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EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/117

Article 156

(ex Article 140 TEC)

With a view to achieving the objectives of Article 151 and without prejudice to the other provisions of the Treaties, the Commission shall encourage cooperation between the Member States and facilitate the coordination of their action in all social policy fields under this Chapter, particularly in matters relating to:

— employment,

— labour law and working conditions,

— basic and advanced vocational training,

— social security,

— prevention of occupational accidents and diseases,

— occupational hygiene,

— the right of association and collective bargaining between employers and workers.

To this end, the Commission shall act in close contact with Member States by making studies, delivering opinions and arranging consultations both on problems arising at national level and on those of concern to international organisations, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation. The European Parliament shall be kept fully informed.

Before delivering the opinions provided for in this Article, the Commission shall consult the Economic and Social Committee.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/113

Article 150

(ex Article 130 TEC)

The Council, acting by a simple majority after consulting the European Parliament, shall establish an Employment Committee with advisory status to promote coordination between Member States on employment and labour market policies. The tasks of the Committee shall be:

— to monitor the employment situation and employment policies in the Member States and the Union,

— without prejudice to Article 240, to formulate opinions at the request of either the Council or the Commission or on its own initiative, and to contribute to the preparation of the Council proceedings referred to in Article 148.

In fulfilling its mandate, the Committee shall consult management and labour.

Each Member State and the Commission shall appoint two members of the Committee.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/311

PROTOCOL (No 29)

ON THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN THE MEMBER STATES

THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES,

CONSIDERING that the system of public broadcasting in the Member States is directly related to the democratic, social and cultural needs of each society and to the need to preserve media pluralism,

HAVE AGREED UPON the following interpretive provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union:

The provisions of the Treaties shall be without prejudice to the competence of Member States to provide for the funding of public service broadcasting and in so far as such funding is granted to broadcasting organisations for the fulfilment of the public service remit as conferred, defined and organised by each Member State, and in so far as such funding does not affect trading conditions and competition in the Union to an extent which would be contrary to the common interest, while the realisation of the remit of that public service shall be taken into account.
5.

In relations between Member States and the countries and territories the right of establishment of nationals and companies or firms shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in the Chapter relating to the right of establishment and on a non-discriminatory basis, subject to any special provisions laid down pursuant to Article 203.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/192

Article 338

(ex Article 285 TEC)

1. Without prejudice to Article 5 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall adopt measures for the production of statistics where necessary for the performance of the activities of the Union.

2. The production of Union statistics shall conform to impartiality, reliability, objectivity, scientific independence, cost-effectiveness and statistical confidentiality; it shall not entail excessive burdens on economic operators.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/93

Article 111

(ex Article 91 TEC)

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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/85

Article 92

(ex Article 72 TEC)

Until the provisions referred to in Article 91(1) have been laid down, no Member State may, unless the Council has unanimously adopted a measure granting a derogation, make the various provisions governing the subject on 1 January 1958 or, for acceding States, the date of their accession less favourable in their direct or indirect effect on carriers of other Member States as compared with carriers who are nationals of that State.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/65

Article 45

(ex Article 39 TEC)

1. Freedom of movement for workers shall be secured within the Union.

2. Such freedom of movement shall entail the abolition of any discrimination based on nationality between workers of the Member States as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment.

3. It shall entail the right, subject to limitations justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health:

(a) to accept offers of employment actually made;

(b) to move freely within the territory of Member States for this purpose;

(c) to stay in a Member State for the purpose of employment in accordance with the provisions governing the employment of nationals of that State laid down by law, regulation or administrative action;

(d) to remain in the territory of a Member State after having been employed in that State, subject to conditions which shall be embodied in regulations to be drawn up by the Commission.

4. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to employment in the public service.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/103

Article 128

(ex Article 106 TEC)

1. The European Central Bank shall have the exclusive right to authorise the issue of euro banknotes within the Union. The European Central Bank and the national central banks may issue such notes. The banknotes issued by the European Central Bank and the national central banks shall be the only such notes to have the status of legal tender within the Union.

2. Member States may issue euro coins subject to approval by the European Central Bank of the volume of the issue. The Council, on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament and the European Central Bank, may adopt measures to harmonise the denominations and technical specifications of all coins intended for circulation to the extent necessary to permit their smooth circulation within the Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/135

Article 196

1. The Union shall encourage cooperation between Member States in order to improve the effectiveness of systems for preventing and protecting against natural or man-made disasters.

Union action shall aim to:

(a) support and complement Member States' action at national, regional and local level in risk prevention, in preparing their civil-protection personnel and in responding to natural or man-made disasters within the Union;

(b) promote swift, effective operational cooperation within the Union between national civil-protection services;

(c) promote consistency in international civil-protection work.

2. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure shall establish the measures necessary to help achieve the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/127

Article 174

(ex Article 158 TEC)

In order to promote its overall harmonious development, the Union shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic, social and territorial cohesion.

In particular, the Union shall aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the backwardness of the least favoured regions.

Among the regions concerned, particular attention shall be paid to rural areas, areas affected by industrial transition, and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density and island, cross-border and mountain regions.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/189

Article 326

(ex Articles 27a to 27e, 40 to 40b and 43 to 45 TEU and ex Articles 11 and 11a TEC)

Any enhanced cooperation shall comply with the Treaties and Union law.

Such cooperation shall not undermine the internal market or economic, social and territorial cohesion. It shall not constitute a barrier to or discrimination in trade between Member States, nor shall it distort competition between them.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/104

Article 130

(ex Article 108 TEC)

When exercising the powers and carrying out the tasks and duties conferred upon them by the Treaties and the Statute of the ESCB and of the ECB, neither the European Central Bank, nor a national central bank, nor any member of their decision-making bodies shall seek or take instructions from Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, from any government of a Member State or from any other body. The Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies and the governments of the Member States undertake to respect this principle and not to seek to influence the members of the decision-making bodies of the European Central Bank or of the national central banks in the performance of their tasks.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/70

Article 56

(ex Article 49 TEC)

Within the framework of the provisions set out below, restrictions on freedom to provide services within the Union shall be prohibited in respect of nationals of Member States who are established in a Member State other than that of the person for whom the services are intended.

The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may extend the provisions of the Chapter to nationals of a third country who provide services and who are established within the Union.
7.

If, within the period of fourteen days referred to in paragraph 6: (a) the European Parliament and the Council both approve the joint text or fail to take a decision, or if one of these institutions approves the joint text while the other one fails to take a decision, the budget shall be deemed to be definitively adopted in accordance with the joint text; or (b) the European Parliament, acting by a majority of its component members, and the Council both reject the joint text, or if one of these institutions rejects the joint text while the other one fails to take a decision, a new draft budget shall be submitted by the Commission; or (c) the European Parliament, acting by a majority of its component members, rejects the joint text while the Council approves it, a new draft budget shall be submitted by the Commission; or (d) the European Parliament approves the joint text whilst the Council rejects it, the European Parliament may, within fourteen days from the date of the rejection by the Council and acting by a majority of its component members and three-fifths of the votes cast, decide to confirm all or some of the amendments referred to in paragraph 4(c). Where a European Parliament amendment is not confirmed, the position agreed in the Conciliation Committee on the budget heading which is the subject of the amendment shall be retained. The budget shall be deemed to be definitively adopted on this basis.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/65

Article 44

(ex Article 38 TEC)

Where in a Member State a product is subject to a national market organisation or to internal rules having equivalent effect which affect the competitive position of similar production in another Member State, a countervailing charge shall be applied by Member States to imports of this product coming from the Member State where such organisation or rules exist, unless that State applies a countervailing charge on export.

The Commission shall fix the amount of these charges at the level required to redress the balance; it may also authorise other measures, the conditions and details of which it shall determine.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/164

Article 270

(ex Article 236 TEC)

The Court of Justice of the European Union shall have jurisdiction in any dispute between the Union and its servants within the limits and under the conditions laid down in the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the Union.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/69

Article 52

(ex Article 46 TEC)

1. The provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof shall not prejudice the applicability of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action providing for special treatment for foreign nationals on grounds of public policy, public security or public health.

2. The European Parliament and the Council shall, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, issue directives for the coordination of the abovementioned provisions.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/186

Article 318

(ex Article 275 TEC)

The Commission shall submit annually to the European Parliament and to the Council the accounts of the preceding financial year relating to the implementation of the budget. The Commission shall also forward to them a financial statement of the assets and liabilities of the Union.

The Commission shall also submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an evaluation report on the Union's finances based on the results achieved, in particular in relation to the indications given by the European Parliament and the Council pursuant to Article 319.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/96

Article 117

(ex Article 97 TEC)

1. Where there is a reason to fear that the adoption or amendment of a provision laid down by law, regulation or administrative action may cause distortion within the meaning of Article 116, a Member State desiring to proceed therewith shall consult the Commission. After consulting the Member States, the Commission shall recommend to the States concerned such measures as may be appropriate to avoid the distortion in question.

2. If a State desiring to introduce or amend its own provisions does not comply with the recommendation addressed to it by the Commission, other Member States shall not be required, pursuant to Article 116, to amend their own provisions in order to eliminate such distortion. If the Member State which has ignored the recommendation of the Commission causes distortion detrimental only to itself, the provisions of Article 116 shall not apply.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/61

Article 34

(ex Article 28 TEC)

Quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between Member States.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/87

Article 99

(ex Article 79 TEC)

An Advisory Committee consisting of experts designated by the governments of Member States shall be attached to the Commission. The Commission, whenever it considers it desirable, shall consult the Committee on transport matters.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/193

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.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/81

Article 84

The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may establish measures to promote and support the action of Member States in the field of crime prevention, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/71

Article 60

(ex Article 53 TEC)

The Member States shall endeavour to undertake the liberalisation of services beyond the extent required by the directives issued pursuant to Article 59(1), 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 A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, CHAPTER V: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 29



Official Journal L 152 , 13/07/1967 P. 0010



++++ ARTICLE 29 THE JURISDICTION CONFERRED UPON THE COUNCIL BY ARTICLES 5 , 6 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 24 , 34 AND 35 OF THIS TREATY AND BY THE PROTOCOL ANNEXED THERETO SHALL BE EXERCISED ACCORDING TO THE RULES LAID DOWN IN ARTICLES 148 , 149 AND 150 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND ARTICLES 118 , 119 AND 120 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY .
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ARTICLE 6

FOR THEIR OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS AND THE TRANSMISSION OF ALL THEIR DOCUMENTS , THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITIES SHALL ENJOY IN THE TERRITORY OF EACH MEMBER STATE THE TREATMENT ACCORDED BY THAT STATE TO DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS .

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE COMMUNITIES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO CENSORSHIP .
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ARTICLE 10

1 . THE COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS , WHO SHALL BE CHOSEN ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR GENERAL COMPETENCE AND WHOSE INDEPENDENCE IS BEYOND DOUBT .

THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION MAY BE ALTERED BY THE COUNCIL , ACTING UNANIMOUSLY .

ONLY NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES MAY BE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION .

THE COMMISSION MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE NATIONAL OF EACH OF THE MEMBER STATES , BUT MAY NOT INCLUDE MORE THAN TWO MEMBERS HAVING THE NATIONALITY OF THE SAME STATE .

2 . THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL , IN THE GENERAL INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITIES , 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 . EACH MEMBER STATE UNDERTAKES TO RESPECT THIS PRINCIPLE AND NOT TO SEEK TO INFLUENCE THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR TASKS .

THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION 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 . IN THE EVENT OF ANY BREACH OF THESE OBLIGATIONS , THE COURT OF JUSTICE MAY , ON APPLICATION BY THE COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSION , RULE THAT THE MEMBER CONCERNED BE , ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES , EITHER COMPULSORILY RETIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 13 OR DEPRIVED OF HIS RIGHT TO A PENSION OR OTHER BENEFITS IN ITS STEAD .
Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, Chapter I: Property, funds, assets and operations of the European Communities, Article 3

Article 3

The Communities, their assets, revenues and other property shall be exempt from all direct taxes.

The Governments of the Member States shall, wherever possible, take the appropriate measures to remit or refund the amount of indirect taxes or sales taxes included in the prices of movable or immovable property, where the Communities make, for their official use, substancial purchases the price of which includes taxes of this kind. These provisions shall not be applied, however, so as to have the effect of distorting competition within the Communities.

No exemption shall be granted in respect of taxes and dues which amount merely to charges for public utility services.
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THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS , THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY , THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC , THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC , HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG , HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS , ASSEMBLED AT BRUSSELS ON 8 APRIL 1965 FOR THE SIGNATURE OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVE ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING TEXTS :

THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

THE PROTOCOL ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

AT THE TIME OF SIGNATURE OF THESE TEXTS , THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES HAVE :

ASSIGNED TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES THE TASK SET OUT IN ANNEX I ; AND

TAKEN NOTE OF THE DECLARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SET OUT IN ANNEX II .

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , THE UNDERSIGNED PLENIPOTENTIARIES HAVE SIGNED THIS FINAL ACT .
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ARTICLE 37

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 77 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY , ARTICLE 216 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , ARTICLE 189 OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY AND THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF ARTICLE 1 OF THE PROTOCOL ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK , THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL BY COMMON ACCORD LAY DOWN THE PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SETTLE CERTAIN PROBLEMS PECULIAR TO THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG WHICH ARISE OUT OF THE CREATION OF A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THE DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE SAME DATE AS THIS TREATY .
11970F/MOD/11

TREATY AMENDING CERTAIN BUDGETARY PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF THE TREATY ESTABLISHING A SINGLE COUNCIL AND A SINGLE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, CHAPTER V: FINAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 11



Official Journal L 002 , 02/01/1971 P. 0001
Article 3

The following provisions shall be substituted for the last paragraph of Article 78d of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community:

»The Council and the European Parliament shall give a discharge to the High Authority in respect of the implementation of the administrative budget. To this end, the report of the Audit Board shall be examined in turn by the Council, which shall act by a qualified majority, and by the European Parliament. The High Authority shall stand discharged only after the Council and the European Parliament have acted.«