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Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE V — THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION - CHAPTER II — COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY - Section 1 — Common provisions - Article III-295

OB C 310, 16.12.2004 , p. 134–134 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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12004V295

Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe - PART III — THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION - TITLE V — THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION - CHAPTER II — COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY - Section 1 — Common provisions - Article III-295

Official Journal 310 , 16/12/2004 P. 0134 - 0134


Article III-295

1. The European Council shall define the general guidelines for the common foreign and security policy, including for matters with defence implications.

If international developments so require, the President of the European Council shall convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in order to define the strategic lines of the Union's policy in the face of such developments.

2. The Council shall adopt the European decisions necessary for defining and implementing the common foreign and security policy on the basis of the general guidelines and strategic lines defined by the European Council.

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