The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART SIX - INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS#TITLE III - ENHANCED COOPERATION#Article 334(ex Articles 27 to 27, 40 to 40 and 43 to 45 TEU and ex Articles 11 and 11 TEC)

3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to decisions having military or defence implications. Article 334 (ex Articles 27a to 27e, 40 to 40b and 43 to 45 TEU and ex Articles 11 and 11a TEC) The Council and the Commission shall ensure the consistency of activities undertaken in the context of enhanced cooperation and the consistency of such activities with the policies of the Union, and shall