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# 11997D002/P20

**Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part one - Substantive amendments - Article 2.20** 
  
*Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0035*

  

Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts - Part one - Substantive amendments - Article 2.20

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

In Article 113, the following paragraph shall be added:

'5. The Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, may extend the application of paragraphs 1 to 4 to international negotiations and agreements on services and intellectual property insofar as they are not covered by these paragraphs.`

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