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    Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union - TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY - CHAPTER 2 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY- SECTION 2 PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY - Article 43

    OJ C 326, 26.10.2012, p. 39–39 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/teu_2012/art_43/oj

    26.10.2012   

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    Official Journal of the European Union

    C 326/1


    CONSOLIDATED VERSION OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION

    TITLE V

    GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

    CHAPTER 2

    SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

    SECTION 2

    PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

    Article 43

    1.   The tasks referred to in Article 42(1), in the course of which the Union may use civilian and military means, shall include joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peace-making and post-conflict stabilisation. All these tasks may contribute to the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories.

    2.   The Council shall adopt decisions relating to the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, defining their objectives and scope and the general conditions for their implementation. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, acting under the authority of the Council and in close and constant contact with the Political and Security Committee, shall ensure coordination of the civilian and military aspects of such tasks.


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