The Member States 25 March 1957, Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union#PART THREE - UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS#TITLE V - AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE#CHAPTER 2 - POLICIES ON BORDER CHECKS, ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION#Article 78 (ex Articles 63, points 1 and 2, and 64(2) TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/76 Article 78 (ex Articles 63, points 1 and 2, and 64(2) TEC) 1. The Union shall develop a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection with a view to offering appropriate status to any third-country national requiring international protection and ensuring compliance with the principle of non-refoulement.