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Draft TREATY ESTABLISHING A CONSTITUTION FOR EUROPE Adopted by consensus by the European Convention on 13 June and 10 July 2003 SUBMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN ROME — 18 July 2003 — (2003/C 169/01) 18.7.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 169/3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE …...................................................................................................... 7 PREAMBLE …................................................................................................... 8 PART I …....................................................................................................... 8 TITLE I - DEFINITION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNION …............................................. 8 TITLE II - FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION ….............................. 9 TITLE III - UNION COMPETENCES …........................................................................ 10 TITLE IV - THE UNION'S INSTITUTIONS …................................................................. 12 Chapter I - The institutional framework …............................................................... 12 Chapter II - Other institutions and bodies …............................................................. 15 TITLE V - EXERCISE OF UNION COMPETENCE …......................................................... 16 Chapter I - Common provisions …....................................................................... 16 Chapter II - Specific provisions …......................................................................... 17 Chapter III - Enhanced cooperation …..................................................................... 19 TITLE VI - THE DEMOCRATIC LIFE OF THE UNION ….................................................... 19 TITLE VII - THE UNION'S FINANCES …...................................................................... 20 TITLE VIII - THE UNION AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT …......................................... 21 TITLE IX - UNION MEMBERSHIP ….......................................................................... 21 PART II: THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE UNION ….......................... 22 PREAMBLE …................................................................................................... 22 TITLE I - DIGNITY …..................................................................................... 23 TITLE II - FREEDOMS …................................................................................... 24 TITLE III - EQUALITY ….................................................................................... 25 TITLE IV - SOLIDARITY …................................................................................. 25 TITLE V - CITIZENS' RIGHTS …........................................................................... 27 TITLE VI - JUSTICE …....................................................................................... 28 TITLE VII - GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER ….................................................................................... 28 PART III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION ….................................... 29 TITLE I - CLAUSES OF GENERAL APPLICATION …...................................................... 29 TITLE II - NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP …................................................. 29 TITLE III - INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION ….......................................................... 30 Chapter I - Internal market …............................................................................... 30 Section 1 - Establishment of the Internal Market …..................................................... 30 Section 2 - Free movement of persons and services ….................................................. 31 Subsection 1 - Workers ….............................................................................. 31 Subsection 2 - Freedom of establishment …........................................................... 32 Subsection 3 - Freedom to provide services …........................................................ 33 C 169/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.7.2003 Page Section 3 - Free movement of goods …................................................................. 33 Subsection 1 - Customs Union …...................................................................... 33 Subsection 2 - Customs cooperation …................................................................ 34 Subsection 3 - Prohibition of quantitative restrictions ….............................................. 34 Section 4 - Capital and payments …..................................................................... 34 Section 5 - Rules on competition …..................................................................... 35 Subsection 1 - Rules applying to undertakings …..................................................... 35 Subsection 2 - Aids granted by Member States …..................................................... 36 Section 6 - Fiscal provisions …........................................................................... 37 Section 7 - Approximation of legislation …............................................................. 38 Chapter II - Economic and monetary policy …............................................................. 39 Section 1 - Economic policy ….......................................................................... 39 Section 2 - Monetary policy …........................................................................... 42 Section 3 - Institutional provisions ….................................................................... 43 Section 3a - Provisions specific to Member States which are part of the euro area …................. 44 Section 4 - Transitional provisions ….................................................................... 45 Chapter III - Policies in other specific areas ….............................................................. 47 Section 1 - Employment …............................................................................... 47 Section 2 - Social policy …............................................................................... 48 Subsection 1 - The European Social Fund ….......................................................... 50 Section 3 - Economic, social and territorial cohesion …................................................ 50 Section 4 - Agriculture and fisheries ….................................................................. 51 Section 5 - Environment ….............................................................................. 52 Section 6 - Consumer protection …..................................................................... 53 Section 7 - Transport ….................................................................................. 54 Section 8 - Trans-European networks …................................................................. 55 Section 9 - Research and Technological Development, and Space …................................... 55 Section 10 - Energy ….................................................................................... 57 Chapter IV - Area of freedom, security and justice …...................................................... 57 Section 1 - General provisions …........................................................................ 57 Section 2 - Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration …..................................... 58 Section 3 - Judicial cooperation in civil matters …...................................................... 59 Section 4 - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters ….................................................. 60 Section 5 - Police cooperation …........................................................................ 61 18.7.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 169/5 Page Chapter V - Areas where the union may take coordinating, complementary or supporting action ….... 61 Section 1 - Public health ….............................................................................. 61 Section 2 - Industry …................................................................................... 62 Section 3 - Culture ….................................................................................... 63 Section 4 - Education, vocational training, youth and sport …......................................... 63 Section 5 - Civil protection …............................................................................ 64 Section 6 - Administrative cooperation …............................................................... 64 TITLE IV - ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES …....................... 64 TITLE V - THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION …............................................................ 65 Chapter I - Provisions having general application …........................................................ 65 Chapter II - Common foreign and security policy …....................................................... 66 Section 1 - The common security and defence policy …................................................ 68 Section 2 - Financial provisions …....................................................................... 70 Chapter III - Common commercial policy …............................................................... 70 Chapter IV - Cooperation with third countries and humanitarian aid ….................................. 71 Section 1 - Development cooperation …................................................................