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ARTICLE-I-26
: The European Commission [
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... In carrying out its
responsibilities
, the
Commission
shall be completely
independent
. Without
prejudice
to
Article
I-28
(2), the
members
of the
Commission
shall neither
seek
nor take
instructions
from any
government
or other
institution
,
body
,
office
or
entity
. They shall
refrain
from any
action
incompatible with their
duties
or the
performance
of their tasks. ...
ARTICLE-I-31
: The Court of Auditors [
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... It shall consist of one
national
of each
Member State
. Its
members
shall be completely
independent
in the
performance
of their
duties
, in the
Union
's
general interest
. ...
ARTICLE-I-32
: The Union's advisory bodies [
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... The
members
of the
Committee of the Regions
and the
Economic and Social Committee
shall not be bound by any mandatory
instructions
. They shall be completely
independent
in the
performance
of their
duties
, in the
Union
's
general interest
. ...
ARTICLE-I-41
: Specific provisions relating to the common security and defence policy [
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... The
common security
and
defence policy
shall be an integral part of the
common foreign and security policy
. It shall provide the
Union
with an operational
capacity
drawing on
civil
and
military
assets
. The
Union
may use them on
missions
outside the
Union
for
peace
-keeping,
conflict
prevention
and strengthening
international
security
in
accordance
with the
principles
of the
United Nations Charter
. The
performance
of these tasks shall be under taken using capabilities provided by the
Member States
. ...
ARTICLE-I-49
: The European Ombudsman [
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... A
European Ombudsman
elected
by the
European Parliament
shall
receive
, examine and
report
on
complaints
about
maladministration
in the
activities
of the
Union
institutions
,
bodies
,
offices
or
agencies
, under the
conditions
laid down in the
Constitution
. The
European Ombudsman
shall be completely
independent
in the
performance
of his or her
duties
. ...
ARTICLE-II-101
: Right to good administration [
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... Every
person
has the
right
to have the
Union
make good any
damage
caused by its
institutions
or by its
servants
in the
performance
of their
duties
, in
accordance
with the
general principles
common
to the
laws
of the
Member States
. ...
ARTICLE-III-166
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... undertakings
entrusted
with the
operation
of
services
of
general
economic interest
or having the
character
of an
income
-producing
monopoly
shall be
subject
to the
provisions
of the
Constitution
, in particular to the
rules
on
competition
, insofar as the
application
of such
provisions
does not
obstruct
the
performance
, in
law
or in
fact
, of the particular tasks assigned to them. The
development
of
trade
must not be
affected
to such an
extent
as would be
contrary
to the
Union
's
interests
. ...
ARTICLE-III-179
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... In
order
to ensure closer
coordination
of
economic policies
and sustained convergence of the
economic
performances
of the
Member States
, the
Council
, on the basis of
reports
submitted by the
Commission
, shall
monitor
economic developments
in each of the
Member States
and in the
Union
, as well as the
consistency
of
economic policies
with the broad
guidelines
referred to in paragraph 2, and shall regularly carry out an overall
assessment
. ...
ARTICLE-III-188
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... When exercising the
powers
and carrying out the tasks and
duties
conferred upon them by the
Constitution
and the
Statute
of the
European System of Central Banks
and of the
European Central Bank
, neither the
European Central Bank
, nor a
national central bank
, nor any
member
of their
decision-making bodies
shall
seek
or take
instructions
from
Union
institutions
,
bodies
,
offices
or
agencies
, from any
government
of a
Member State
or from any other
body
. The
Union
institutions
,
bodies
,
offices
or
agencies
and the
governments
of the
Member States
under take to
respect
this
principle
and not to
seek
to
influence
the
members
of the
decision-making bodies
of the
European Central Bank
or of the
national central banks
in the
performance
of their tasks. ...
ARTICLE-III-274
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... The
European law
referred to in paragraph 1 shall determine the
general rules
applicable to the
European
Public
Prosecutor
's
Office
, the
conditions
governing
the
performance
of its functions, the
rules of procedure
applicable to its
activities
, as well as those
governing
the
admissibility
of
evidence
, and the
rules
applicable to the
judicial review
of procedural
measures
taken by it in the
performance
of its functions. ...
... The
European law
referred to in paragraph 1 shall determine the
general rules
applicable to the
European
Public
Prosecutor
's
Office
, the
conditions
governing
the
performance
of its functions, the
rules of procedure
applicable to its
activities
, as well as those
governing
the
admissibility
of
evidence
, and the
rules
applicable to the
judicial review
of procedural
measures
taken by it in the
performance
of its functions. ...
ARTICLE-III-330
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... A
European law
of the
European Parliament
shall lay down the
regulations
and
general
conditions
governing
the
performance
of the
duties
of its
Members
. The
European Parliament
shall
act
on its own
initiative
after
seeking
an
opinion
from the
Commission
and after obtaining the
consent
of the
Council
. The
Council
shall
act
unanimously
on all
rules
or
conditions
relating to the
taxation
of
Members
or former
Members
. ...
ARTICLE-III-335
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... The
Ombudsman
may be dismissed by the
Court of Justice
at the
request
of the
European Parliament
if he or she no longer fulfils the
conditions
required for the
performance
of his or her
duties
or if he or she is
guilty
of
serious
misconduct
. ...
... The
Ombudsman
shall be completely
independent
in the
performance
of his or her
duties
. In the
performance
of those
duties
he or she shall neither
seek
nor take
instructions
from any
institution
,
body
,
office
or
agency
. The
Ombudsman
shall not, during his or her
term of office
, engage in any other
occupation
, whether gainful or not. ...
... The
Ombudsman
shall be completely
independent
in the
performance
of his or her
duties
. In the
performance
of those
duties
he or she shall neither
seek
nor take
instructions
from any
institution
,
body
,
office
or
agency
. The
Ombudsman
shall not, during his or her
term of office
, engage in any other
occupation
, whether gainful or not. ...
... A
European law
of the
European Parliament
shall lay down the
regulations
and
general
conditions
governing
the
performance
of the
Ombudsman
's
duties
. The
European Parliament
shall
act
on its own
initiative
after
seeking
an
opinion
from the
Commission
and after obtaining the
consent
of the
Council
. ...
ARTICLE-III-347
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... The
members
of the
Commission
shall
refrain
from any
action
incompatible with their
duties
.
Member States
shall
respect
their
independence
and shall not
seek
to
influence
them in the
performance
of their tasks. ...
ARTICLE-III-349
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... If any
member
of the
Commission
no longer fulfils the
conditions
required for the
performance
of his or her
duties
or if he or she has been
guilty
of
serious
misconduct
, the
Court of Justice
may, on
application
by the
Council
, acting by a
simple majority
, or by the
Commission
, compulsorily
retire
him or her. ...
ARTICLE-III-385
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... In the
performance
of their
duties
,
members
of the
Court of Auditors
shall neither
seek
nor take
instructions
from any
government
or from any other
body
. They shall
refrain
from any
action
incompatible with their
duties
. ...
ARTICLE-III-428
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... The
Commission
may, within the
limits
and under
conditions
laid down by a
European regulation
or
decision
adopted
by a
simple majority
by the
Council
, collect any
information
and carry out any checks required for the
performance
of the tasks
entrusted
to it. ...
ARTICLE-III-429
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... Without
prejudice
to
Article
5 of the
Protocol
on the
Statute
of the
European System of Central Banks
and of the
European Central Bank
,
measures
for the
production
of
statistics
shall be laid down by a
European law
or
framework law
where necessary for the
performance
of the
Union
's
activities
. ...
ARTICLE-III-431
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... In the
case
of non-
contractual liability
, the
Union
shall, in
accordance
with the
general principles
common
to the
laws
of the
Member States
, make good any
damage
caused by its
institutions
or by its
servants
in the
performance
of their
duties
. ...
... Notwithstanding the second paragraph, the
European Central Bank
shall, in
accordance
with the
general principles
common
to the
laws
of the
Member States
, make good any
damage
caused by it or by its
servants
in the
performance
of their
duties
. ...
ARTICLE-III-434
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... The
Union
shall enjoy in the
territories
of the
Member States
such
privileges
and
immunities
as are necessary for the
performance
of its tasks, under the
conditions
laid down in the
Protocol
on the
privileges
and
immunities
of the
European Union
. ...
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