Treaty of Amsterdam

Table of Contents

• PREAMBLE
• PART ONE - SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS
  • Article 1
  • Article 2
  • Article 3
  • Article 4
  • Article 5
• PART TWO - SIMPLIFICATION
  • Article 6
  • Article 7
  • Article 8
  • Article 9
  • Article 10
  • Article 11
• PART THREE - GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
  • Article 12
  • Article 13
  • Article 14
  • Article 15
• PROTOCOLS
  • A. PROTOCOL ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION
    • Protocol on Article J.7 of the Treaty on European Union
  • B. PROTOCOLS ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
    • Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
    • Protocol on the application of certain aspects of Article 7a of the Treaty establishing the European Community to the United Kingdom and to Ireland
    • Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland
    • Protocol on the position of Denmark
  • C. PROTOCOLS ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
    • Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union
    • Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
    • Protocol on external relations of the Member States with regard to the crossing of external borders
    • Protocol on the system of public broadcasting in the Member States
    • Protocol on protection and welfare of animals
  • D. PROTOCOLS ANNEXED TO THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND THE TREATIES ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
    • Protocol on the institutions with the prospect of enlargement of the European Union
    • Protocol on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies and departments of the European Communities and of Europol
    • Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union
• FINAL ACT
• DECLARATIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE
  • Declaration on the abolition of the death penalty
  • Declaration on enhanced cooperation between the European Union and the Western European Union
  • Declaration relating to Western European Union
  • Declaration on Article K.2 of the Treaty on European Union
  • Declaration on Article K.3(e) of the Treaty on European Union
  • Declaration on Article K.6(2) of the Treaty on European Union
  • Declaration on Article K.7 of the Treaty on European Union
  • Declaration on the status of churches and non-confessional organisations
  • Declaration on environmental impact assessments
  • Declaration on Article 7d of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on the repeal of Article 44 of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on the preservation of the level of protection and security provided by the Schengen acquis
  • Declaration on Article 73j(2)(b) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 73k of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 73k(3)(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 73l(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 73m of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 73o of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration regarding persons with a disability
  • Declaration on incentive measures referred to in Article 109r of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 109r of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 118 of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 118(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 118b(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on Article 119(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on sport
  • Declaration on island regions
  • Declaration relating to the Council Decision of 13 July 1987
  • Declaration on the organisation and functioning of the Commission
  • Declaration on Article 188c(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on respect for time limits under the co-decision procedure
  • Declaration on Article 191a(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community
  • Declaration on the Overseas Countries and Territories
  • Declaration on public credit institutions in Germany
  • Declaration on voluntary service activities
  • Declaration on the quality of the drafting of Community legislation
  • Declaration concerning the procedure for concluding international agreements by the European Coal and Steel Community
  • Declaration on the provisions relating to transparency, access to documents and the fight against fraud
  • Declaration on the consolidation of the Treaties
  • Declaration relating to the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
  • Declaration on Article 2 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
  • Declaration on Article 4 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
  • Declaration on Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
  • Declaration on Article 6 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
  • Declaration relating to the Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union
  • Declaration relating to subparagraph (d) of the Sole Article of the Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union
  • Declaration relating to the Protocol on the institutions with the prospect of enlargement of the European Union
  • Declaration on Article 10 of the Treaty of Amsterdam
• DECLARATIONS OF WHICH THE CONFERENCE TOOK NOTE
  • Declaration by Austria and Luxembourg on credit institutions
  • Declaration by Denmark on Article K.14 of the Treaty on European Union
  • Declaration by Germany, Austria and Belgium on subsidiarity
  • Declaration by Ireland on Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland
  • Declaration by Belgium on the Protocol on asylum for nationals of Member States of the European Union
  • Declaration by Belgium, France and Italy on the Protocol on the institutions with the prospect of enlargement of the European Union
  • Declaration by France concerning the situation of the overseas departments in the light of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union
  • Declaration by Greece concerning the Declaration on the status of churches and non-confessional organisations