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Document 11997E019

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Two: Citizenship of the Union
Article 19
Article 8b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_19/oj

11997E019

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Two: Citizenship of the Union - Article 19 - Article 8b - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0186 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0011 - Consolidated version


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 19

1. Every citizen of the Union residing in a Member State of which he is not a national shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate at municipal elections in the Member State in which he resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State. This right shall be exercised subject to detailed arrangements adopted by the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament; these arrangements may provide for derogations where warranted by problems specific to a Member State.

2. Without prejudice to Article 190(4) and to the provisions adopted for its implementation, every citizen of the Union residing in a Member State of which he is not a national shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament in the Member State in which he resides, under the same conditions as nationals of that State. This right shall be exercised subject to detailed arrangements adopted by the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament; these arrangements may provide for derogations where warranted by problems specific to a Member State.

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