CONSOLIDATED VERSION

                              OF THE TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE

                                          EUROPEAN UNION


                                       (Selected provisions)



                                             PART TWO

                          NON-DISCRIMINATION AND CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION




                                            Article 18

                                        (ex Article 12 TEC)

Within the scope of application of the Treaties, and without prejudice to any special provisions
contained therein, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited. The European
Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may adopt
rules designed to prohibit such discrimination.


                                            Article 19

                                        (ex Article 13 TEC)

1. Without prejudice to the other provisions of the Treaties and within the limits of the powers
conferred by them upon the Union, the Council, acting unanimously in accordance with a special
legislative procedure and after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament, may take
appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or
belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the European Parliament and the Council, acting in
accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may adopt the basic principles of Union
incentive measures, excluding any harmonisation of the laws and regulations of the Member States,
to support action taken by the Member States in order to contribute to the achievement of the
objectives referred to in paragraph 1.