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Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)#Part Three: Community policies#Title XV: Trans-European networks#Article 155#Article 129c - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)#
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Three: Community policies
Title XV: Trans-European networks
Article 155
Article 129c - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
Part Three: Community policies
Title XV: Trans-European networks
Article 155
Article 129c - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Dz.U. C 325 z 24.12.2002, p. 102–102
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
In force
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Three: Community policies - Title XV: Trans-European networks - Article 155 - Article 129c - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) -
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0102 - 0102
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0248 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0048 - Consolidated version
Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) Part Three: Community policies Title XV: Trans-European networks Article 155 Article 129c - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) Article 155 1. In order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article 154, the Community: - shall establish a series of guidelines covering the objectives, priorities and broad lines of measures envisaged in the sphere of trans-European networks; these guidelines shall identify projects of common interest, - shall implement any measures that may prove necessary to ensure the interoperability of the networks, in particular in the field of technical standardisation, - may support projects of common interest supported by Member States, which are identified in the framework of the guidelines referred to in the first indent, particularly through feasibility studies, loan guarantees or interest-rate subsidies; the Community may also contribute, through the Cohesion Fund set up pursuant to Article 161, to the financing of specific projects in Member States in the area of transport infrastructure. The Community's activities shall take into account the potential economic viability of the projects. 2. Member States shall, in liaison with the Commission, coordinate among themselves the policies pursued at national level which may have a significant impact on the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 154. The Commission may, in close cooperation with the Member State, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination. 3. The Community may decide to cooperate with third countries to promote projects of mutual interest and to ensure the interoperability of networks.