FINAL ACT 1. The Conferences of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States convened in Rome on 15 December 1990 to adopt by common accord the amendments to be made to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community with a view to the achievement of political union and with a view to […]

  TITLE VII FINAL PROVISIONS   ARTICLE L The provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community concerning the powers of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and the exercise of those powers shall apply […]

  TITLE VI PROVISIONS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS   ARTICLE K Cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs shall be governed by the following provisions.   ARTICLE K.1 For the purposes of achieving the objectives of the Union, in particular the free movement of persons, and without […]

  TITLE V PROVISIONS ON A COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY   ARTICLE J A common foreign and security policy is hereby established which shall be governed by the following provisions.   ARTICLE J.1 1. The union and its Member States shall define and implement a common foreign and security policy, governed by the provisions […]

  TITLE IV PROVISIONS AMENDING THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY   ARTICLE 1 The Treaty establishing European Atomic Energy Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of the Article.   1) Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: “ARTICLE 3 1. The tasks entrusted to the Community shall be […]

  TITLE III PROVISIONS AMENDING THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY   ARTICLE H The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article.   1) Article 7 shall be replaced by the following: “ARTICLE 7 The institutions of the Community shall […]

  TITLE II (Part II) PROVISIONS AMENDING THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ARTICLE 109k 1. If the decision has been taken to set the date in accordance with Article 109j(3), the Council shall, on the basis of its recommendation referred to in Article 109j(2), acting […]

  TITLE II (Part I) PROVISIONS AMENDING THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ARTICLE G The Treaty establishing the European Economic Community shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Article, in order to establish a European Community. A. Throughout the Treaty: 1) The […]

TITLE 1 COMMON PROVISIONS ARTICLE A By this Treaty, the High Contracting Parties establish among themselves a European Union, hereinafter called “the Union”. This Treaty marks a new stage in the process of creating an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe, in which decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen. […]

EMU Introduction May 5th, 1997   European Monetary Union 1997 is a critical year for EMU, as the economic performance in 1997 will determine which countries join EMU in January 1999. The financial markets still have not quite come to terms with all the details of EMU nor does it realize that this union is […]