Draft Treaty establishing the European Union

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Part Two THE OBJECTIVES, METHODS OF ACTION AND COMPETENCES OF THE UNION

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Article 10 Methods of action

Article 10 Methods of action

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1. To attain these objectives, the Union shall act either by common action or by cooperation between the Member States; the fields within which each method applies shall be determined by this Treaty.

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2. Common action means all normative, administrative, financial and judicial acts, internal or international, and the programmes and recommendations, issued by the Union itself, originating in its institutions and addressed to those institutions, or to States, or to individuals.

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3. Cooperation means all the commitments which the Member States undertake within the European Council.

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The measures resulting from cooperation shall be implemented by the Member States or by the institutions of the Union in accordance with the procedures laid down by the European Council.

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