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 VII - COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION, TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS#CHAPTER 3 - APPROXIMATION OF LAWS#Article 117 (ex Article 97 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/96 Article 117 (ex Article 97 TEC) 1. Where there is a reason to fear that the adoption or amendment of a provision laid down by law, regulation or administrative action may cause distortion within the meaning of Article 116, a Member State desiring to proceed therewith shall consult the Commission.