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"ARTICLE 4 TEU" [2014] ELECD 878; in VerLoren van Themaat , Weijer; Reuder, Berend (eds), "European Competition Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014) 7

Book Title: European Competition Law

Editor(s): VerLoren van Themaat , Weijer; Reuder, Berend

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783476862

Section: Chapter 2

Section Title: ARTICLE 4 TEU

Number of pages: 8

Extract:

2
ARTICLE 4 TEU*

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNION AND THE MEMBER STATES; PRINCIPLES
OF SUBSIDIARITY, EQUALITY AND SINCERE CO-OPERATION

1. In accordance with Article 5, competences not conferred upon the
Union in the Treaties remain with the Member States.
2. The Union shall respect the equality of Member States before the
Treaties as well as their national identities, inherent in their fundamen-
tal structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and
local self-government. It shall respect their essential State functions,
including ensuring the territorial integrity of the State, maintaining
law and order and safeguarding national security. In particular,
national security remains the sole responsibility of each Member State.
3. Pursuant to the principle of sincere cooperation, the Union and the
Member States shall, in full mutual respect, assist each other in carry-
ing out tasks which flow from the Treaties.
The Member States shall take any appropriate measure, general or
particular, to ensure fulfilment of the obligations arising out of the
Treaties or resulting from the acts of the institutions of the Union.
The Member States shall facilitate the achievement of the Union's
tasks and refrain from any measure which could jeopardise the attain-
ment of the Union's objectives. (TEU 3; TFEU 101, 102, 107, 108;
Protocol (No 27) on the internal market and competition)


OVERVIEW

A. DUTY NOT TO JEOPARDISE UNION C. PROCEDURAL ASPECTS 2.15
OBJECTIVES RE. ARTS 101 AND 102 TFEU 2.01

B. DUTY NOT TO JEOPARDISE UNION
OBJECTIVES RE. ARTS 107 ...


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