The Member States 7 June 2016, Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union#TITLE VI - FINAL PROVISIONS#Article 49 (ex Article 49 TEU)

7.6.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 202/43 Article 49 (ex Article 49 TEU) Any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union. The European Parliament and national Parliaments shall be notified of this application.