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1.0 Basic Treaties
Since most of the Articles in the Treaties have been renumbered, it is important to determine
which numbering system is used in a particular citation. A list of current and corresponding
prior article numbers for the EU and EC treaties is located at http://curia.eu.int/en/. Click on
“Index,” then on “Citation,” and finally on “Articles of the EC Treaty” and “Articles of the
Treaty on EU” as appropriate.
1.1 Treaties as they stand after May 1, 1999.
Cite to the current Treaties by “Article”, article referenced, and abbreviated title of the Treaty:
236
Article 234 EC.
The abbreviations for the major treaties are:
Treaty on European Union: EU
EC Treaty: EC
ECSC Treaty: CS
Euratom Treaty: EA
1.2 Treaties as they stood before May 1, 1999
Cite to the Treaties as they stood before May 1, 1999 by “Article”, article referenced, the words
“of the”, and abbreviated treaty name:
Article 85 of the EC Treaty.
Cite the EC Treaty and the Treaty on the European Union as they stood before May 1, 1999 by
the above form followed by a reference to the corresponding provision of the current version of
the Treaty including, if appropriate, an indication that the article has been amended or repealed
(in parentheses):
Thus, cite an article not amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam as follows:
Article 85 of the EC Treaty (now Article 81 EC).
Cite an article amended by the Treaty of Amsterdam as follows:
Article 51 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 42 EC).
Cite an article repealed by the Treaty of Amsterdam as follows:
Article 53 of the EC Treaty (repealed by the Treaty of Amsterdam).
An exception is made for the initial citation to former articles 117 to 120 of the EC Treaty, which
have been replaced en bloc by the Treaty of Amsterdam. Cite these articles as follows: