Twenty-sixth Amendment of The Constitution of Ireland - Changes To The Text

Changes To The Text

• Insertion of new Article 29.4.7:

The State may ratify the Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts signed at Nice on the 26th day of February, 2001.

• Insertion of new Article 29.4.8:

The State may exercise the options or discretions provided by or under Articles 1.6, 1.9, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13 and 2.1 of the Treaty referred to in subsection 7 of this section but any such exercise shall be subject to the prior approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas.

• Insertion of new Article 29.4.9:

The State shall not adopt a decision taken by the European Council to establish a common defence pursuant to Article 1.2 of the Treaty referred to in subsection 7 of this section where that common defence would include the State.

• (Existing subsections 7 and 8 of Article 29.4 retained but renumbered as 10 and 11 respectively)