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Document 12002E191

Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 1: The European Parliament
Article 191
Article 138a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 114–115 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2002/art_191/oj

12002E191

Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 1: The European Parliament - Article 191 - Article 138a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) -

Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0114 - 0115
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0261 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0056 - Consolidated version


Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)

Part Five: Institutions of the Community

Title I: Provisions governing the institutions

Chapter 1: The institutions

Section 1: The European Parliament

Article 191

Article 138a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

Article 191

Political parties at European level are important as a factor for integration within the Union. They contribute to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union.

The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251, shall lay down the regulations governing political parties at European level and in particular the rules regarding their funding.

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