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Document 11997E100

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
    Part Three: Community policies
    Title VII: Economic and monetary policy
    Chapter 1: Economic policy
    Article 100
    Article 103a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_100/oj

    11997E100

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title VII: Economic and monetary policy - Chapter 1: Economic policy - Article 100 - Article 103a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0216 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0034 - Consolidated version


    Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

    Article 100

    1. Without prejudice to any other procedures provided for in this Treaty, the Council may, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, decide upon the measures appropriate to the economic situation, in particular if severe difficulties arise in the supply of certain products.

    2. Where a Member State is in difficulties or is seriously threatened with severe difficulties caused by exceptional occurrences beyond its control, the Council may, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, grant, under certain conditions, Community financial assistance to the Member State concerned. Where the severe difficulties are caused by natural disasters, the Council shall act by qualified majority. The President of the Council shall inform the European Parliament of the decision taken.

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