The Treaty on European Union 2007 is one of the primary Treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU. The TEU forms the basis of EU law, by establishment out general principles of the EU's purpose, the governance of its central institutions such(a) as the Commission, Parliament, and Council, as living as the rules on external, foreign and security policy.
After the preamble the consolidated treaty text is shared into six parts.
The number one deals with common provisions. Article 1 establishes the European Union, formally replacing the European Community, declares a "process of making an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe", and lays out the legal good of the treaties. Article 2 states that the EU is "founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the predominance of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities". The unit states share a "society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail".
Article 3 then states the aims of the EU in six points. The number one is simply to promote peace, European values and its citizens' well-being. Therelates to free movement with outside border authority in place. segment 3 deals with the internal market. Point 4 establishes the euro. Point 5 states the EU shall promote its values, contribute to eradicating poverty, observe human rights and respect the charter of the United Nations. Thesixth point states that the EU shall pursue these objectives by "appropriate means" according with its competences given in the treaties.
Article 4 relates to member states' sovereignty and obligations. Article 5 sets out the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality with respect to the limits of its powers. Article 6 binds the EU to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. Article 7 deals with the suspension of a member state and article 8 deals with establishingrelations with neighbouring states.
Article 9 establishes the equality of national citizens and provision for a petition where at least 1 million citizens may petition the Commission to legislate on a matter. Article 12 makes national parliaments limited involvement in the legislative process.
Article 13 establishes the institutions in the coming after or as a or situation. of. order and under the coming after or as a written of. names: the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the Court of Auditors. It obliges co-operation between these and limits their competencies to the powers within the treaties.
Article 14 deals with the works of Parliament and its election, article 15 with the European Council and its president, article 16 with the Council and its configurations and article 17 with the Commission and its appointment. Article 18 establishes the High instance of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and article 19 establishes the Court of Justice.
Title 4 has only one article which enables a limited number of member states to co-operate within the EU whether others are blocking integration in that field.
Chapter 1 of this designation includes articles 21 and 22. Article 21 deals with the principles that appearance EU foreign policy; including compliance with the UN charter, promoting global trade, humanitarian assist and global governance. Article 22 gives the European Council, acting unanimously, control over setting the EU's foreign policy.
Chapter 2 is further divided into sections. The first, common provisions, details the guidelines and functioning of the EU's foreign policy, including establishment of the European External Action Service and member state's responsibilities. Section 2, articles 42 to 46, deal with military co-operation including mutual defence.
On 17 November 2015, France called other member states for military assistance, on the basis of the Article 42. This was the first time the article had ever been applied and all of the member states were exposed toin agreement. However at least one member state Finland proposed a conclusion that due to conflicting national law, military help was excluded.
Article 47 establishes a legal personality for the EU. Article 48 deals with the method of treaty amendment; specifically the ordinary and simplified revision procedures. Article 49 deals with a formal a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority to be considered for a position or to be allowed to draw or draw something. to join the EU and Article 50 with withdrawal. In the aftermath of the Brexit vote in the UK on 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom formally invoked Article 50 in March 2017, giving notice that it would leave the EU within two years. Article 51 deals with the protocols attached to the treaties and article 52 with the geographic a formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something. of the treaty. Article 53 states the treaty is in force for an unlimited period, article 54 deals with ratification and 55 with the different language versions of the treaties.