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ARTICLE-I-47: The principle of participatory democracy     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. ...
... The institutions shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with representative associations and civil society. ...


ARTICLE-I-52: Status of churches and non-confessional organisations     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The Union respects and does not prejudice the status under national law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States. ...


ARTICLE-II-72: Freedom of assembly and of association     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Freedom of assembly and of association ...
... Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association at all levels, in particular in political, trade union and civic matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests. ...


... The following shall be prohibited as incompatible with the internal market: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the internal market, and in particular those which: ...
... any decision or category of decisions by associations of undertakings, ...


... This Article shall not apply to pay, the right of association, the right to strike or the right to impose lockouts. ...


... the right of association and collective bargaining between employers and workers. ...


... The purpose of association shall be to promote the economic and social development of the countries and territories and to establish close economic relations between them and the Union. ...
... Association shall serve primarily to further the interests and prosperity of the inhabitants of these countries and territories in order to lead them to the economic, social and cultural development to which they aspire. ...


... Association shall have the following objectives: ...


... The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt unanimously, on the basis of the experience acquired under the association of the countries and territories with the Union, European laws, framework laws, regulations and decisions as regards the detailed rules and the procedure for the association of the countries and territories with the Union. These laws and framework laws shall be adopted after consultation of the European Parliament. ...
... The Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt unanimously, on the basis of the experience acquired under the association of the countries and territories with the Union, European laws, framework laws, regulations and decisions as regards the detailed rules and the procedure for the association of the countries and territories with the Union. These laws and framework laws shall be adopted after consultation of the European Parliament. ...


... Within the framework of the European decisions adopted in accordance with Article III-309, the Council may entrust the implementation of a task to a group of Member States which are willing and have the necessary capability for such a task. Those Member States, in association with the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, shall agree among themselves on the management of the task. ...


... The Union may conclude an association agreement with one or more third countries or international organisations in order to establish an association involving reciprocal rights and obligations, common actions and special procedures. ...
... The Union may conclude an association agreement with one or more third countries or international organisations in order to establish an association involving reciprocal rights and obligations, common actions and special procedures. ...


... association agreements; ...
... However, it shall act unanimously when the agreement covers a field for which unanimity is required for the adoption of a Union act as well as for association agreements and the agreements referred to in Article III-319 with the States which are candidates for accession. ...


... In accordance with Article I-10(2)(d), any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, shall have the right to address, individually or in association with other persons, a petition to the European Parliament on a matter which comes within the Union's fields of activity and which affects him, her or it directly. ...


... The special arrangements for association set out in Title IV of Part III shall apply to the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II. ...