European Council Decision of 1 December 2009 adopting its Rules of Procedure

2.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 315/51
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 December 2009
adopting its Rules of Procedure
(2009/882/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 235(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Treaty of Lisbon transforms the European Council into an institution of the European Union.
(2) The European Council should therefore adopt its Rules of Procedure.
(3) To enable these Rules of Procedure to be adopted immediately on the day on which the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force, this Decision should provide that the European Council may use the written procedure laid down in Article 7 of its Rules of Procedure for the adoption of those Rules of Procedure,