The Member States 7 June 2016, Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union#TITLE V - GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY#CHAPTER 2 - SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY#SECTION 2 - PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY#Article 45

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/40 Article 45 1. The European Defence Agency referred to in Article 42(3), subject to the authority of the Council, shall have as its task to: (a) contribute to identifying the Member States' military capability objectives and evaluating observance of the capability commitments given by the Member States; (b) promote harmonisation of