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TREATY
of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community,
done at Lisbon on 13 December 2007.
For the Republic of Poland
PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF POLAND
indicate to the general public:
On 13 December 2007 was drawn up in Lisbon, the Treaty of Lisbon, amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community.
THE TREATY OF LISBON
AMENDING THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
PREAMBLE
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,
THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
DESIRING to conclude by the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice the process of increasing the efficiency and legitimacy of the Union's democratic legitimacy and improving the coherence of its activities,
HAVE DECIDED TO AMEND THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION, THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY,
and to that end, they have appointed as their representatives;
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS,
Guy YERHOFSTADT
Prime Minister
Karel DE GUCHT
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
Sergey STANISZEW
Prime Minister
Iwajło KAŁFIN
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC,
Mirek TOPOLÁNEK
Prime Minister
Mr Karel SCHWARZENBERG
Minister for Foreign Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK,
Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN
Prime Minister
Per Stig MØLLER
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Dr. Angela MERKEL
Chancellor Federal
Dr Frank-Walter STEINMEIER
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of the Federal Republic
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,
Andrus ANSIP
Prime Minister
Urmas PAET
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF IRELAND,
Bertie AHERN
Prime Minister (Taoiseaeh)
Dermot AHERN
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
Mr Konstantinos KARAMANLIS
Prime Minister
Dora BAKOYANNIS
Minister for Foreign Affairs
HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN,
José Luis RODRÍGUEZ ZAPATERO
President of the Government
Mr Miguel Ángel MORATINOS CUYAUBÉ
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,
Nicolas SARKOZY
President
François FILLON
Prime Minister
Bernard KOUCHNER
Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
Romano PRODI
President of the Cabinet
Massimo D' ALEMA
Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Tassos PAPADOPOULOS
President
Erato KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,
Valdis APPR
President
Aigars KALYĪTIS
Prime Minister
Māris RIEKSTINose
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,
Valdas ADAMKUS
President
Gediminas KIRKILAS
Prime Minister
Petras VAITIEKŪNAS
Minister for Foreign Affairs
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF LUXEMBOURG,
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
Prime Minister, Ministre d' Etat
Mr Jean ASSELBORN
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY,
Ferenc GYURCSÁNY
Prime Minister
Dr. Kinga GÖNCZ
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF MALTA,
The Hon Lawrence GONZI
Prime Minister
The Hon Michael FRENDO
Minister for Foreign Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,
Dr. J. P. BALKENENDE
Prime Minister
M. J. M. YERHAGEN
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
Dr. Alfred GUSENBAUER
Chancellor Federal
Dr. Ursula PLASSNIK
Federal Minister for European and International Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
Donald TUSK
President of the Cabinet
Radosław SIKORSKI
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,
José SÓCRATES CARVALHO PINTO DE SOUSA
Prime Minister
Luis Filipe MARQUES AMADO
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF ROMANIA,
Traian BASESCU
President
Călin POPESCU-TĂRICEANU
Prime Minister
Adrian CIOROIANU
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
Janez JANIA A
Prime Minister
Dr. Dimitrij RUPEL
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,
Robert FICO
Prime Minister
Jan KUBIO
Minister for Foreign Affairs
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND
Matti VANHANEN
Prime Minister
CANERVA ilkka
Minister for Foreign Affairs
GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,
Fredrik REINFELDT
Prime Minister
Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
Minister for European Affairs
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
The Rt. Hon Gordon BROWN
Prime Minister
The Rt. Hon David MILIBAND
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and the Commonwealth of the British
WHO, after the exchange of their powers of attorney, recognised as duly drafted and drawn up in an appropriate manner,
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
AMENDMENTS TO THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY [ 1]
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PROTOCOLS
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FINAL ACT
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CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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SECOND RECTIFICATION PROTOCOL
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After having become acquainted with the above Treaty, on behalf of the Republic of Poland I declare that:
-it has been considered to be valid both in its entirety and in any of the provisions contained therein,
-is accepted, ratified and confirmed,
-will be kept unchanged.
For proof of which the present act was issued, stamped with the stamp of the Republic of Poland.
It was given in Warsaw on 10 October 2009.
President of the Republic of Poland: L. Kaczyński
L.S.
President of the Council of Ministers: D. Tusk
Annex 1. [ PROTOCOL OF CORRIGENATION]
Annex
RECTIFICATION PROTOCOL
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[ 1] On the basis of the judgment of the Constitutional Court of 24 November 2010. (Journal of Laws No. 229, item. 1506) art. 1 point 56, which lays down the wording of Article 48 of the Treaty on European Union, in conjunction with Article 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which lays down the wording of Article 2 (2), Article 3 (2) and Article 7 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, shall be in accordance with the Treaty. 8 ust. 1 and Art. 90 par. 1 Constitution of Poland.
On the basis of the judgment of the Constitutional Court of 24 November 2010. (Journal of Laws No. 229, item. 1506) art. Article 2 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is compatible with Article 2 (2) of the Treaty 8 ust. 1 and Art. 90 par. 1 Constitution of Poland.
