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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/24

Article 52

1. The supply of ores, source materials and special fissile materials shall be ensured, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, by means of a common supply policy on the principle of equal access to sources of supply.

2. For this purpose and under the conditions laid down in this Chapter:

(a) all practices designed to secure a privileged position for certain users shall be prohibited;

(b) an Agency is hereby established; it shall have a right of option on ores, source materials and special fissile materials produced in the territories of Member States and an exclusive right to conclude contracts relating to the supply of ores, source materials and special fissile materials coming from inside the Community or from outside.

The Agency may not discriminate in any way between users on grounds of the use which they intend to make of the supplies requested unless such use is unlawful or is found to be contrary to the conditions imposed by suppliers outside the Community on the consignment in question.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 203/105

PROTOCOL ON ARTICLE 40.3.3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

HAVE AGREED upon the following provision, which shall be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community:

Nothing in the Treaties, or in the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, or in the Treaties or Acts modifying or supplementing those Treaties, shall affect the application in Ireland of Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution of Ireland.
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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

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

A . Italy

During the first period of association of the overseas countries and territories with the Community and after the first change in customs duties in accordance with Article 23 of this Treaty , raw coffee imported from third countries into the territory of Italy , within an annual quota equal to the total imports into Italy of raw coffee from third countries in 1956 , shall be subject to the customs duties applicable at the date of entry into force of this Treaty .

From the sixth year after the entry into force of this Treaty until the end of the second stage , the initial quota provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be reduced by 20 % .

From the beginning of the third stage and throughout that stage , the quota shall be 50 % of the initial quota .

For four years after the end of the transitional period , customs duties on raw coffee imported into Italy may , up to an amount not exceeding 20 % of the initial quota , continue to be charged at the rate applied in that country at the date of entry into force of this Treaty .

The Commission shall examine whether the percentage and the period provided for in the preceding paragraph are justified .

The provisions of this Treaty shall apply to any quantities imported in excess of the quotas provided for above .

B . The Benelux Countries

From the beginning of the second stage and throughout that stage , raw coffee imported from third countries into the territories of the Benelux countries may continue to be imported free of customs duty , up to a tonnage of 85 % of the total quantity of raw coffee imported during the last year for which statistics are available .

From the beginning of the third stage and throughout that stage , the duty-free imports referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be reduced to 50 % of the total tonnage of raw coffee imported during the last year for which statistics are available .

The provisions of this Treaty shall apply to any quantities imported in excess of the quotas provided for above .
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Article 23

1 . The Bank may employ any available funds which it does not immediately require to meet its obligations in the following ways :

( a ) it may invest on the money markets ;

( b ) it may , subject to the provisions of Article 20 ( 2 ) , buy and sell securities issued by itself or by those who have borrowed from it ;

( c ) it may carry out any other financial operation linked with its objectives .

2 . Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 25 , the Bank shall not , in managing its investments , engage in any currency arbitrage not directly required to carry out its lending operations or fulfil commitments arising out of loans raised or guarantees granted by it .

3 . The Bank shall , in the fields covered by this Article , act in agreement with the competent authorities or with the bank of issue of the Member State concerned .
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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES ,

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

1 . Each Member State may , for a period of six years after this Treaty enters into force , maintain in regard to other Member States and third countries the customs duties and charges having equivalent effect applied to products falling within headings Nos . 27.09 , 27.10 , 27.11 , 27.12 and ex 27.13 ( paraffin wax , microcrystalline wax , slack wax and scale wax ) of the Brussels Nomenclature on 1 January 1957 or , if lower , on the date when this Treaty enters into force . The duty to be maintained on crude oils shall not , however , be such as to result in an increase of more than 5 per cent in the difference existing on 1 January 1957 between the duties on crude oils and those on the derivatives referred to above . Where no such difference exists , any difference subsequently introduced shall not exceed 5 % of the duty which applied on 1 January 1957 to products falling within heading No . 27.09 . If , before the end of this period of six years , a reduction is made in the customs duties or charges having equivalent effect in respect of products falling within heading No . 27.09 , a corresponding reduction shall be made in any customs duties or charges having equivalent effect imposed on the other products referred to above .

At the end of this period , the duties maintained in accordance with the preceding subparagraph shall be completely abolished in respect of other Member States . At the same time , the common customs tariff shall be applicable to third countries .

2 . Any aids to the production of mineral oils falling within heading No . 27.09 of the Brussels Nomenclature shall , where such aids prove necessary in order to bring the price of crude oils down to the world market price c.i.f . European port of a Member State , be governed by Article 92 ( 3 ) ( c ) of this Treaty . The Commission shall , during the first two stages , make use of the powers provided under Article 93 only to the extent required to prevent such aids being misused .
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TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, TITLE III - PROCEDURE, ARTICLE 28
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ARTICLE 52

WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROVISIONS SET OUT BELOW , RESTRICTIONS ON THE FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONALS OF A MEMBER STATE IN THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE SHALL BE ABOLISHED BY PROGRESSIVE STAGES IN THE COURSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD . SUCH PROGRESSIVE ABOLITION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE SETTING UP OF AGENCIES , BRANCHES OR SUBSIDIARIES BY NATIONALS OF ANY MEMBER STATE ESTABLISHED IN THE TERRITORY OF ANY MEMBER STATE .

FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT SHALL INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO TAKE UP AND PURSUE ACTIVITIES AS SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS AND TO SET UP AND MANAGE UNDERTAKINGS , IN PARTICULAR COMPANIES OR FIRMS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 58 , UNDER THE CONDITIONS LAID DOWN FOR ITS OWN NATIONALS BY THE LAW OF THE COUNTRY WHERE SUCH ESTABLISHMENT IS EFFECTED , SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER RELATING TO CAPITAL .
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THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES

DESIRING to define in greater detail the application of this Treaty to certain goods originating in and coming from certain countries and enjoying special treatment when imported into a Member State ,

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

1 . The application of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community shall not require any alteration in the customs treatment applicable , at the time of the entry into force of this Treaty , to imports :

( a ) into the Benelux countries of goods originating in and coming from Surinam (*) or the Netherlands Antilles ; (**)

( b ) into France of goods originating in and coming from Morocco , Tunisia , the Republic of Vietnam , Cambodia or Laos . This shall also apply to the French Settlements in the Condominium of the New Hebrides ; (***)

( c ) into Italy of goods originating in and coming from Libya or the Trust Territory of Somaliland currently under Italian administration . (****)

2 . Goods imported into a Member State and benefiting from the treatment referred to above shall not be considered to be in free circulation in that State within the meaning of Article 10 of this Treaty when re-exported to another Member State .

3 . Before the end of the first year after the entry into force of this Treaty , Member States shall communicate to the Commission and to the other Member States their rules governing the special treatment referred to in this Protocol , together with a list of the goods entitled to such treatment .

They shall also inform the Commission and the other Member States of any changes subsequently made in those lists or in the treatment .

4 . The Commission shall ensure that the application of these rules cannot be prejudicial to other Member States ; to this end it may take any appropriate measures as regards relations between Member States .

(*) The provisions of Part Four of the Treaty were applied to Surinam , by virtue of a Supplementary Act of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to complete its instrument of ratification , from 1 September 1962 to 16 July 1976 .

(**) In accordance with Article 1 of the Convention of 13 November 1962 amending the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ( Official Journal of the European Communities , No 150 , 1 October 1964 , p . 2414 ) , the protocol no longer applies to the Netherlands Antilles .

(***) The provisions of Part Four of the Treaty apply to this Condominium ( see Annex IV , p . 454 ) .

(****) These two countries have become independent .
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Article 4

At the beginning of each financial year the Council shall , acting by a qualified majority after consulting the Commission , determine what funds will be devoted to financing :

( a ) the social institutions referred to in Article 3 ( a ) ;

( b ) the economic investments in the public interest referred to in Article 3 ( b ) .

The decision of the Council shall aim at a rational geographical distribution of the funds made available .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTIONS, SECTION 1: THE ASSEMBLY, ARTICLE 137





++++ Article 137 The Assembly , which shall consist of representatives of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community , shall exercise the advisory and supervisory powers which are conferred upon it by this Treaty .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTIONS, SECTION 2: THE COUNCIL, ARTICLE 152





++++ Article 152 The Council may request the Commission to undertake any studies the Council considers desirable for the attainment of the common objectives , and to submit to it any appropriate proposals .
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TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTIONS, SECTION 1: THE ASSEMBLY, ARTICLE 143
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Article 16

1 . The Bank shall cooperate with all international organisations active in fields similar to its own .

2 . The Bank shall seek to establish all appropriate contacts in the interests of cooperation with banking and financial institutions in the countries to which its operations extend .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 4: CAPITAL, ARTICLE 69





++++ ARTICLE 69 THE COUNCIL SHALL , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , WHICH FOR THIS PURPOSE SHALL CONSULT THE MONETARY COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 105 , ISSUE THE NECESSARY DIRECTIVES FOR THE PROGRESSIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 67 , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY DURING THE FIRST TWO STAGES AND BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY THEREAFTER .
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ARTICLE 40

1 . MEMBER STATES SHALL DEVELOP THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY BY DEGREES DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND SHALL BRING IT INTO FORCE BY THE END OF THAT PERIOD AT THE LATEST .

2 . IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 39 A COMMON ORGANISATION OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETS SHALL BE ESTABLISHED .

THIS ORGANISATION SHALL TAKE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS , DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT CONCERNED ;

( A ) COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION ;

( B ) COMPULSORY COORDINATION OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL MARKET ORGANISATIONS ;

( C ) A EUROPEAN MARKET ORGANISATION .

3 . THE COMMON ORGANISATION ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 2 MAY INCLUDE ALL MEASURES REQUIRED TO ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 39 , IN PARTICULAR REGULATION OF PRICES , AIDS FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF THE VARIOUS PRODUCTS , STORAGE AND CARRY-OVER ARRANGEMENTS AND COMMON MACHINERY FOR STABILISING IMPORTS OR EXPORTS .

THE COMMON ORGANISATION SHALL BE LIMITED TO PURSUIT OF THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 39 AND SHALL EXCLUDE ANY DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN PRODUCERS OR CONSUMERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY .

ANY COMMON PRICE POLICY SHALL BE BASED ON COMMON CRITERIA AND UNIFORM METHODS OF CALCULATION .

4 . IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE COMMON ORGANISATION REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2 TO ATTAIN ITS OBJECTIVES , ONE OR MORE AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND GUARANTEE FUNDS MAY BE SET UP .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE IV - TRANSPORT, ARTICLE 77





++++ ARTICLE 77 AIDS SHALL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS TREATY IF THEY MEET THE NEEDS OF COORDINATION OF TRANSPORT OR IF THEY REPRESENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS INHERENT IN THE CONCEPT OF A PUBLIC SERVICE .
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ARTICLE 110

BY ESTABLISHING A CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN THEMSELVES MEMBER STATES AIM TO CONTRIBUTE , IN THE COMMON INTEREST , TO THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD TRADE , THE PROGRESSIVE ABOLITION OF RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE LOWERING OF CUSTOMS BARRIERS .

THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FAVOURABLE EFFECT WHICH THE ABOLITION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES BETWEEN MEMBER STATES MAY HAVE ON THE INCREASE IN THE COMPETITIVE STRENGTH OF UNDERTAKINGS IN THOSE STATES .
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Article 197

The Committee shall include specialised sections for the principal fields covered by this Treaty .

In particular , it shall contain an agricultural section and a transport section , which are the subject of special provisions in the Titles relating to agriculture and transport .

These specialised sections shall operate within the general terms of reference of the Committee . They may not be consulted independently of the Committee .

Sub-committees may also established within the Committee to prepare , on specific questions or in specific fields , draft opinions to be submitted to the Committee for its consideration .

The rules of procedure shall lay down the methods of composition and the terms of reference of the specialised sections and of the subcommittees .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART TWO - FOUNDATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE III - FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL, CHAPTER 3: SERVICES, ARTICLE 65





++++ ARTICLE 65 AS LONG AS RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES HAVE NOT BEEN ABOLISHED , EACH MEMBER STATE SHALL APPLY SUCH RESTRICTIONS WITHOUT DISTINCTION ON GROUNDS OF NATIONALITY OR RESIDENCE TO ALL PERSONS PROVIDING SERVICES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 59 .
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TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART FIVE - INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, TITLE I - PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INSTITUTIONS, CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTIONS, SECTION 2: THE COUNCIL, ARTICLE 153
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Article 7

1 . Should the parity of the currency of a Member State in relation to the unit of account defined in Article 4 be reduced , that State shall adjust the amount of its capital share paid up in its own currency in proportion to the change in parity by making a supplementary payment to the Bank . The amount to be adjusted may not , however , exceed the aggregate amount of the loans granted by the Bank in the currency concerned and of the assets of the Bank in that currency . The payment shall be made within two months or , in so far as it relates to loans , on the dates when they fall due .

2 . Should the parity of the currency of a Member State in relation to the unit of account defined in Article 4 be increased , the Bank shall adjust the amount of the capital share paid up by that State in its own currency in proportion to the change in parity by making a repayment to that State . The amount to be adjusted may not , however , exceed the aggregate amount of the loans granted by the Bank in the currency concerned and of the assets of the Bank in that currency . The repayment shall be made within two months or , in so far as it relates to loans , on the dates when they fall due .

3 . For the purpose of this Article , the parity of the currency of a Member State in relation to the unit of account defined in Article 4 shall be taken as the rate for converting the unit of account into this currency and vice versa based on market rates . (*)

4 . In the event of a uniform proportionate change in the par values of the currencies of all members of the International Monetary Fund or of all members of the Bank , the Board of Governors may decide that paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply . Furthermore it may , acting unanimously on a proposal from the Board of Directors , alter the method of converting sums expressed in units of account into national currencies and vice versa . (**)

(*) Paragraph 3 as amended by the Decision of the Board of Governors of 30 December 1977 ( Official Journal of the European Communities , No L 199 , 24 July 1978 ) .

(**) Second sentence of paragraph 4 as added by Article 2 of the Treaty amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Bank .
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ARTICLE 64

THE MEMBER STATES DECLARE THEIR READINESS TO UNDERTAKE THE LIBERALISATION OF SERVICES BEYOND THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY THE DIRECTIVES ISSUED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 63 ( 2 ) , IF THEIR GENERAL ECONOMIC SITUATION AND THE SITUATION OF THE ECONOMIC SECTOR CONCERNED SO PERMIT .

TO THIS END , THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 224





++++ Article 224 Member States shall consult each other with a view to taking together the steps needed to prevent the functioning of the common market being affected by measures which a Member State may be called upon to take in the event of serious internal disturbances affecting the maintenance of law and order , in the event of war serious international tension constituting a threat of war , or in order to carry out obligations it has accepted for the purpose of maintaining peace and international security .
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ARTICLE 20

THE DUTIES APPLICABLE TO THE PRODUCTS IN LIST G SHALL BE DETERMINED BY NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES . EACH MEMBER STATE MAY ADD FURTHER PRODUCTS TO THIS LIST TO A VALUE NOT EXCEEDING 2 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF ITS IMPORTS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN THE COURSE OF THE YEAR 1956 .

THE COMMISSION SHALL TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH NEGOTIATIONS SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN BEFORE THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS TREATY AND BE CONCLUDED BEFORE THE END OF THE FIRST STAGE .

IF , FOR CERTAIN PRODUCTS , NO AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED WITHIN THESE PERIODS , THE COUNCIL SHALL , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY UNTIL THE END OF THE SECOND STAGE AND BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY THEREAFTER , DETERMINE THE DUTIES IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF .
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Article 207

The budget shall be drawn up in the unit of account determined in accordance with the provisions of the regulations made pursuant to Article 209 .

The financial contributions provided for in Article 200 ( 1 ) shall be placed at the disposal of the Community by the Member States in their national currencies .

The available balances of these contributions shall be deposited with the Treasuries of Member States or with bodies designated by them . While on deposit , such funds shall retain the value corresponding to the parity , at the date of deposit , in relation to the unit of account referred to in the first paragraph .

The balances may be invested on terms to be agreed between the Commission and the Member State concerned .

The regulations made pursuant to Article 209 shall lay down the technical conditions under which financial operations relating to the European Social Fund shall be carried out .
TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, PART SIX - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 217





++++ Article 217 The rules governing the languages of the institutions of the Community shall , without prejudice to the provisions contained in the rules of procedure of the Court of Justice , be determined by the Council , acting unanimously .
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ARTICLE 101

WHERE THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN BY LAW , REGULATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IN MEMBER STATES IS DISTORTING THE CONDITIONS OF COMPETITION IN THE COMMON MARKET AND THAT THE RESULTANT DISTORTION NEEDS TO BE ELIMINATED , IT SHALL CONSULT THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNED .

IF SUCH CONSULTATION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN AGREEMENT ELIMINATING THE DISTORTION IN QUESTION , THE COUNCIL SHALL , ON A PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY DURING THE FIRST STAGE AND BY A QUALIFIED MAJORITY THEREAFTER , ISSUE THE NECESSARY DIRECTIVES . THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL MAY TAKE ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS TREATY .
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ARTICLE 42

THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHAPTER RELATING TO RULES ON COMPETITION SHALL APPLY TO PRODUCTION OF AND TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ONLY TO THE EXTENT DETERMINED BY THE COUNCIL WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ARTICLE 43 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE LAID DOWN THEREIN , ACCOUNT BEING TAKEN OF THE OBJECTIVES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 39 .

THE COUNCIL MAY , IN PARTICULAR , AUTHORISE THE GRANTING OF AID :

( A ) FOR THE PROTECTION OF ENTERPRISES HANDICAPPED BY STRUCTURAL OR NATURAL CONDITIONS ;

( B ) WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES .