Concept

European Union

Properties

SES ID
  • 91175
Notation
  • 91175
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Scope note
  • Use for material since 1993.
Definition
  • Refers to the European Community (1st pillar of European Union) plus the 2nd and 3rd pillars (Common Foreign and Security policy and Justice and Home Affairs respectively). Introduced by the Treaty on European Union which came into force in Nov 1993 but given legal status by the Treaty of Nice which came into force on 1 Feb 2003.