[ARTICLE 14]

COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY:

MEMBER STATES’ “JOINT ACTIONS” ON FOREIGN MATTERS<= o:p>

TO BE REPLACED BY EUROPEAN COUNCIL’S DECISIONS

[ARTICLE 14]

AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (Lisbon, 13 December 2007)<= /span>

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Policy Area:

Treaty= on European Union, Title V, provisions on Common Foreign and Security Policy, = Chapter 2, Specific provisions on the common foreign and security policy, Article 1= 4

Amendment:

Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i) Article 1, paragr= aph 31, amendments to Article 14 TEU relating to joint actions within the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii) any other’.

Amendment:

Clause 2, page 1, line 12, leave out ‘= any’ and insert—

‘(i) Article 1, paragr= aph 25, headings relating to the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and=

(ii) any other’.

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Lisb= on Treaty Article:

31) Article 14 shall be amended as follows:<= /o:p>

(a) in paragraph 1, the first two sentences shall= be replaced by the following sentence:

"Where the international situation requires operational action by the Union, the Cou= ncil shall adopt the necessary decisions.";

(b) paragraph 2 shall become the second subparagr= aph of paragraph 1, and the other paragraphs shall be renumbered accordingly. In the first sentence, the words "to joint action," shall be replace= d by "to such a decision," and the words "that action" shall= be replaced by "that decision". The last sentence shall be deleted;

(c) in paragraph 3, renumbered 2, the words "Joint actions" shall be replaced by "Decisions referred to = in paragraph 1";

(d) the current paragraph 4 shall be deleted and = the remaining paragraphs shall be

renumbered accordingly;

(e) in the first sentence of paragraph 5, renumbe= red 3, the words "pursuant to a joint action, information shall be provide= d in time to allow," shall be replaced by "pursuant to a decision as referred to in paragraph 1, information shall be provided by the Member Sta= te concerned in time to allow,";

(f) in the first sentence of paragraph 6, renumbe= red 4, the words "failing a Council

decision," shall be replaced by "failin= g a review of the Council decision as referred to in paragraph 1," and the words "of the joint action" shall be replaced by "of that decision";

(g) in paragraph 7, renumbered 5, the words "joint action" in the first sentence shall be replaced by "decision as referred to in this Article" and in the second sente= nce by "decision referred to in paragraph 1".

Consolidated Treaty Article(s):

“Article 14=

1. The Council shall a= dopt joint actions. Joint actions shall address specific situations where operational action by the Union is deeme= d to be required. They shall lay down their objectives, scope, the means to be m= ade available to the Union, if necessary the= ir duration, and the conditions for their implementation.

2. If there is a chang= e in circumstances having a substantial effect on a question subject to joint ac= tion, the Council shall review the principles and objectives of that action and t= ake the necessary decisions. As long as the Council has not acted, the joint ac= tion shall stand.

3. Joint actions shall commit the Member States in the positions they adopt and in the conduct of = their activity.

4. The Council may req= uest the Commission to submit to it any appropriate proposals relating to the co= mmon foreign and security policy to ensure the implementation of a joint action.=

5. Whenever there is a= ny plan to adopt a national position or take national action pursuant to a joi= nt action, information shall be provided in time to allow, if necessary, for p= rior consultations within the Council. The obligation to provide prior informati= on shall not apply to measures which are merely a national transposition of Council decisions.

6. In cases of imperat= ive need arising from changes in the situation and failing a Council decision, = Member States may take the necessary measures as a matter of urgency having regard= to the general objectives of the joint action. The Member State concerned shall inform the Council immediately of any such measures.

7. Should there be any major difficulties in implementing a joint action, a Member State shall refer them to the Council which shall discuss them and seek appropria= te solutions. Such solutions shall not run counter to the objectives of the jo= int action or impair its effectiveness.”

Explanation:

‘Joint Actions&#= 8217; have been replaced by decisions. Paragraph 4 which states “The Council may request the Commission to submit to it any appropri= ate proposals relating to the common foreign and security policy to ensure the implementation of a joint action” will be deleted. See all other parliamentary briefings on foreign policy.