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Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)#Part Three - Community policies#TITLE XXI - Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries#Article 181 A
Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)
Part Three - Community policies
TITLE XXI - Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries
Article 181 A
Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version)
Part Three - Community policies
TITLE XXI - Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries
Article 181 A
OJ C 321E, 29.12.2006, p. 127–127
(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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Treaty establishing the European Community (consolidated version) - Part Three - Community policies - TITLE XXI - Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries - Article 181 A
Official Journal C 321 E , 29/12/2006 P. 0127 - 0127
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0111 - Consolidated version
Article 181a 1. Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Treaty, and in particular those of Title XX, the Community shall carry out, within its spheres of competence, economic, financial and technical cooperation measures with third countries. Such measures shall be complementary to those carried out by the Member States and consistent with the development policy of the Community. Community policy in this area shall contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, and to the objective of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. 2. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of paragraph 1. The Council shall act unanimously for the association agreements referred to in Article 310 and for the agreements to be concluded with the States which are candidates for accession to the Union. 3. Within their respective spheres of competence, the Community and the Member States shall cooperate with third countries and the competent international organisations. The arrangements for Community cooperation may be the subject of agreements between the Community and the third parties concerned, which shall be negotiated and concluded in accordance with Article 300. The first subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the Member States' competence to negotiate in international bodies and to conclude international agreements. --------------------------------------------------