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| 7.6.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 202/1 |

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CONSOLIDATED VERSIONS

OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

(2016/C 202/01)

Table of Contents

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| CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION | 13 |

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| PREAMBLE | 15 |

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| TITLE I | COMMON PROVISIONS | 16 |

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| TITLE II | PROVISIONS ON DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES | 20 |

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| TITLE III | PROVISIONS ON THE INSTITUTIONS | 22 |

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| TITLE IV | PROVISIONS ON ENHANCED COOPERATION | 27 |

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| TITLE V | GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY | 28 |

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| Chapter 1 | General provisions on the Union's external action | 28 |

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| Chapter 2 | Specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy | 30 |

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| Section 1 | Common provisions | 30 |

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| Section 2 | Provisions on the common security and defence policy | 38 |

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| TITLE VI | FINAL PROVISIONS | 41 |

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| CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | 47 |

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| PREAMBLE | 49 |

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| PART ONE | PRINCIPLES | 50 |

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| TITLE I | CATEGORIES AND AREAS OF UNION COMPETENCE | 50 |

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| TITLE II | PROVISIONS HAVING GENERAL APPLICATION | 53 |

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| PART TWO | NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION | 56 |

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| PART THREE | UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS | 59 |

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| TITLE I | THE INTERNAL MARKET | 59 |

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| TITLE II | FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS | 59 |

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| Chapter 1 | The customs union | 60 |

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| Chapter 2 | Customs cooperation | 61 |

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| Chapter 3 | Prohibition of quantitative restrictions between Member States | 61 |

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| TITLE III | AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES | 62 |

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| TITLE IV | FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, SERVICES AND CAPITAL | 65 |

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| Chapter 1 | Workers | 65 |

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| Chapter 2 | Right of establishment | 67 |

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| Chapter 3 | Services | 70 |

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| Chapter 4 | Capital and payments | 71 |

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| TITLE V | AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE | 73 |

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| Chapter 1 | General provisions | 73 |

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| Chapter 2 | Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration | 75 |

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| Chapter 3 | Judicial cooperation in civil matters | 78 |

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| Chapter 4 | Judicial cooperation in criminal matters | 79 |

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| Chapter 5 | Police cooperation | 83 |

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| TITLE VI | TRANSPORT | 85 |

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| TITLE VII | COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION, TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS | 88 |

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| Chapter 1 | Rules on competition | 88 |

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| Section 1 | Rules applying to undertakings | 88 |

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| Section 2 | Aids granted by States | 91 |

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| Chapter 2 | Tax provisions | 93 |

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| Chapter 3 | Approximation of laws | 94 |

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| TITLE VIII | ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY | 96 |

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| Chapter 1 | Economic policy | 97 |

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| Chapter 2 | Monetary policy | 102 |

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| Chapter 3 | Institutional provisions | 105 |

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| Chapter 4 | Provisions specific to Member States whose currency is the euro | 106 |

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| Chapter 5 | Transitional provisions | 107 |

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| TITLE IX | EMPLOYMENT | 112 |

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| TITLE X | SOCIAL POLICY | 114 |

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| TITLE XI | THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND | 119 |

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| TITLE XII | EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, YOUTH AND SPORT | 120 |

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| TITLE XIII | CULTURE | 121 |

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| TITLE XIV | PUBLIC HEALTH | 122 |

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| TITLE XV | CONSUMER PROTECTION | 124 |

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| TITLE XVI | TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS | 124 |

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| TITLE XVII | INDUSTRY | 126 |

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| TITLE XVIII | ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION | 127 |

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| TITLE XIX | RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE | 128 |

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| TITLE XX | ENVIRONMENT | 132 |

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| TITLE XXI | ENERGY | 134 |

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| TITLE XXII | TOURISM | 135 |

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| TITLE XXIII | CIVIL PROTECTION | 135 |

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| TITLE XXIV | ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION | 136 |

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| PART FOUR | ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES | 137 |

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| PART FIVE | THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION | 139 |

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| TITLE I | GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION | 139 |

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| TITLE II | COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY | 139 |

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| TITLE III | COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID | 141 |

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| Chapter 1 | Development cooperation | 141 |

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| Chapter 2 | Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries | 142 |

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| Chapter 3 | Humanitarian aid | 143 |

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| TITLE IV | RESTRICTIVE MEASURES | 144 |

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| TITLE V | INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS | 144 |

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| TITLE VI | THE UNION'S RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND THIRD COUNTRIES AND UNION DELEGATIONS | 147 |

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| TITLE VII | SOLIDARITY CLAUSE | 148 |

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| PART SIX | INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | 149 |

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| TITLE I | INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS | 149 |

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| Chapter 1 | The institutions | 149 |

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| Section 1 | The European Parliament | 149 |

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| Section 2 | The European Council | 152 |

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| Section 3 | The Council | 153 |

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| Section 4 | The Commission | 155 |

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| Section 5 | The Court of Justice of the European Union | 157 |

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| Section 6 | The European Central Bank | 167 |

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| Section 7 | The Court of Auditors | 169 |

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| Chapter 2 | Legal acts of the Union, adoption procedures and other provisions | 171 |

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| Section 1 | The legal acts of the Union | 171 |

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| Section 2 | Procedures for the adoption of acts and other provisions | 173 |

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| Chapter 3 | The Union's advisory bodies | 177 |

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| Section 1 | The Economic and Social Committee | 177 |

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| Section 2 | The Committee of the Regions | 178 |

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| Chapter 4 | The European Investment Bank | 180 |

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| TITLE II | FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | 181 |

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| Chapter 1 | The Union's own resources | 181 |

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| Chapter 2 | The multiannual financial framework | 182 |

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| Chapter 3 | The Union's annual budget | 183 |

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| Chapter 4 | Implementation of the budget and discharge | 186 |

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| Chapter 5 | Common provisions | 187 |

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| Chapter 6 | Combatting fraud | 188 |

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| TITLE III | ENHANCED COOPERATION | 189 |

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| PART SEVEN | GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS | 192 |

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| PROTOCOLS | 201 |

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| Protocol (No 1) | on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union | 203 |

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| Protocol (No 2) | on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality | 206 |

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| Protocol (No 3) | on the statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union | 210 |

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| Protocol (No 4) | on the statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank | 230 |

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| Protocol (No 5) | on the statute of the European Investment Bank | 251 |

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| Protocol (No 6) | on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union | 265 |

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| Protocol (No 7) | on the privileges and immunities of the European Union | 266 |

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| Protocol (No 8) | relating to article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union on the accession of the Union to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms | 273 |

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| Protocol (No 9) | on the decision of the Council relating to the implementation of Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and article 238(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union between 1 November 2014 and 31 March 2017 on the one hand, and as from 1 april 2017 on the other | 274 |

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| Protocol (No 10) | on permanent structured cooperation established by Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union | 275 |

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| Protocol (No 11) | on Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union | 278 |

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| Protocol (No 12) | on the excessive deficit procedure | 279 |

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| Protocol (No 13) | on the convergence criteria | 281 |

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| Protocol (No 14) | on the Euro Group | 283 |

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| Protocol (No 15) | on certain provisions relating to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 284 |

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| Protocol (No 16) | on certain provisions relating to Denmark | 287 |

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| Protocol (No 17) | on Denmark | 288 |

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| Protocol (No 18) | on France | 289 |

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| Protocol (No 19) | on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union | 290 |

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| Protocol (No 20) | on the application of certain aspects of Article 26 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to the United Kingdom and to Ireland | 293 |

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| Protocol (No 21) | on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice | 295 |

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| Protocol (No 22) | on the position of Denmark | 298 |

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| Protocol (No 23) | on external relations of the Member states with regard to the crossing of external borders | 303 |

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| Protocol (No 24) | on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union | 304 |

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| Protocol (No 25) | on the exercise of shared competence | 306 |

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| Protocol (No 26) | on services of general interest | 307 |

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| Protocol (No 27) | on the internal market and competition | 308 |

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| Protocol (No 28) | on economic, social and territorial cohesion | 309 |

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| Protocol (No 29) | on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States | 311 |

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| Protocol (No 30) | on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to Poland and to the United Kingdom | 312 |

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| Protocol (No 31) | concerning imports into the European Union of petroleum products refined in the Netherlands Antilles | 314 |

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| Protocol (No 32) | on the acquisition of property in Denmark | 317 |

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| Protocol (No 33) | concerning Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 318 |

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| Protocol (No 34) | on special arrangements for Greenland | 319 |

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| Protocol (No 35) | on Article 40.3.3 of the constitution of Ireland | 320 |

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| Protocol (No 36) | on transitional provisions | 321 |

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| Protocol (No 37) | on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research fund for Coal and Steel | 327 |

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| ANNEXES TO THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION | 329 |

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| ANNEX I | List referred to in Article 38 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 331 |

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| ANNEX II | Overseas countries and territories to which the provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Apply | 334 |

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| DECLARATIONS annexed to the final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 | 335 |

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| A. | DECLARATIONS CONCERNING PROVISIONS OF THE TREATIES | 337 |

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| 1. | Declaration concerning the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union | 337 |

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| 2. | Declaration on Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union | 337 |

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| 3. | Declaration on Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union | 337 |

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| 4. | Declaration on the composition of the European Parliament | 337 |

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| 5. | Declaration on the political agreement by the European Council concerning the draft Decision on the composition of the European Parliament | 337 |

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| 6. | Declaration on Article 15(5) and (6), Article 17(6) and (7) and Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union | 338 |

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| 7. | Declaration on Article 16(4) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 238(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 338 |

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| 8. | Declaration on practical measures to be taken upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon as regards the Presidency of the European Council and of the Foreign Affairs Council | 340 |

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| 9. | Declaration on Article 16(9) of the Treaty on European Union concerning the European Council decision on the exercise of the Presidency of the Council | 341 |

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| 10. | Declaration on Article 17 of the Treaty on European Union | 342 |

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| 11. | Declaration on Article 17(6) and (7) of the Treaty on European Union | 342 |

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| 12. | Declaration on Article 18 of the Treaty on European Union | 342 |

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| 13. | Declaration concerning the common foreign and security policy | 343 |

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| 14. | Declaration concerning the common foreign and security policy | 343 |

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| 15. | Declaration on Article 27 of the Treaty on European Union | 343 |

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| 16. | Declaration on Article 55(2) of the Treaty on European Union | 344 |

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| 17. | Declaration concerning primacy | 344 |

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| 18. | Declaration in relation to the delimitation of competences | 344 |

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| 19. | Declaration on Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 345 |

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| 20. | Declaration on Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 345 |

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| 21. | Declaration on the protection of personal data in the fields of judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation | 345 |

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| 22. | Declaration on Articles 48 and 79 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 346 |

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| 23. | Declaration on the second paragraph of Article 48 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 346 |

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| 24. | Declaration concerning the legal personality of the European Union | 346 |

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| 25. | Declaration on Articles 75 and 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 346 |

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| 26. | Declaration on non-participation by a Member State in a measure based on Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 346 |

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| 27. | Declaration on Article 85(1), second subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 347 |

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| 28. | Declaration on Article 98 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 347 |

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| 29. | Declaration on Article 107(2)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 347 |

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| 30. | Declaration on Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 347 |

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| 31. | Declaration on Article 156 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 348 |

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| 32. | Declaration on Article 168(4)(c) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 348 |

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| 33. | Declaration on Article 174 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 349 |

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| 34. | Declaration on Article 179 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 349 |

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| 35. | Declaration on Article 194 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 349 |

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| 36. | Declaration on Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the negotiation and conclusion of international agreements by Member States relating to the area of freedom, security and justice | 349 |

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| 37. | Declaration on Article 222 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 349 |

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| 38. | Declaration on Article 252 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union regarding the number of Advocates-General in the Court of Justice | 350 |

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| 39. | Declaration on Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 350 |

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| 40. | Declaration on Article 329 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 350 |

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| 41. | Declaration on Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 350 |

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| 42. | Declaration on Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 351 |

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| 43. | Declaration on Article 355(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 351 |

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| B. | DECLARATIONS CONCERNING PROTOCOLS ANNEXED TO THE TREATIES | 352 |

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| 44. | Declaration on Article 5 of the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union | 352 |

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| 45. | Declaration on Article 5(2) of the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union | 352 |

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| 46. | Declaration on Article 5(3) of the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union | 352 |

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| 47. | Declaration on Article 5(3), (4) and (5) of the Protocol on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union | 352 |

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| 48. | Declaration concerning the Protocol on the position of Denmark | 353 |

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| 49. | Declaration concerning Italy | 353 |

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| 50. | Declaration concerning Article 10 of the Protocol on transitional provisions | 354 |

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| C. | DECLARATIONS BY MEMBER STATES | 355 |

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| 51. | Declaration by the Kingdom of Belgium on national Parliaments | 355 |

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| 52. | Declaration by the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic on the symbols of the European Union | 355 |

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| 53. | Declaration by the Czech Republic on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union | 355 |

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| 54. | Declaration by the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Austria and the Kingdom of Sweden | 356 |

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| 55. | Declaration by the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 356 |

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| 56. | Declaration by Ireland on Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice | 356 |

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| 57. | Declaration by the Italian Republic on the composition of the European Parliament | 357 |

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| 58. | Declaration by the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Malta on the spelling of the name of the single currency in the Treaties | 357 |

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| 59. | Declaration by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 357 |

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| 60. | Declaration by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Article 355 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 358 |

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| 61. | Declaration by the Republic of Poland on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union | 358 |

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| 62. | Declaration by the Republic of Poland concerning the Protocol on the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in relation to Poland and the United Kingdom | 358 |

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| 63. | Declaration by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the definition of the term "nationals" | 358 |

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| 64. | Declaration by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the franchise for elections to the European Parliament | 358 |

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| 65. | Declaration by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Article 75 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 359 |

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| Tables of equivalences | 361 |

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| Treaty on European Union | 361 |

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| Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | 366 |

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