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Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SIX - IN…

as it stood on 1957-03-25, permalink: /eu-eurlex/12010e294/1957-03-25

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typeTREATY Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SIX - INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS#TITLE I - INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS#Chapter 2 - Legal acts of the Union, adoption procedures and other provisions#Section 2 - Procedures for the adoption of acts and other provisions#Article 294(ex Article 251 TEC)
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