The Member States 7 February 1992, Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union - TITLE I: COMMON PROVISIONS - Article 6 (ex Article 6 TEU)

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Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union establishes the recognition of the rights, freedoms, and principles outlined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, affirming their equal legal status with the Treaties while clarifying that they do not expand the Union's competences. The Union is mandated to accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, with this accession not altering its defined competences. Furthermore, fundamental rights from both the Convention and the constitutional traditions of Member States are recognized as general principles of Union law.AI