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Treaty on European Union (consolidated version)#Title V - Provisions on a common foreign and security policy#Article 18
Treaty on European Union (consolidated version)
Title V - Provisions on a common foreign and security policy
Article 18
Treaty on European Union (consolidated version)
Title V - Provisions on a common foreign and security policy
Article 18
SL C 321E, 29.12.2006, p. 17–18
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
Treaty on European Union (consolidated version) - Title V - Provisions on a common foreign and security policy - Article 18
Official Journal C 321 E , 29/12/2006 P. 0017 - 0018
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0016 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0159 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0060
Article 18 1. The Presidency shall represent the Union in matters coming within the common foreign and security policy. 2. The Presidency shall be responsible for the implementation of decisions taken under this title; in that capacity it shall in principle express the position of the Union in international organisations and international conferences. 3. The Presidency shall be assisted by the Secretary-General of the Council who shall exercise the function of High Representative for the common foreign and security policy. 4. The Commission shall be fully associated in the tasks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. The Presidency shall be assisted in those tasks if need be by the next Member State to hold the Presidency. 5. The Council may, whenever it deems it necessary, appoint a special representative with a mandate in relation to particular policy issues. --------------------------------------------------