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Document 11997E211
Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)#Part Five: Institutions of the Community#Title I: Provisions governing the institutions#Chapter 1: The institutions#Section 3: The Commission#Article 211#Article 155 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)#Article 155 - EEC Treaty
Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 3: The Commission
Article 211
Article 155 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 155 - EEC Treaty
Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 3: The Commission
Article 211
Article 155 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 155 - EEC Treaty
In force
Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 3: The Commission - Article 211 - Article 155 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 155 - EEC Treaty
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0266 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0059 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)
Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) Article 211 In order to ensure the proper functioning and development of the common market, the Commission shall: - ensure that the provisions of this Treaty and the measures taken by the institutions pursuant thereto are applied; - formulate recommendations or deliver opinions on matters dealt with in this Treaty, if it expressly so provides or if the Commission considers it necessary; - have its own power of decision and participate in the shaping of measures taken by the Council and by the European Parliament in the manner provided for in this Treaty; - exercise the powers conferred on it by the Council for the implementation of the rules laid down by the latter.