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Document 12008E005

Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - PART ONE: PRINCIPLES - TITLE I: CATEGORIES AND AREAS OF UNION COMPETENCE - Article 5

OJ C 115, 9.5.2008, p. 52–52 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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12008E005

Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - PART ONE: PRINCIPLES - TITLE I: CATEGORIES AND AREAS OF UNION COMPETENCE - Article 5

Official Journal 115 , 09/05/2008 P. 0052 - 0052


Article 5

1. The Member States shall coordinate their economic policies within the Union. To this end, the Council shall adopt measures, in particular broad guidelines for these policies.

Specific provisions shall apply to those Member States whose currency is the euro.

2. The Union shall take measures to ensure coordination of the employment policies of the Member States, in particular by defining guidelines for these policies.

3. The Union may take initiatives to ensure coordination of Member States' social policies.

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