Treaty of Lisbon/Article 1 - Treaty on European Union/Article 34

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search

56) An Article 34 shall be inserted, with the wording of Article 49; the first paragraph shall be amended as follows:

(a) in the first sentence, the words "which respects the principles set out in Article 6(1) may apply" shall be replaced by "which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply"; (b) in the second sentence, the words "It shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously" shall be replaced by "The European Parliament and national Parliaments shall be notified of this application. The applicant State shall address its application to the Council, which shall act unanimously"; the word "assent" shall be replaced by "consent" and the words "an absolute majority" shall be replaced by "a majority"; (c) the following new third sentence shall be inserted: "The conditions of eligibility agreed upon by the European Council shall be taken into account.".