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Document 11997E004

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part One: Principles
Article 4
Article 3a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_4/oj

Date of document:
07/02/1992
Date of effect:
01/11/1993; intrare în vigoare a se vedea 192MR şi JO L 293/93 p. 61
Date of signature:
07/02/1992; Maastricht
Date of end of validity:
No end date
Author:
Cele douăsprezece state membre: Belgia, Danemarca, Germania, Irlanda, Grecia, Spania, Franţa, Italia, Luxemburg, Ţările de Jos, Portugalia, Regatul Unit
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Tratat
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spaniolă, daneză, germană, greacă, engleză, franceză, irlandeză, italiană, neerlandeză, portugheză, finlandeză, suedeză
Treaty:
Tratatul de instituire a Comunităţii Europene
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11997E004

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part One: Principles - Article 4 - Article 3a - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0182 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0008 - Consolidated version


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 4

1. For the purposes set out in Article 2, the activities of the Member States and the Community shall include, as provided in this Treaty and in accordance with the timetable set out therein, the adoption of an economic policy which is based on the close coordination of Member States' economic policies, on the internal market and on the definition of common objectives, and conducted in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition.

2. Concurrently with the foregoing, and as provided in this Treaty and in accordance with the timetable and the procedures set out therein, these activities shall include the irrevocable fixing of exchange rates leading to the introduction of a single currency, the ECU, and the definition and conduct of a single monetary policy and exchange-rate policy the primary objective of both of which shall be to maintain price stability and, without prejudice to this objective, to support the general economic policies in the Community, in accordance with the principle of an open market economy with free competition.

3. These activities of the Member States and the Community shall entail compliance with the following guiding principles: stable prices, sound public finances and monetary conditions and a sustainable balance of payments.

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