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 187 (ex Article 171 TEC)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/131 Article 187 (ex Article 171 TEC) The Union may set up joint undertakings or any other structure necessary for the efficient execution of Union research, technological development and demonstration programmes.