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Document 11997E216

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)
Part Five: Institutions of the Community
Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
Chapter 1: The institutions
Section 3: The Commission
Article 216
Article 160 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
Article 160 - EEC Treaty

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_1997/art_216/oj

11997E216

Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 1: The institutions - Section 3: The Commission - Article 216 - Article 160 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 160 - EEC Treaty

Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0268 - Consolidated version
Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0060 - Consolidated version
(EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


Treaty establishing the European Community (Amsterdam consolidated version)

Article 216

If any Member of the Commission no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or if he has been guilty of serious misconduct, the Court of Justice may, on application by the Council or the Commission, compulsorily retire him.

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