The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART ONE - PRINCIPLES#TITLE II - PROVISIONS HAVING GENERAL APPLICATION#Article 17

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/55 Article 17 1. The Union respects and does not prejudice the status under national law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States. 2. The Union equally respects the status under national law of philosophical and non-confessional organisations. 3.