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Document 12002E002

Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part One: Principles
Article 2
Article 2 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 2 - EEC Treaty

OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 40–40 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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12002E002

Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part One: Principles - Article 2 - Article 2 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 2 - EEC Treaty

Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0040 - 0040
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0181 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0008 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)

Part One: Principles

Article 2

Article 2 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

Article 2 - EEC Treaty

Article 2

The Community shall have as its task, by establishing a common market and an economic and monetary union and by implementing common policies or activities referred to in Articles 3 and 4, to promote throughout the Community a harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of economic activities, a high level of employment and of social protection, equality between men and women, sustainable and non-inflationary growth, a high degree of competitiveness and convergence of economic performance, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the raising of the standard of living and quality of life, and economic and social cohesion and solidarity among Member States.

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