This is the new English edition of a Commentary on the basic European Treaties which has already been very successfully published in five earlier editions in German. It comprises concise article-by-article commentaries on the most recent versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, supplemented by the Charter of Fundamental Rights (including the comments of the European Convention's Presidency) and the Treaty Protocols. The authors, all of them specialists on European law, provide a compact overview of the European primary law and also refer to the relevant secondary law. Each commentary contains an introduction to the particular legal area at issue and gives particular importance to the current case law of the European Court of Justice.

Abbreviated Table of Contents
TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION
TITLE I: COMMON PROVISIONS
TITLE II: PROVISIONS ON DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES
TITLE III: PROVISIONS ON THE INSTITUTIONS
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS ON ENHANCED COOPERATION
TITLE V: GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION AND SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION
CHAPTER 2: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
SECTION 1: COMMON PROVISIONS
SECTION 2: PROVISIONS ON THE COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY
TITLE VI: FINAL PROVISIONS
TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
TITLE I: CATEGORIES AND AREAS OF UNION COMPETENCE
TITLE II: PROVISIONS HAVING GENERAL APPLICATION
PART TWO: NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION
PART THREE: UNION POLICIES AND INTERNAL ACTIONS
TITLE I: THE INTERNAL MARKET
TITLE II: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS
CHAPTER 1: THE CUSTOMS UNION
CHAPTER 2: CUSTOMS COOPERATION
CHAPTER 3: PROHIBITION OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES
TITLE III: AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
TITLE IV: FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS, FREE SERVICES AND CAPITAL
CHAPTER 1: FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS
CHAPTER 2: RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT
CHAPTER 3: SERVICES
CHAPTER 4: CAPITAL AND PAYMENTS
TITLE V: AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: POLICIES ON BORDER CHECKS, ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION
CHAPTER 3: JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CIVIL MATTERS
CHAPTER 4: JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS
CHAPTER 5: POLICE COOPERATION
TITLE VI: TRANSPORT
TITLE VII: COMMON RULES ON COMPETITION, TAXATION AND APPROXIMATION OF LAWS
CHAPTER 1: RULES ON COMPETITION
SECTION 1: RULES APPLYING TO UNDERTAKINGS
SECTION 2: AIDS GRANTED BY STATES
CHAPTER 2: RULES ON TAXATION
CHAPTER 3: APPROXIMATION OF LAWS
TITLE VIII: ECONOMIC AND MONETARY POLICY
CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC POLICY
CHAPTER 2: MONETARY POLICY
CHAPTER 3: INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 4: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO MEMBER STATES WHOSE CURRENCY IS THE EURO
CHAPTER 5: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
TITLE IX: EMPLOYMENT
TITLE X: SOCIAL POLICY
TITLE XI: THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND
TITLE XII: EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, YOUTH AND SPORT
TITLE XIII: CULTURE
TITLE XIV: PUBLIC HEALTH
TITLE XV: CONSUMER PROTECTION
TITLE XVI: TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS
TITLE XVII: INDUSTRY
TITLE XVIII: ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION
TITLE XIX: RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPACES
TITLE XX: ENVIRONMENT
TITLE XXI: ENERGY
TITLE XXII: TOURISM
TITLE XXIII: CIVIL PROTECTION
TITLE XXIV: ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION
PART FOUR: ASSOCIATION OF THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
PART FIVE: EXTERNAL ACTION BY THE UNION
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE UNION'S EXTERNAL ACTION
TITLE II: COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
TITLE III: COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES AND HUMANITARIAN AID
CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
CHAPTER 2: ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL
COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES
CHAPTER 3: HUMANITARIAN AID
TITLE IV: RESTRICTIVE MEASURES
TITLE V: INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
TITLE VI: THE UNION'S RELATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND
THIRD COUNTRIES AND UNION DELEGATIONS
TITLE VII: SOLIDARITY CLAUSE
PART SIX: INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCAL PROVISIONS
TITLE I: INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1: THE INSTITUTIONS
SECTION 1: THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
SECTION 2: THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SECTION 3: THE COUNCIL
SECTION 4: THE COMMISSION
SECTION 5: THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
SECTION 6: THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
SECTION 7: THE COURT OF AUDITORS
CHAPTER 2: LEGAL ACTS OF THE UNION, ADOPTION PROCEDURES AND OTHER PROVISIONS
SECTION 1: THE LEGAL ACTS OF THE UNION
SECTION 2: PROCEDURES FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE ACTS AND OTHER PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 3: THE UNION'S ADVISORY BODIES
SECTION 1: THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE
SECTION 2: THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
CHAPTER 4: THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
TITLE II: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1: THE UNION'S OWN RESOURCES
CHAPTER 2: THE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK
CHAPTER 3: THE UNION'S ANNUAL BUDGET
CHAPTER 4: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUDGET AND DISCHARGE
CHAPTER 5: COMMON PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 6: COMBATING FRAUD
TITLE III: ENHANCED COOPERATION
PART SEVEN: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
TITLE I: DIGNITY
TITLE II: FREEDOMS
TITLE III: EQUALITY
TITLE IV: SOLIDARITY
TITLE V: CITIZENS' RIGHTS
TITLE VI: JUSTICE
TITLE VII: GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER
PROTOCOLS
PROTOCOL (No 1): ON THE ROLE OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
TITLE I: INFORMATION FOR NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS
TITLE II: INTERPARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION
PROTOCOL (No 2): ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
PROTOCOL (No 3): ON THE STATUTE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
TITLE I: JUDGES AND ADVOCATES-GENERAL
TITLE II: ORGANISATION OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE
TITLE III: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT OF JUSTICE
TITLE IV: GENERAL COURT
TITLE IVa: SPECIALISED COURTS
TITLE V: FINAL PROVISIONS
ANNEX: THE EUROPEAN UNION CIVIL SERVICE TRIBUNAL
PROTOCOL (No 4): ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS AND OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK CHAPTER I: THE EUROPEAN SYSTEM OF CENTRAL BANKS
CHAPTER II: OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF THE ESCB
CHAPTER III: ORGANISATION OF THE ESCB
CHAPTER IV: MONETARY FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF THE ESCB
CHAPTER V: PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION
CHAPTER VI: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF THE ESCB
CHAPTER VII: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER VIII: AMENDMENT OF THE STATUTE AND COMPLEMENTARY LEGISLATION
CHAPTER IX: TRANSITIONAL AND OTHER PROVISIONS FOR THE ESCB
PROTOCOL (No 5): ON THE STATUTE OF THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK
PROTOCOL (No 6): ON THE LOCATION OF THE SEATS OF THE INSTITUTIONS AND OF CERTAIN BODIES, OFFICES, AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PROTOCOL (No 7): ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CHAPTER I: PROPERTY, FUNDS, ASSETS AND OPERATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CHAPTER II: COMMUNICATIONS AND LAISSEZ-PASSER
CHAPTER III: MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
CHAPTER IV: REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES TAKING PART IN THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
CHAPTER V: OFFICIALS AND OTHER SERVANTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
THIRD COUNTRIES ACCREDITED TO THE EUROPEAN UNION
CHAPTER VII: GENERAL PROVISIONS
PROTOCOL (No 8). RELATING TO ARTICLE 6(2) OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ON THE ACCESSION OF THE UNION TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
PROTOCOL (No 9). ON THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 16(4) OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION AND ARTICLE 238(2) OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION BETWEEN 1 NOVEMBER 2014 AND 31 MARCH 2017 ON THE ONE HAND, AND AS FROM 1 APRIL 2017 ON THE OTHER
PROTOCOL (No 10). ON PERMANENT STRUCTURED COOPERATION ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 42 OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION
PROTOCOL (No 11): ON ARTICLE 42 OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION
PROTOCOL (No 12): ON THE EXCESSIVE DEFICIT PROCEDURE
PROTOCOL (No 14): ON THE EURO GROUP
PROTOCOL (No 15): ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
PROTOCOL (No 16): ON CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO DENMARK
PROTOCOL (No 17): ON DENMARK
PROTOCOL (No 18): ON FRANCE
PROTOCOL (No 19): ON THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS INTEGRATED INTO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PROTOCOL (No 20): ON THE APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ARTICLE 26 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TO IRELAND
PROTOCOL (No 21): ON THE POSITION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND IN RESPECT OF THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
PROTOCOL (No 22): ON THE POSITION OF DENMARK
PROTOCOL (No 23): ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES WITH REGARD TO THE CROSSING OF EXTERNAL BORDERS
PROTOCOL (No 24): ON ASYLUM FOR NATIONALS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PROTOCOL (No 25): ON THE EXERCISE OF SHARED COMPETENCE
PROTOCOL (No 26): ON SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST
PROTOCOL (No 27): ON THE INTERNAL MARKET AND COMPETITION
PROTOCOL (No 28): ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TERRITORIAL COHESION
PROTOCOL (No 29): ON THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING IN THE MEMBER STATES
PROTOCOL (No 30): ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO POLAND AND TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
PROTOCOL (No 31): CONCERNING IMPORTS INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS REFINED IN THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
ANNEX TO THE PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL (No 32): ON THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN DENMARK
PROTOCOL (No 33): CONCERNING ARTICLE 157 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PROTOCOL (No 34): ON SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR GREENLAND
PROTOCOL (No 35): ON ARTICLE 40.3.3 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IRELAND
PROTOCOL (No 36): ON TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
TITLE I: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
TITLE II: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE QUALIFIED MAJORITY
TITLE III: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE COUNCIL
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNION FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND SECURITY POLICY TITLE V: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL, HIGH REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY, AND THE DEPUTY
SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE COUNCIL
TITLE VI: PROVISIONS CONCERNING ADVISORY BODIES
TITLE VII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING ACTS ADOPTED ON THE BASIS OF TITLES V AND VI OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY OF LISBON
PROTOCOL (No 37): ON THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPIRY OF THE ECS C TREATY AND ON THE RESEARCH FUND FOR COAL AND STEEL
ANNEXES
ANNEX I: LIST REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 38 OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
ANNEX II: OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF PART FOUR OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION APPLY

Rudolf Geiger is a former Judge at the Bavarian Court of Appeal in Munich and Professor Emeritus of European and Public International Law at the University of Leipzig.
Daniel-Erasmus Khan is Professor of European and Public International Law at the Bundeswehr University Munich.
Markus Kotzur is Professor of Public International Law and European Law at the University of Hamburg.