Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe  (2004)

Source: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ:C:2004:310:SOM:EN:HTML The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. It was signed in 2004 by representatives of the member states of the Union but was subject to ratification by all member states, two of which subsequently rejected it in referenda. Its main aims were to replace the overlapping set of existing treaties (see Treaties of the European Union) that comprise the Union's current constitution, to codify uniform human rights throughout the EU, and to streamline decision-making in what is now a 25-member organisation.— Excerpted from Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Contents

• Preamble
• Part I
  • Title I: Definition and objectives of the Union
  • Title II: Fundamental rights and citizenship of the Union
  • Title III: Union competences
  • Title IV: The Union's institutions and bodies
    • Chapter I: The institutional framework
    • Chapter II: The other Union institutions and advisory bodies
  • Title V: Exercise of Union competence
    • Chapter I: Common provisions
    • Chapter II: Specific provisions
    • Chapter III: Enhanced cooperation
  • Title VI: The democratic life of the Union
  • Title VII: The Union's finances
  • Title VIII: The Union and its neighbours
  • Title IX: Union membership
• Part II—The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union
  • Preamble
  • Title I: Dignity
  • Title II: Freedoms
  • Title III: Equality
  • Title IV: Solidarity
  • Title V: Citizens' rights
  • Title VI: Justice
  • Title VII: General provisions governing the interpretation and application of the charter
• Part III—The Policies and Functioning of the Union
  • Title I: Provisions of general application
  • Title II: Non-discrimination and citizenship
  • Title III: Internal policies and action
    • Chapter I: Internal market
      • Section 1: Establishment and functioning of the internal market
      • Section 2: Free movement of persons and services
        • Subsection 1: Workers
        • Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment
        • Subsection 3: Freedom to provide services
      • Section 3: Free movement of goods
        • Subsection 1: Customs union
        • Subsection 2: Customs cooperation
        • Subsection 3: Prohibition of quantitative restrictions
      • Section 4: Capital and payments
      • Section 5: Rules on competition
        • Subsection 1: Rules applying to undertakings
        • Subsection 2: Aid granted by Member States
      • Section 6: Fiscal provisions
      • Section 7: Common provisions
    • Chapter II: Economic and monetary policy
      • Section 1: Economic policy
      • Section 2: Monetary policy
      • Section 3: Institutional provisions
      • Section 4: Provisions specific to Member States whose currency is the euro
      • Section 5: Transitional provisions
    • Chapter III: Policies in other areas
      • Section 1: Employment
      • Section 2: Social policy
      • Section 3: Economic, social and territorial cohesion
      • Section 4: Agriculture and fisheries
      • Section 5: Environment
      • Section 6: Consumer protection
      • Section 7: Transport
      • Section 8: Trans-European networks
      • Section 9: Research and technological development and space
      • Section 10: Energy
    • Chapter IV: Area of freedom, security and justice
      • Section 1: General provisions
      • Section 2: Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration
      • Section 3: Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      • Section 4: Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
      • Section 5: Police cooperation
    • Chapter V: Areas where the Union may take coordinating, complementary or supporting action
      • Section 1: Public health
      • Section 2: Industry
      • Section 3: Culture
      • Section 4: Tourism
      • Section 5: Education, youth, sport and vocational training
      • Section 6: Civil protection
      • Section 7: Administrative cooperation
  • Title IV: Association of the overseas countries and territories
  • Title V: The Union's external action
    • Chapter I: Provisions having general application
    • Chapter II: Common foreign and security policy
      • Section 1: Common provisions
      • Section 2: The common security and defence policy
      • Section 3: Financial provisions
    • Chapter III: Common commercial policy
    • Chapter IV: Cooperation with third countries and humanitarian aid
      • Section 1: Development cooperation
      • Section 2: Economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries
      • Section 3: Humanitarian aid
    • Chapter V: Restrictive measures
    • Chapter VI: International agreements
    • Chapter VII: The Union's relations with international organisations and third countries and union delegations
    • Chapter VIII: Implementation of the solidarity clause
  • Title VI: The functioning of the Union
    • Chapter I: Provisions governing the institutions
      • Section 1: The institutions
        • Subsection 1: The European Parliament
        • Subsection 2: The European Council
        • Subsection 3: The Council of Ministers
        • Subsection 4: The European Commission
        • Subsection 5: The Court of Justice of the European Union
        • Subsection 6: The European Central Bank
        • Subsection 7: The Court of Auditors
      • Section 2: The Union's advisory bodies
        • Subsection 1: The Committee of the Regions
        • Subsection 2: The Economic and Social Committee
      • Section 3: The European Investment Bank
      • Section 4: Provisions common to Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
    • Chapter II: Financial provisions
      • Section 1: The multiannual financial framework
      • Section 2: The Union's annual budget
      • Section 3: Implementation of the budget and discharge
      • Section 4: Common provisions
      • Section 5: Combating fraud
    • Chapter III: Enhanced cooperation
  • Title VII: Common provisions
• Part IV—General and Final Provisions
• Protocols and Annexes
• Final Act
• Declarations