Consolidated Reader-Friendly Edition of the

Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) as amended by the

Treaty of Lisbon (2007)

2008

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THE LISBON TREATY The Readable Version Editor: Jens-Peter Bonde © IND/DEM Group in the European Parliament email: jp@bonde.dk Cover: Henry Abela Publisher: Foundation for EU Democracy Printed at Notat Grafisk, Denmark - 2008 ISBN: 87-87692-72-4 EAN: 978-87-87692-72-4

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Introduction
The Treaty of Lisbon changed name from the "Reform Treaty" when it was amended and signed in Lisbon, Portugal, by the prime ministers and foreign ministers of the 27 EU Member States on 13 December 2007. The treaty retains most of the content of the proposed EU Constitution which was rejected in the French and Dutch referendums on 29 May and 1 June 2005, respectively. The Lisbon Treaty amends the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty establishing the European Community (TEC), which is renamed "Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" (TFEU). Following the parliamentary ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by all Member States by the end of 2008, it is aimed to have the Treaty come into force on 1 January 2009. Whereas the EU Constitution was to be subjected to a referendum in ten Member States, only Ireland is holding a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. This is a consolidated version of the Treaty of Lisbon, including all articles in the TEU and the TFEU as amended by the Treaty. It also contains the 11 new protocols annexed to the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the old Protocols for a total of 37 Protocols (not including the protocols attached to the 2003 Accession Treaty). This consolidated version includes guidelines in the margins, symbols showing the decision-making method, additions to and amendments of the current treaties by the Lisbon Treaty and an alphabetical