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Document 12002E211

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice 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

    HL C 325., 2002.12.24, p. 119–120 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2002/art_211/oj

    12002E211

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice 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 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0119 - 0120
    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 (Nice 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

    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.

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