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Document 11997M003

    Treaty on European Union (consolidated version)
    Title I: Common provisions
    Article 3
    Article C - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/teu_1997/art_3/oj

    11997M003

    Treaty on European Union (consolidated version) - Title I: Common provisions - Article 3 - Article C - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992)

    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0153 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0004


    Treaty on European Union (consolidated version)

    Article 3

    The Union shall be served by a single institutional framework which shall ensure the consistency and the continuity of the activities carried out in order to attain its objectives while respecting and building upon the acquis communautaire.

    The Union shall in particular ensure the consistency of its external activities as a whole in the context of its external relations, security, economic and development policies. The Council and the Commission shall be responsible for ensuring such consistency and shall cooperate to this end. They shall ensure the implementation of these policies, each in accordance with its respective powers.

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