Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

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Glossary

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)

One of the two main Treaties that form the basis of EU law. Formerly known as the EC Treaty, the Treaty of Rome or the Treaty establishing the European Community.

As from 1 December 2009, the Lisbon Treaty significantly revised (and renamed) the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the other principal EU Treaty.

The TFEU sets out organisational and functional details of the European Union.

The TFEU and TEU are accompanied by many protocols and declarations, as well as the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

For further details, see:

Practice note, EU treaties: overview.
Practice note, EU law essentials.
Practice note, The European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon.

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