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Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union#TITLE I - COMMON PROVISIONS#Article 6 (ex Article 6 TEU)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union
TITLE I - COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 6 (ex Article 6 TEU)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union
TITLE I - COMMON PROVISIONS
Article 6 (ex Article 6 TEU)
OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 19–19
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
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7.6.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 202/19 |
Article 6
(ex Article 6 TEU)
1. The Union recognises the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000, as adapted at Strasbourg, on 12 December 2007, which shall have the same legal value as the Treaties.
The provisions of the Charter shall not extend in any way the competences of the Union as defined in the Treaties.
The rights, freedoms and principles in the Charter shall be interpreted in accordance with the general provisions in Title VII of the Charter governing its interpretation and application and with due regard to the explanations referred to in the Charter, that set out the sources of those provisions.
2. The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Such accession shall not affect the Union's competences as defined in the Treaties.
3. Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law.