The European Union and Member State Territories: A New Legal Framework Under the EU Treaties

Abstract

General introduction.- General introduction to original Art 227 TEC.- Art 227(1): territorial scope of the TEC.- Art 227(2): Algeria, French DOMs.- Art 227(3): Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs).- Art 227(4) - European Member State Territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible.- General introduction to Art 299 TEC.- Art 299(1): territorial Scope of the TEC (as compared with 1957 version).- Article 299 (2): the Outermost Regions.- Article 299 (3): Overseas Countries and Territories.- Article 299(4): European Member State territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible - Gibraltar.- Art 299 (5): Aland Islands.- Art 299 (6): Faroe Islands, SBAs in Cyprus, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.- Summary of main changes to Article 299 TEC since 1957.- Adequacy of Article 299 as a legal framework for EU/Member State territories relations.- The Lisbon Treaty and the European Constitution on Article 299: a comparison.- Proposed new model EU Treaties framework for relations between the EU and Member State Territories.