakings;

(c) the requirements of the Union as regards the supply of raw materials and semi-finished goods; in this connection the Commission shall take care to avoid distorting conditions of competition between Member States in respect of finished goods;

(d) the need to avoid serious disturbances in the economies of Member States and to ensure rational development of production and an expansion of consumption within the Union.

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Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE III — INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION - CHAPTER II — ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY - Section 2 — Monetary policy - Article III-189



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0083 - 0083



Article III-189 Each Member State shall ensure that its national legislation, including the statutes of its national central bank, is compatible with the Constitution and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank. --------------------------------------------------
Article III-388

The Committee of the Regions shall be consulted by the European Parliament, by the Council or by the Commission where the Constitution so provides and in all other cases in which one of these institutions considers it appropriate, in particular those which concern cross-border cooperation.

The European Parliament, the Council or the Commission shall, if it considers it necessary, set the Committee, for the submission of its opinion, a time-limit which shall not be less than one month from the date on which the chairman receives notification to this effect. Upon expiry of the time-limit, the absence of an opinion shall not prevent further action.

Where the Economic and Social Committee is consulted, the Committee of the Regions shall be informed by the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission of the request for an opinion. Where it considers that specific regional interests are involved, the Committee of the Regions may issue an opinion on the matter. It may also issue an opinion on its own initiative.

The opinion of the Committee, together with a record of its proceedings, shall be forwarded to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the Commission.

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Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART IV — GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS - Article IV-439



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0187 - 0187



Article IV-439 Transitional provisions relating to certain institutions The transitional provisions relating to the composition of the European Parliament, to the definition of a qualified majority in the European Council and in the Council, including those cases where not all members of the European Council or Council vote, and to the composition of the Commission, including the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, shall be laid down in the Protocol on the transitional provisions relating to the institutions and bodies of the Union. --------------------------------------------------
Article III-201

1. Where a Member State with a derogation 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 internal market or the 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 Constitution. The Commission shall state what measures it recommends the Member State concerned to adopt.

If the action taken by a Member State with a derogation 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 Economic and Financial Committee, recommend to the Council the granting of mutual assistance and appropriate methods.

The Commission shall keep the Council regularly informed of the situation and of how it evolves.

2. The Council shall adopt European regulations or decisions granting such mutual assistance and 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 with a derogation may have recourse;

(b) measures needed to avoid deflection of trade where the Member State with a derogation, 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.

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 Member State with a derogation, 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.

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12004V258

Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE III — INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION - CHAPTER IV — AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE - Section 1 — General provisions - Article III-258



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0113 - 0113
Article III-160

Where necessary to achieve the objectives set out in Article III-257, as regards preventing and combating terrorism and related activities, European laws shall define a framework for administrative measures with regard to capital movements and payments, such as the freezing of funds, financial assets or economic gains belonging to, or owned or held by, natural or legal persons, groups or non-State entities.

The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt European regulations or European decisions in order to implement the European laws referred to in the first paragraph.

The acts referred to in this Article shall include necessary provisions on legal safeguards.

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Article I-14

Areas of shared competence

1. The Union shall share competence with the Member States where the Constitution confers on it a competence which does not relate to the areas referred to in Articles I-13 and I-17.

2. Shared competence between the Union and the Member States applies in the following principal areas:

(a) internal market;

(b) social policy, for the aspects defined in Part III;

(c) economic, social and territorial cohesion;

(d) agriculture and fisheries, excluding the conservation of marine biological resources;

(e) environment;

(f) consumer protection;

(g) transport;

(h) trans-European networks;

(i) energy;

(j) area of freedom, security and justice;

(k) common safety concerns in public health matters, for the aspects defined in Part III.

3. In the areas of research, technological development and space, the Union shall have competence to carry out activities, in particular to define and implement programmes; however, the exercise of that competence shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs.

4. In the areas of development cooperation and humanitarian aid, the Union shall have competence to carry out activities and conduct a common policy; however, the exercise of that competence shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs.

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12004V324

Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE V — THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION - CHAPTER VI — INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS - Article III-324



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0146 - 0146
Article III-211

1. The Commission shall promote the consultation of management and labour at Union level and shall adopt any relevant measure to facilitate their dialogue by ensuring balanced support for the parties.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, before submitting proposals in the social policy field, the Commission shall consult management and labour on the possible direction of Union action.

3. If, after the consultation referred to in paragraph 2, the Commission considers Union action desirable, it shall consult management and labour on the content of the envisaged proposal. Management and labour shall forward to the Commission an opinion or, where appropriate, a recommendation.

4. On the occasion of the consultation referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, management and labour may inform the Commission of their wish to initiate the process provided for in Article III-212(1). The duration of this process shall not exceed nine months, unless the management and labour concerned and the Commission decide jointly to extend it.

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Article II-101

Right to good administration

1. Every person has the right to have his or her affairs handled impartially, fairly and within a reasonable time by the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union.

2. This right includes:

(a) the right of every person to be heard, before any individual measure which would affect him or her adversely is taken;

(b) the right of every person to have access to his or her file, while respecting the legitimate interests of confidentiality and of professional and business secrecy;

(c) the obligation of the administration to give reasons for its decisions.

3. Every person has the right to have the Union make good any damage caused by its institutions or by its servants in the performance of their duties, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States.

4. Every person may write to the institutions of the Union in one of the languages of the Constitution and must have an answer in the same language.

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Article III-409

1. The European Parliament, on a recommendation from the Council, shall give a discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget. To this end, the Council and the European Parliament in turn shall examine the accounts, the financial statement and the evaluation report referred to in Article III-408, the annual report by the Court of Auditors together with the replies of the institutions under audit to the observations of the Court of Auditors, the statement of assurance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article III-384(1) and any relevant special reports by the Court of Auditors.

2. Before giving a discharge to the Commission, or for any other purpose in connection with the exercise of its powers over the implementation of the budget, the European Parliament may ask to hear the Commission give evidence with regard to the execution of expenditure or the operation of financial control systems. The Commission shall submit any necessary information to the European Parliament at the latter's request.

3. The Commission shall take all appropriate steps to act on the observations in the decisions giving discharge and on other observations by the European Parliament relating to the execution of expenditure, as well as on comments accompanying the recommendations on discharge adopted by the Council.

4. At the request of the European Parliament or the Council, the Commission shall report on the measures taken in the light of these observations and comments and in particular on the instructions given to the departments which are responsible for the implementation of the budget. These reports shall also be forwarded to the Court of Auditors.

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Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE III — INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION - CHAPTER III — POLICIES IN OTHER AREAS - Section 9 — Research and Technological Development, and Space - Article III-255



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0112 - 0112



Article III-255 At the beginning of each year the Commission shall send a report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report shall include information on activities relating to research, technological development and the dissemination of results during the previous year, and the work programme for the current year. --------------------------------------------------
Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - FINAL ACT - A.Declarations concerning provisions of the Constitution - 19.Declaration on Article III-220



Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0461 - 0461



19. Declaration on Article III-220 The Conference considers that the reference in Article III-220 to island regions can include island States in their entirety, subject to the necessary criteria being met. --------------------------------------------------
Article III-256

1. In the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the environment, Union policy on energy shall aim to:

(a) ensure the functioning of the energy market;

(b) ensure security of energy supply in the Union, and

(c) promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the development of new and renewable forms of energy.

2. Without prejudice to the application of other provisions of the Constitution, the objectives in paragraph 1 shall be achieved by measures enacted in European laws or framework laws. Such laws or framework laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.

Such European laws or framework laws shall not affect a Member State's right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy resources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply, without prejudice to Article III-234(2)(c).

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, a European law or framework law of the Council shall establish the measures referred to therein when they are primarily of a fiscal nature. The Council shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.

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Article III-336

The European Parliament shall hold an annual session. It shall meet, without requiring to be convened, on the second Tuesday in March.

The European Parliament may meet in extraordinary part-session at the request of a majority of its component members or at the request of the Council or of the Commission.

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Article III-367

Should the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the Commission or the European Central Bank, in infringement of the Constitution, fail to act, the Member States and the other institutions of the Union may bring an action before the Court of Justice of the European Union to have the infringement established. This Article shall apply, under the same conditions, to bodies, offices and agencies of the Union which fail to act.

The action shall be admissible only if the institution, body, office or agency concerned has first been called upon to act. If, within two months of being so called upon, the institution, body, office or agency concerned has not defined its position, the action may be brought within a further period of two months.

Any natural or legal person may, under the conditions laid down in the first and second paragraphs, complain to the Court that an institution, body, office or agency of the Union has failed to address to that person any act other than a recommendation or an opinion.

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