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Document 12002E254

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)
    Part Five: Institutions of the Community
    Title I: Provisions governing the institutions
    Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions
    Article 254
    Article 191 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)
    Article 191 - EEC Treaty

    OL C 325, 24/12/2002, p. 135–135 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/tec_2002/art_254/oj

    12002E254

    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version) - Part Five: Institutions of the Community - Title I: Provisions governing the institutions - Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions - Article 254 - Article 191 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version) - Article 191 - EEC Treaty

    Official Journal C 325 , 24/12/2002 P. 0135 - 0135
    Official Journal C 340 , 10/11/1997 P. 0281 - Consolidated version
    Official Journal C 224 , 31/08/1992 P. 0067 - Consolidated version
    (EEC Treaty - no official publication available)


    Treaty establishing the European Community (Nice consolidated version)

    Part Five: Institutions of the Community

    Title I: Provisions governing the institutions

    Chapter 2: Provisions common to several institutions

    Article 254

    Article 191 - EC Treaty (Maastricht consolidated version)

    Article 191 - EEC Treaty

    Article 254

    1. Regulations, directives and decisions adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 shall be signed by the President of the European Parliament and by the President of the Council and published in the Official Journal of the European Union. They shall enter into force on the date specified in them or, in the absence thereof, on the 20th day following that of their publication.

    2. Regulations of the Council and of the Commission, as well as directives of those institutions which are addressed to all Member States, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. They shall enter into force on the date specified in them or, in the absence thereof, on the 20th day following that of their publication.

    3. Other directives, and decisions, shall be notified to those to whom they are addressed and shall take effect upon such notification.

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