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Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)#Part Three: Community policies#Title XIV: Consumer protection#Article 153#Article 129a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)#
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Three: Community policies
Title XIV: Consumer protection
Article 153
Article 129a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Three: Community policies
Title XIV: Consumer protection
Article 153
Article 129a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
OB C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 101–101
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
In force
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title XIV: Consumer protection - Article 153 - Article 129a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) -
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0101 - 0101
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0247 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0048 - Consolidated version
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title XIV: Consumer protection Article 153 Article 129a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 153 1. In order to promote the interests of consumers and to ensure a high level of consumer protection, the Community shall contribute to protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers, as well as to promoting their right to information, education and to organise themselves in order to safeguard their interests. 2. Consumer protection requirements shall be taken into account in defining and implementing other Community policies and activities. 3. The Community shall contribute to the attainment of the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 through: (a) measures adopted pursuant to Article 95 in the context of the completion of the internal market; (b) measures which support, supplement and monitor the policy pursued by the Member States. 4. The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 and after consulting the Economic and Social Committee, shall adopt the measures referred to in paragraph 3(b). 5. Measures adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or introducing more stringent protective measures. Such measures must be compatible with this Treaty. The Commission shall be notified of them.