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A

Absolute majority (in the European Parliament), art. 198 EC

—Accession, art. 49 UE

—Budget, art. 272 EC, 273 EC

—Co-decision procedure, art. 251 EC

—Cooperation procedure, art. 252 EC

—Motion of censure, art. 201 EC

Abuse of a dominant position, art. 82 EC to 86 EC

—See also: competition

Access to administrative documents, art. 207 EC, 255 EC, A-D35

Access to final institutions, art. 102 EC

Accession, art. 49 EU, A-P2, A-P11, A-D50, A-D57, N-P1, N-D20

ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific States), art. 179 § 3 EC

—See also: development cooperation

Actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities, See: Court of Justice of the European Communities,—Jurisdiction, proceedings for annulment, proceedings for failure to act, proceedings for failure to fulfil an obligation, liability

Administrative cooperation, art. 61 EC, 66 EC

Advisory committee (transport), art. 79 EC

Agent of the European Communities, See: staff of the European Communities

Agreement, art. 81 EC, 83 EC to 86 EC

—See also: competition

Agriculture, art. 32 EC to 38 EC

—Agricultural aids, art. 36 al. 2 EC

—Commission, art. 3 7 EC, 3 8 EC

—Common organisation of the markets, art. 34 EC, 37 EC

—Council, art. 36 EC, 37 EC

—Economic and Social Committee, art. 37 § 2 EC

—European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, art. 34 § 3 EC, 159 EC, 162 EC

—European Parliament, art. 37 EC

—Scope, art. 32 EC, 33 EC

—See also: common market

Amendment,

—of the Council, art. 250 § 1 EC

—of the European Parliament, art. 251 EC, 252 EC, 272 EC

—of the Treaty on European Union, art. 48 EU

Amendment of the Treaties, art. 48 UE

—Commission, art. 48 UE

—Common foreign and security policy, art. 17 § 5 UE

—Council, art. 48 UE

—European Central Bank, art. 48 UE, M-P3

—European Parliament, art. 48 UE

—Intergovernmental conference (1996), M-D1, M-D16

—International agreement amending the Treaty on European Union, art. 300 § 5 and § 6 EC

—Procedure, art. 48 UE

—Ratification, art. 48 UE

Approximation of laws, art. 94 EC to 97 EC

—Commission, art. 94 EC to 97 EC

—Coordinating committee (police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters), art. 36 UE

—Council, art. 94 EC to 96 EC

—Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 95 EC

—Economic and social committee, art. 94 EC, 95 EC

—European Parliament, art. 94 EC

—Exceptions, art. 149 § 4 EC, 150 § 4 EC, 151 § 5 EC, 152 § 4 EC

—Safeguard clause, protection of national interests, art. 30 EC, 95 § 4 and § 5 EC

—Scope, art. 46 EC, 47 EC, 93 EC, 94 EC, 95 EC, 136 EC, 153 EC

—Social policy, art. 137 § 2 EC

—Taxation, art. 93 EC

—Visas, art. 61 EC, 62 EC, 67 § 3 and 4 EC

Armaments, art. 17 EU, A-D3

Assent of the European Parliament, art. 7 EU, 49 EU, 18 EC, 105 § 6 EC, 107 § 5 EC, 161 EC, 190 § 4 al. 2 EC, 192 EC, 300 EC

Association of Overseas Countries and Territories, art. 182 EC to 188 EC, 299 § 3 EC, M-D25, A-D36

—Commission, art. 185 EC

—Council, art. 187 EC

—Customs provisions, art. 184 EC, 185 EC

—Provisions applying to France's overseas countries, M-P13

—Right of establishment, free movement of workers, art. 183 § 5 EC, 186 EC

—Scope, art. 182 EC, 183 EC

—See also: development cooperation

Asylum, art. 2 al. 5 EU, 61 EC, 63 EC, M-D31, A-P6, A-D16, A-D17, A-D36, A-D48, A-D49, A-D56

Atlantic Alliance, See: NATO

Audiovisual services, art. 133 § 6 EC

Austria, A-D52, A-D54, A-D60, N-D27

B

Belgium, A-D54, A-D56, A-D57, A-D60

Budget, art. 268 EC to 280 EC, A-P7

—amendments, art. 272 EC

—Commission, art. 45 EU, 269 EC to 280 EC

—common foreign and security policy, art. 28 EU, 268 EC

—cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, art. 268 EC

—Council, art. 41 EU, 44 EU, 44A EU, 45 EU, 269 EC to 273 EC, 275 EC, 276 EC, 279 EC, 280 EC

—Court of Auditors, art. 276 EC, 279 EC

—Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 271 EC

—environment (financial), art. 175 EC

—European Parliament, art. 45 EU, 269 EC, 271 EC to 273 EC, 275 EC, 276 EC, 279 EC

—financial regulation, art. 274 EC, 277 EC, 279 EC

—financial statement, art. 275 EC, 276 EC

—fraud, art. 280 EC

—implementation, art. 274 EC, 275 EC, 276 EC, 278 EC, 279 EC

—maximum rate of increase, art. 272 § 9 EC

—own resources, art. 269 EC, 270 EC, 272 § 10 EC, 279 EC

—police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, art. 41 EU

—procedure, art. 269 EC, 270 EC, 272 EC, 273 EC, 279 EC

—research and technological development (financing), art. 166 EC, 168 EC

—scope, art. 268 EC, 271 EC

—structure, art. 271 EC

—treasury, art. 277 EC to 279 EC

—See also: Court of Auditors

C

Censure motion, art. 201 EC

CFSP, See: common foreign and security policy

Church and non-confessional organisations, A-D11, A-D59

Citizenship, art. 2 EU, 17 EC to 22 EC, N-D4

—closer cooperation, art. 11 EC

—Commission, art. 18 § 2 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC

—Council, art. 18 § 2 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC

—diplomatic and consular protection, art. 20 EC, A-P6

—Economic and Social Committee, art. 22 EC

—European Parliament, art. 18 § 2 EC, 19 EC, 21 al. 1 EC, 22, EC

—Ombudsman, art. 21 al. 2 EC

—right to petition the European Parliament, art. 21 al. 1 EC

—right to vote and to stand at municipal elections, art. 19 § 1 EC

—right to vote and to stand in elections to the European Parliament, art. 19 § 2 EC

Civil protection, art. 3 EC, M-D1

Closer cooperation, art. 43-45 EU, 11 EC, 11A EC, A-P2

—common foreign and security policy, 27A-27E EU

—police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, art. 40 EU, 40A EU, 40B EU

Co-decision, See: co-decision (procedure)

Co-decision procedure, art. 251 EC, A-P7, A-P13, A-D34

—scope, art. 12 EC, 18 § 2 EC, 40 EC, 42 EC, 44 EC, 46 EC, 47 EC, 62 EC, 63 EC, 65 EC, 66 EC, 67 EC, 71 EC, 80 EC, 95 EC, 129 EC, 135 EC, 137 EC, 141 EC, 148 EC, 149 § 4 EC, 150 EC, 151 § 5 EC, 152 § 4 EC, 153 § 4 EC, 156 EC, 166 EC, 175 EC, 179 EC, 255 EC, 280 EC, 285 EC, 286 EC, A-D21, N-P4, N-D5, N-D11

Cohesion Fund, art. 155 § 1 EC, 161 al. 2 EC, 175 EC, M-P15

—See also: economic and social cohesion, environment, trans-European networks, transport

Combating discrimination, art. 13 EC

Combating of exclusions, art. 136 EC, 137 § 1 EC

Commission, art. 3 EU, 5 EU, 7 EC, 211 EC to 219 EC, A-P7, A-D34, N-P1, N-P3, N-P4

—access to administrative documents, art. 255 EC, A-D35

—accession, art. 49 EU, A-P11

—actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 35 § 6 and § 7 EU, 226 EC to 228 EC, 230 EC to 234 EC, 237 EC, 241 EC

—administrative cooperation, art. 66 EC, 67 EC

—agriculture, art. 37 EC, 38 EC

—amendment of the statute of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 245 EC

—annual general report to the European Parliament, art. 145 EC, 173 EC, 200 EC, 212 EC

—annual report to the Council on employment, art. 128 EC

—appointment of the members of the Economic and Social Committee, art. 259 EC

—approximation of laws, art. 94 EC to 97 EC

—association of the Overseas Countries and Territories, art. 185 EC

—asylum, art. 63 EC, 67 EC

—budget, art. 269 EC to 280 EC

—citizenship, art. 18 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC

—closer cooperation, art. 40 EU, 40A EU, 40B EU, 43 EU, 45 EU, 11 EC, 11A EC

—combating discrimination, art. 13 EC

—committee of inquiry of the European Parliament, art. 193 EC

—common commercial policy, art. 132 EC, 133 EC, 134 EC

—common foreign and security policy, art. 14 EU, 18 EU, 20 EU, 21 EU, 22 EU, 24 EU, 25 EU, 27 EU, 301 EC, AD3, A-D6

—common market, art. 308 EC

—competition, art. 83 EC, 85 EC, 86 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 88 EC, 89 EC

—composition, staff regulations, art. 213 EC to 217 EC, 287 EC, M-D15, A-P11, A-D57, N-P1

—consultation, art. 48 EU, 49 EU, 97 EC, 107 EC, 218 EC, 225A EC, 245 EC, 259 EC, 272 EC, M-P3, M-P14, MD18

—consumer protection, art. 153 § 5 EC

—convening of the Economic and Social Committee, art. 260 EC

—culture, art. 151 § 5 EC

—development cooperation, art. 180 EC

—division of the jurisdiction between the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance, art. 225 EC

—economic and monetary policy, art. 99 EC, 100 EC, 104 EC, 105 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 113 EC to 115 EC, 116 § 2 b EC, 117 § 6 and 7 EC, 119 EC to 123 EC, M-P3 to M-P6, M-D3, M-D8

—economic and social cohesion, art. 159 EC, 161 EC

—education, art. 149 § 4 EC

—employment, art. 128 EC

—environment, art. 175 EC, 176 EC, A-D12

—European Parliament motion of censure on the activities of the Commission, art. 201 EC

—extraordinary session of the European Parliament, art. 196 EC

—free movement of capital, art. 57 EC, 59 EC, 60 EC

—free movement of goods, art. 26 EC, 27 EC

—free movement of persons, art. 39 § 3 d EC, 42 EC, 44 EC to 47 EC

—free movement of services, art. 49 EC, 52 EC, 53 EC

—immigration, art. 63 EC, 67 EC

—industry, art. 157 EC

—internal market, art. 15 EC

—international agreements, international relations, art. 111 EC, 133 EC, 300 EC, 302 EC, M-D8

—judicial cooperation in civil matters, art. 65 EC, 66 EC, 67 EC

—judicial panels, art. 225 A EC, 229A EC, N-D12, N-D16

—jurisdiction of the Court of Justice, art. 229A EC

—ombudsman, art. 195 § 4 EC

—opinions, art. 11 § 3 EC, 104 § 5 EC, 120 § 3 EC, 137 EC, 195 § 4 EC, 209 EC, 211 EC, 226 EC, 227 EC, 228 EC, 251 EC, 252 EC, 272 EC, A-D45

—organisation, A-D32

—police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, art. 24 EU, 34 EU, 35 § 6 and § 7 EU, 36 § 2 EU, 39 EU, 40 EU, 40A EU, 40B EU, 42 EU

—powers, art. 202 EC, 211 EC, 270 EC, 284 EC, A-D31

—president, art. 214 § 2 EC, 215 EC, 217 EC, A-D32

—proposal, art. 7 EU, 22 EU, 11 § 2 EC, 13 EC, 15 EC, 18 § 2 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC, 26 EC, 32 EC, 37 EC, 42 EC, 44 EC to 47 EC, 49 EC, 52 EC, 57 EC, 59 EC, 60 § 2 EC, 62 EC to 67 EC, 71 § 3 EC, 75 EC, 83 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 88 § 1 EC, 89 EC, 92 EC to 95 EC, 96 EC, 99 § 4 EC, 100 EC, 104 § 14 EC, 105 § 6 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 114 § 3 EC, 115 EC, 117 EC, 122 EC, 123 EC, 128 EC, 132 EC, 133 EC, 149 EC, 151 EC, 152 EC, 157 EC, 159 EC, 161 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 175 EC, 185 EC, 192 al. 2 EC, 202 EC, 205 § 2 EC, 208 EC, 225A EC, 229A EC, 250 EC, 251 EC, 252 EC, 269 EC, 270 EC, 279 EC, 296 § 3 EC, 299 EC, 300 EC, 301 EC, 308 EC, M-P3, M-P6, M-P14, M-D3, M-D18, A-P7, N-P3, N-P4

—provisions applying to overseas departments, art. 299 § 2 EC

—public health, art. 152 § 2 and 4 EC

—recommendation, art. 53 EC, 77 EC, 97 EC, 99 EC, 104 EC, 111 EC, 114 EC, 115 EC, 119 EC to 122 EC, 128 EC, 133 EC, 134 EC, 211 EC, 300 EC

—relations with the Committee of the Regions, art. 264 EC, 265 EC

—relations with the Council, art. 218 § 1 EC, M-D17, M-D28

—relations with the Court of Auditors, art. 248 EC, A-D33

—relations with the Economic and Social Committee, art. 262 EC

—relations with the European Central Bank, art. 113 EC, M-P3, A-D33

—relations with the European Parliament, art. 192 al. 2 EC, 197 EC

—relations with national parliaments, M-D13, A-P13

—representation of the European Community (legal personality), art. 282 EC

—required majority, art. 219 EC

—research and technological development, art. 165 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 173 EC

—revision, art. 48 EU

—right of initiative of the European Parliament, art. 192 al. 2 EC

—rules of procedure, art. 218 § 2 EC

—salaries, allowances and pensions of its members, art. 210 EC

—seat, A-P12

—serious breach of the general principles of community law, art. 7 EU

—social policy, art. 137 EC, 139 EC, 143 EC, 144 EC, 145 EC, 147 EC, M-P14

—statute of the committees, art. 209 EC, 287 EC

—studies for the Council, art. 208 EC

—subsidiarity, A-P7

—taxation, art. 92 EC, 93 EC

—trans-European networks, art. 155 § 2 EC

—transport, art. 71 § 2 EC, 75 EC to 77 EC

—visas, art. 62 EC, 67 EC

—See also: community act, co-decision (procedure), cooperation (procedure), actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities, responsibility

Committee of the Regions, art. 7 EC, 263 EC to 265 EC, 287 EC, A-P7, N-D20

—composition and organisation, art. 263 EC, 264 EC, M-P16, N-D20

—consultation, art. 71 EC, 129 EC, 137 EC, 148 EC, 149 EC, 150 EC, 151 EC, 152 EC, 156 EC, 159 EC, 161 EC, 162 EC, 263 EC, 265 EC

—culture, art. 151 § 5 EC

—economic and social cohesion, art. 159 EC, 161 EC, 162 EC

—education, art. 149 § 4 EC

—employment, art. 128 EC, 129 EC

—environment, art. 175 EC

—opinion, art. 265 EC, N-D20

—powers, art. 265 EC

—public health, art. 152 § 4 EC

—seat, A-P12

—social policy, art. 137 EC, 148 EC

—Trans-European networks, art. 156 EC

—vocational training, art. 150 EC

—See also: economic and social cohesion, region

Committees,

—adoption of the rules by the Council, art. 209 EC

Common agriculture policy, See: agriculture

Common commercial policy, art. 3 UE, 119 EC, 131 EC to 134 EC

—Anti-dumping measures, art. 133 EC

—Commission, art. 132 EC, 133 EC, 134 EC

—Council, art. 132 EC, 133 EC

—International negotiations, art. 133 § 3 and 4 EC, 300 EC

—Protective measures, art. 134 EC

—State export aids, art. 132 EC

—See also: competition, economic and monetary policy

Common customs tariff, See: free movement of goods

Common foreign and security policy, art. 1 UE, 2 UE, 3 UE, 11 UE to 28 UE (Title V), M-D27, M-D29, A-P5, AD4, N-D1

—Budget, art. 28 UE, 268 EC

—Commission, art. 14 UE, 18 UE, 20 UE, 21 UE, 22 UE, 24 UE, 27 UE, 301 EC, A-D6

—Council, art. 11 UE, 13 UE to 17 UE, 20 UE to 24 UE, 28 UE, 207 § 2 EC, 301 EC, A-D6

—Constructive abstention, art. 23 UE

—European Council, art. 13 UE, 17 UE, 23 UE

—European Parliament, art. 21 UE

—High Representative, art. 18 UE, 26 UE

—Institutions, art. 3 UE, 28 UE

—Objectives, art. 11 UE

—Political committee, art. 25 UE, M-D28, A-D5

—Presidency, art. 18 UE, 21 UE, 22 UE, 24 UE, A-D6

—Procedure, art. 12 UE to 15 UE, 19 UE to 24 UE, 28 UE, 301 EC, M-D27

—Revision, art. 17 § 4 UE

—Scope, art. 11 UE, 17 UE, 19 UE

—Western European Union, art. 17 UE, M-D30, A-P1, A-D3

—See also: international relations

Common market, art. 2 EC, 15 al. 2 EC, 81 EC, 82 EC, 94 EC, 119 EC, 297 EC, 298 EC, 308 EC

—See also: internal market, common policies, approximation of laws

Common organisation of the markets, See: agriculture

Common policies, See: agriculture, economic and social cohesion, competition, development cooperation, culture, education, environment, taxation, vocational training, industry, free movement of capital, goods, persons, services, common commercial policy, economic and monetary policy, social policy, consumer protection, approximation of laws, research and technological development, trans-European networks, public health, transport

Common position, art. 12 UE, 13 UE, 15 UE, 19 UE, 23 UE, 34 UE, 37 UE, 251 EC, 252 EC, 301 EC, A-P13

—See also: common measure, cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, common foreign and security policy

Common strategies, art. 12 UE, 13 UE

Community acquis, art. 2 EU, 3 EU, 43 § c EU, A-P4, A-P5, A-P7, A-D51

Community act, art. 110 EC, 249 EC, M-D16, M-D19

—Enforcement, art. 256 EC

—Procedure, art. 250 EC to 253 EC, 270 EC

—Publication and implementation, art. 110 EC, 254 EC

—See also: opinion, decision, directive, recommendation, regulation, appeal before the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Community law (application of), M-D19

—See also: community act, directive, regulation

Community legislation, A-D39

Community preference, A-D14

Companies, art. 44 § 3 g EC, 48 EC, 293 EC, 294 EC

—See: undertakings

Competition, art. 4 EC, 81 EC to 89 EC, 96 EC, 97 EC, 157 EC, 296 EC, 298 EC

—abuse of a dominant position, art. 82 EC to 86 EC

—agreements, associations and concerted practices of undertakings, art. 81 EC, 83 EC to 86 EC

—Commission, art. 83 EC, 85 EC, 86 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 88 EC, 89 EC

—Council, art. 83 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 88 § 2 EC, 89 EC

—Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 83 § 2 d EC, 88 § 2 EC

—European Parliament, art. 83 EC, 89 EC

—in the field of agriculture, art. 36 EC, 38 EC

—rules applying to undertakings, art. 81 EC to 87 EC

—state aids, art. 87 EC to 89 EC, 132 EC

—See also: common commercial policy, economic and monetary policy

Conciliation Committee (co-decision), art. 251 EC

Conference of the Parliaments, M-D14

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, See: CSCE

Consultation,

—of a Member State, art. 75 § 4 EC, 76 § 2 EC, 96 EC, 97 EC

—of the Advisory Committee (transport), art. 79 EC

—of the Commission, art. 48 EU, 49 EU, 97 EC, 107 EC, 218 EC, 225 EC, 245 EC, 259 EC, 272 EC, M-P3, M-P14

—of the Committee of the Regions, art. 71 EC, 128 EC, 129 EC, 137 EC, 148 EC, 149 EC, 150 EC, 151 EC, 152 EC, 156 EC, 159 EC, 161 EC, 162 EC, 175 EC, 263 EC, 265 EC

—of the Council, art. 117 § 1 EC, 218 EC, M-P3, M-P4

—of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 245 EC

—of the Economic and Financial Committee, art. 114 EC, 119 § 1 EC, 120 § 3 EC

—of the Economic and Social Committee, art. 37 § 2 EC, 40 EC, 44 EC, 52 EC, 71 EC, 75 EC, 79 EC, 93 EC, 94 EC, 95 EC, 128 EC, 129 EC, 137 EC, 138 EC, 141 EC, 144 EC, 148 EC, 149 EC, 150 EC, 152 EC, 153 EC, 156 EC, 157 EC, 159 EC, 161 EC, 162 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 175 EC, 257 EC, 261 EC, 262 EC, 265 EC, M-P14

—of the Economic Policy Committee, art. 272 § 9 EC

—of the European Central Bank, art. 48 EU, 59 EC, 104 § 14 EC, 105 EC, 106 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 112 EC, 114 § 3 EC, 123 EC, M-P3, M-P6

—of the European Monetary Institute, art. 117 § 6 to § 8 EC, M-P4

—of the European Parliament, art. 21 EU, 39 EU, 48 EU, 11 § 2 EC, 13 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC, 37 EC, 44 EC, 46 EC, 47 EC, 52 EC, 67 EC, 71 § 2 EC, 83 EC, 89 EC, 93 EC, 94 EC, 104 § 14 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 112 EC, 116 EC, 117 EC, 121 EC, 122 EC, 137 § 2 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 175 EC, 181A § 2 EC, 214 EC, 225A EC, 229A EC, 245 EC, 247 EC, 266 EC, 269 EC, 279 EC, 300 EC, 308 EC, M-P3, M-P4, M-P14, N-P3, N-P4

—of the Monetary Committee, art. 104 EC, 115 EC, 119 § 1 EC, 120 § 3 EC

—See also: opinion

Consumer protection, art. 95 EC, 153 EC

—Commission, art. 153 § 5 EC

—Council, art. 153 § 4 EC

—Economic and social committee, art. 153 § 4 EC

Consumers, See: consumer protection

Conventions (3rd Pillar), art. 34 EU, 35 EU

Convergence criteria, See: economic and monetary policy

Cooperation in the fields of justice and home affairs, art. 293 EC

—budget, art. 268 EC

Cooperation policy, See: development cooperation

Cooperation (procedure), art. 252 EC, A-P7, A-P13

—scope, art. 99 § 5 EC, 102 EC, 103 EC, 106 § 2 EC, M-P 14

Coordinating Committee (police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters), art. 36 EU

COREPER (Permanent Representatives Committee), art. 207 § 1 EC, M-D28

COSAC (Conference of European Affairs Committees), A-P13

Council, art. 3 EU, 5 EU, 7 EC, 202 EC to 210 EC, A-P5, A-P13, A-D34, N-P1, N-P3, N-P4, N-D5

—access to administrative documents, art. 207 EC, 255 EC, A-D35

—accession, art. 49 EU, A-P11

—administrative cooperation, art. 135 EC

—agriculture, art. 36 EC, 37 EC

—appointment of the Commission's President, art. 214 § 2

—appointment of the governing council of the European Central Bank, art. 112 EC, M-P3

—appointment of the members of the Committee of the Regions, approval of the rules of procedure of the Committee of the Regions, art. 263 EC, 264 EC

—appointment of the members of the Court of Auditors, art. 247 al. 3 EC

—appointment of the members of the Economic and Social Committee, art. 258 EC, 259 EC

—approval of the rules of procedure of the Court of First Instance, art. 225 § 4 EC

—approximation of laws, art. 94 EC, 95 EC, 96 EC

—association of overseas countries and territories, art. 187 EC, A-D36

—asylum, art. 63 EC, 67 EC

—budget, art. 269 EC, 271 EC, 272 EC, 273 EC, 275 EC, 276 EC, 279 EC

—changing the number of judges and advocates-general of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 221 EC, 222 EC

—citizenship, art. 18 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC

—closer cooperation, art. 40 EU, 40B EU, 43 EU, 43A EU, 44 EU, 44A EU, 45 EU, 11 EC

—co-decision procedure, art. 12 EC, 18 § 2 EC, 40 EC, 42 EC, 44 EC, 46 EC, 47 EC, 62 EC, 63 EC, 65 EC, 66 EC, 67 EC, 71 EC, 80 EC, 95 EC, 129 EC, 135 EC, 137 EC, 141 EC, 148 EC, 149 EC, 150 EC, 151 EC, 152 EC, 153 EC, 156 EC, 162 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 175 EC, 179 EC, 251 EC, 255 EC, 280 EC, 285 EC, 286 EC

—combating discrimination, art. 13 EC

—common commercial policy, art. 132 EC, 133 EC

—common foreign and security policy, art. 11 EU, 13 EU to 18 EU, 20 EU to 26 EU, 28 EU, 301 EC, A-D6

—common market, art. 308 EC

—competition, art. 83 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 88 § 2 EC, 89 EC

—composition, art. 203 al. 1 EC, 287 EC

—consultation, art. 117 § 1 EC, 218 EC, M-P3, M-P4

—consumer protection, art. 153 § 2 EC

—convening of the Committee of the Regions, art. 264 EC

—convening of the Economic and Social Committee, art. 260 EC

—cooperation procedure, art. 99 § 5 EC, 102 EC, 103 EC, 106 § 2 EC, 252 EC, M-P14, N-P4, N-D5, N-D11

—COREPER, art. 207 § 1 EC

—culture, art. 151 § 5 EC

—customs cooperation, art. 135 EC

—development cooperation, art. 179 EC

—economic and monetary policy, art. 99 EC, 100 EC, 102 EC to 105 EC, 106 § 2 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC to 115 EC, 116 § 2 b EC, 117 EC, 119 EC to 123 EC, M-P3, M-P4, M-P6, M-D3, M-D4

—economic and social cohesion, art. 159 EC, 161 EC, 162 EC

—education, art. 149 § 4 EC

—employment, art. 128 EC, 129 EC, 130 EC

—environment, art. 175 EC

—equality (men and women), art. 141 EC

—establishment of the executive powers of the Commission, art. 211 EC, A-D31

—establishment of the jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance, art. 225 § 2 EC

—establishment of the rules governing the languages of the institutions, art. 290 EC

—establishment of the salaries, allowances and pensions of the members of the other institutions, art. 210 EC, 247 al. 8 EC, 258 EC

—extraordinary session of the European Parliament, art. 196 EC

—free movement of capital, art. 57 EC, 59 EC, 60 EC, M-D3

—free movement of goods, art. 26 EC

—free movement of persons, art. 18 § 2 and § 3 EC, 40 EC, 42 EC, 44 EC to 47 EC

—free movement of services, art. 49 EC, 52 EC

—general secretariat, art. 18 EU, 26 EU, 207 § 2 EC, M-D28

—High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, art. 18 EU, 26 EU

—immigration, art. 63 EC, 67 EC, N-P4

—industry, art. 157 § 3 EC

—international agreements, art. 111 EC, 133 EC, 300 EC

—judicial cooperation in civil matters, art. 65 EC, 67 EC, N-P4

—judicial panels, art. 225A

—meetings, art. 204 EC

—Member States-weighting of the votes, art. 23 EU, 205 § 2 EC

—number of members of the Commission, art. 213 EC

—ombudsman, art. 195 § 4 EC

—opinion, art. 48 EU, 104 § 11 and 12 EC

—participation of the Commission in the measures taken by the Council, art. 211 EC

—police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, art. 30 EU, 32 EU, 34 EU, 35 § 7 EU, 36 EU, 39 EU, 40 EU, 41 EU, 42 EU

—powers, art. 202 EC, 284 EC, 287 EC, 308 EC

—Presidency, art. 18 EU, 21 EU, 22 EU, 39 EU, 203 al. 2 EC

—prevention of fraud, art. 280 EC

—processing of personal data, art. 286 EC

—provisions applying to Overseas Departments, art. 299 § 2 EC

—provisions for election to the European Parliament, art. 190 § 4 al. 2 EC

—public health, art. 152 § 4 EC

—qualified majority, art. 7 EU, 23 EU, 34 § 2 and 3 EU, 40 § 2 EU, 44 EU, 26 EC, 37 EC, 45 EC, 46 § 2 EC, 49 EC, 52 EC, 57 EC, 59 EC, 60 EC, 67 EC, 75 EC, 80 EC, 83 EC, 87 § 3 e EC, 89 EC, 92 EC, 95 EC, 96 EC, 99 EC, 100 EC, 104 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 114 EC, 117 § 6 EC, 119 EC, 120 EC to 122 EC, 123 § 4 EC, 129 EC, 132 EC, 133 EC, 135 EC, 137 § 2 EC, 139 EC, 141 EC, 149 § 4 EC, 152 EC, 161 EC, 166 EC, 172 EC, 175 EC, 181A EC, 190 § 5 EC, 195 § 4 EC, 205 EC, 207 § 2 EC, 210 EC, 214 § 2 EC, 223 EC, 225A EC, 247 § 3 EC, 247 § 8 EC, 251 EC, 252 EC, 255 EC, 258 EC, 259 EC, 263 EC, 272 EC, 273 EC, 276 EC, 279 subp. b EC, 280 EC, 285 EC, 286 EC, 299 EC, 300 EC, 301 EC, M-P3, M-P14, A-P2, A-P4, A-P5, A-D21, A-D57, N-P4, N-D5

—recommendation, art. 42 EU, 22 EC, 37 EC, 99 § 2 al. 3 and § 4 EC, 101 EC, 112 EC, 121 EC, 122 EC, 149 EC, 151 EC, 152 EC, 190 EC, 269 EC, 276 EC, M-P3

—regulation giving unlimited jurisdiction to the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 229 EC

—relations with the Commission, art. 208 EC, 218 § 1 EC, A-P13, A-D31

—relations with the Committee of the Regions, art. 265 EC

—relations with the Court of Auditors, art. 248 EC

—relations with the Economic and Social Committee, art. 262 EC

—relations with the European Central Bank, art. 113 EC, M-P3

—relations with the European Parliament, art. 197 EC

—replacement of a commissioner, art. 215 EC

—research and technological development, art. 166 EC to 168 EC, 172 EC, 173 EC

—resignation or compulsory retirement of a Commissioner, art. 213 § 2 al. 3 EC, 215 EC, 216 EC

—revision, art. 48 EC

—right of inquiry of the European Parliament, art. 193 EC

—rules governing the committees, art. 209 EC

—rules of procedure, art. 207 § 3 EC

—Schengen acquis, A-D15, A-D44

—seat, A-P12

—social policy, art. 138 EC, 144 EC, 148 EC, M-P14

—statistics, art. 285 EC

—statute and rules of procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 245 EC

—subsidiarity, A-P7

—suspension of the rights and voting rights of a Member State, art. 7 § 3 and § 4 EU, 309 EC

—taxation, art. 92 EC, 93 EC

—trans-European networks, art. 156 EC

—transport, art. 71 EC, 72 EC, 75 EC, 80 EC

—unanimity, art. 7 EU, 23 EU, 24 EU, 28 EU, 34 § 2 EU, 40 EU, 41 EU, 42 EU, 44 EU, 44A EU, 49 EU, 11 § 2 EC, 13 EC, 18 EC, 19 EC, 22 EC, 37 EC, 42 EC, 44 EC, 46 EC, 47 EC, 52 EC, 57 EC, 65 EC, 66 EC, 67 EC, 71 EC, 72 EC, 88 § 2 EC, 93 EC, 94 EC, 95 § 2 EC, 100 EC, 104 EC, 105 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 117 § 7 EC, 123 EC, 132 EC, 133 EC, 137 § 2 EC, 139 EC, 148 EC, 151 § 5 EC, 157 § 3 EC, 159 EC, 161 EC, 175 EC, 187 EC, 190 § 4 al. 2 EC, 202 EC, 213 EC, 215 EC, 221 EC, 222 EC, 225 EC, 229A EC, 245 EC, 250 EC, 251 EC, 252 EC, 258 EC, 266 EC, 269 EC, 279 EC, 290 EC, 296 EC, 300 EC, 308 EC, M-P3, M-P6, M-P11, M-P14, A-P2, A-P4, A-P5, A-P6, A-D21, N-P3

—visas, art. 62 EC, 67 EC

—vocational training, art. 150 § 4 EC

—voting, art. 122 § 5 EC, 205 EC, 206 EC

—weighting of votes, art. 7 EU, 23 EU, 205 § 2 EC, 309 EC, A-P11, A-D50, A-D57, N-P1, N-D20

—See also: community act, actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities, responsibility

Council of Europe, art. 149 § 3 EC, 151 § 3 EC, 303 EC

—European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, art. 6 EU, A-P6

Court of Auditors, art. 7 EC, 246 EC to 248 EC, M-D21, N-D18

—budget, art. 276 EC, 279 EC

—composition, appointment and rules of the members, art. 247 EC, 287 EC

—consultation, art. 280 EC

—opinion, art. 248 § 4 EC, 279 EC

—powers, art. 5 EU, 248 EC

—referral to the Court of Justice, art. 230 EC

—relations with the other institutions, A-D33, N-D18

—report, art. 248 § 4 EC, 276 EC

—seat, A-P12

—See also: budget

Court of First instance, art. 210 EC, 220 EC, 224 EC, 225 EC, 225A EC, M-D33, A-P12, N-P2, N-D12, N-D13, ND15

—composition and status of members, art. 224 EC, N-P2

—powers, art. 225 EC

—procedure, N-P2

—See also: Court of Justice of the European Communities, judicial panels

Court of Justice of the European Communities, art. 5 EU, 7 EC, 220 EC to 245 EC, 292 EC, A-P5, A-P7, N-P2, ND12, N-D13, N-D14, N-D16

—appointment of the Registrar, art. 223 EC

—approximation of the laws, art. 95 EC

—budget, art. 271 EC, 272 EC

—competition, art. 83 § 2 d EC, 88 § 2 EC

—composition, organisation, art. 221 EC to 224 EC, 287 EC, N-P2

—consultation, art. 225A EC

—Court of First Instance, art. 225 EC, 287 EC, M-D33, N-D12, N-D13, N-D15

—determining the salaries of its members, art. 210 EC

—exception of illegality, art. 241 EC

—full court, art. 221 EC, N-P2

—international agreement, art. 300 § 6 EC

—judges and advocates general, N-P2

—judicial panels, art. 220 EC, 225 EC, 225A EC, N-D13, N-D14, N-D16

—jurisdiction, art. 35 EU, 46 EU, 68 EC, 88 § 2 al. 2 EC, 95 § 9 EC, 104 § 10 EC, 220 EC, 226 EC to 244 EC, 256 EC, 287 EC, 292 EC, 298 EC, M-P3, M-P4, A-P2, A-P4, A-P5, A-P6, A-P7, A-D60

—non-contractual liability, art. 235 EC, 288 al. 2 EC

—ombudsman (dismissal), art. 195 § 2 al. 2 EC

—opinion, art. 300 § 6 EC

—police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, art. 35 EU

—preliminary ruling, art. 68 EC, 234 EC

—proceedings for annulment, art. 230 EC, 231 EC, 233 EC, 237 EC

—proceedings for failure to act, art. 232 EC, 233 EC

—proceedings for failure to fulfil an obligation, art. 226 EC to 228 EC

—resignation or compulsory retirement of a commissioner, art. 213 § 2 al. 3 EC, 216 EC

—resignation or compulsory retirement of a member of the Court of Auditors, art. 247 § 6 and § 7 EC

—rules of procedure, statute of the Court, art. 245 EC, 290 EC

—seat, A-P12

—service of general economic interest, A-D13

—suspension of the enforcement of a community act, art. 256 al. 4 EC

—unlimited jurisdiction, art. 229 EC

Credit institutions, A-D37, A-D52

Cross-border payments, art. 117 § 3 EC

—See also: economic and monetary policy

CSCE (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) (Helsinki final act), art. 11 EU, A-D3

Cultural heritage, See: culture

Cultural services, art. 133 § 6 EC

Culture, art. 30 EC, 87 § 3 d EC, 151 EC

—Commission, art. 151 § 5 EC

—Committee of the Regions, art. 151 § 5 EC

—Council, art. 151 § 5 EC

Customs duties (elimination of), See free movement of goods

Customs duties (of a fiscal nature), See: taxation, free movement of goods

Customs union, See: free movement of goods

D

Decisions, art. 34 EU and 35 EU (3rd Pillar), 249 EC, 256 EC, M-P4

—See also: community act, actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Defence, art. 17 EU, 23 EU, A-P1, A-P5, A-D3

—See also: common foreign and security policy

Democracy, See: citizenship

Denmark, M-P1, M-P8, M-P12, A-P2, A-P5, A-D53, N-D27

Developing countries, See: development cooperation

Development cooperation, art. 3 EU, 178 EC to 181 EC

—ACP-EEC Convention, art. 179 § 3 EC

—Commission, art. 180 EC

—Council, art. 179 EC

—European Investment Bank, art. 179 EC

—See also: association of the Overseas Countries and Territories, international relations

Development policy, See: development cooperation

Diplomatic and consular protection, See: citizenship

Directives, art. 249 EC, M-D19

—scope, art. 37 EC, 40 EC, 44 EC, 46 EC, 47 EC, 52 EC, 83 EC, 86 EC, 94 EC, 96 EC, 119 EC, 132 EC, 133 EC, 138 EC, 300 EC, M-P4, M-P14, A-P7

—See also: community act, actions before the Court of Justice of the European Communities

Disabled, A-D22

DOM, See: Overseas Departments

Dumping (anti-), art. 133 EC

—See: competition, common commercial policy

Duration of the Treaty establishing the European Community, art. 312 EC

Duration of the Treaty on European Union, art. 51 EU

E

EAGGF, see: European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

Economic and Financial Committee, art. 114 § 2, 3 and 4 EC, 119 EC, 120 § 3 EC

—consultation, art. 114 EC, 119 § 1 EC, 120 § 3 EC

—opinion, art. 114 § 2 EC

—See also: monetary committee

Economic and monetary policy, art. 3 UE, 4 EC, 98 EC to 124 EC, M-D3

—Commission, art. 99 EC, 100 EC, 104 EC, 105 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC, 113 EC, 114 EC, 115 EC, 116 § 2 b EC, 117 § 6 and 7 EC, 119 EC to 123 EC, N-D6, N-D7

—Council, art. 99 EC, 100 EC, 102 EC to 105 EC, 106 § 2 EC, 107 EC, 111 EC to 115 EC, 116 § 2b EC, 117 EC, 119 EC to 123 EC, M-D3, M-D4, N-D6, N-D7

—Convergence of criteria, art. 116 EC, 121 EC, M-P6

—Economic and financial committee, art. 114 § 2, § 3 and § 4 EC, 119 EC, 120 § 3 EC

—Economic and monetary union, art. 2 UE, 2 EC, 59 EC, 99 § 4 and 5 EC, 111 § 4 and 5 EC, 116 EC to 124 EC, MP10 to M-P12, M-P15, M-D4

—Economic policy, art. 98 EC to 104 EC, 112 EC to 124 EC, M-P11, N-D6

—ECU, art. 111 EC, 117 § 2 and 3 EC, 118 EC, 121 EC, 123 EC, 124 EC, M-P4, M-D4

—European Central Bank, art. 48 UE, 101 EC, 104 § 14 EC, 105 EC to 108 EC, 110 EC, 111 EC to 114 EC, 116 EC, 122 EC, 123 EC, M-P3, M-P11, M-D8, M-D33, N-D6, N-D7

—European Council, art. 99 EC, 113 EC, M-D4

—European Investment Bank, art. 104 § 11 EC

—European Monetary Institute, art. 117 EC, 121 EC, 123 EC, M-P4, M-D33.