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Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART FIVE - THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION#TITLE III - COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID#CHAPTER 1 - DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION#Article 209 (ex Article 179 TEC)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PART FIVE - THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION
TITLE III - COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID
CHAPTER 1 - DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Article 209 (ex Article 179 TEC)
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
PART FIVE - THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION
TITLE III - COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID
CHAPTER 1 - DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Article 209 (ex Article 179 TEC)
OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 141–141
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
7.6.2016 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 202/141 |
Article 209
(ex Article 179 TEC)
1. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall adopt the measures necessary for the implementation of development cooperation policy, which may relate to multiannual cooperation programmes with developing countries or programmes with a thematic approach.
2. The Union may conclude with third countries and competent international organisations any agreement helping to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union and in Article 208 of this Treaty.
The first subparagraph shall be without prejudice to Member States' competence to negotiate in international bodies and to conclude agreements.
3. The European Investment Bank shall contribute, under the terms laid down in its Statute, to the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.