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 XIX - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE#Article 180 (ex Article 164 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/129 Article 180 (ex Article 164 TEC) In pursuing these objectives, the Union shall carry out the following activities, complementing the activities carried out in the Member States: (a) implementation of research, technological development and demonstration programmes, by promoting cooperation with and between undertakings, research centres