Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union - PART FIVE: EXTERNAL ACTION BY THE UNION - TITLE III: COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID - Chapter 1: Development cooperation - Article 211 (ex Article 181 TEC)
Official Journal 115 , 09/05/2008 P. 0142 - 0142
Article 211 (ex Article 181 TEC) Within their respective spheres of competence, the Union and the Member States shall cooperate with third countries and with the competent international organisations. --------------------------------------------------