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Treaty on European Union (Nice consolidated version)#Title VIII: Final provisions#Article 49#Article O - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992)#
Treaty on European Union (Nice consolidated version)
Title VIII: Final provisions
Article 49
Article O - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992)
Treaty on European Union (Nice consolidated version)
Title VIII: Final provisions
Article 49
Article O - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992)
UL C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 31–31
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
In force
Treaty on European Union (Nice consolidated version) - Title VIII: Final provisions - Article 49 - Article O - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992) -
Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0031 - 0031
Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0171 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0063
Treaty on European Union (Nice consolidated version) Title VIII: Final provisions Article 49 Article O - EU Treaty (Maastricht 1992) Article 49 Any European State which respects the principles set out in Article 6(1) may apply to become a member of the Union. It shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously after consulting the Commission and after receiving the assent of the European Parliament, which shall act by an absolute majority of its component members. The conditions of admission and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the Union is founded, which such admission entails, shall be the subject of an agreement between the Member States and the applicant State. This agreement shall be submitted for ratification by all the contracting States in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.