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The numbering of EU treaties: a table of equivalences

The numbering of EU treaties: before Amsterdam and after

The Amsterdam Treaty provided for the re-numbering of the contents of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community. The following tables show the pre- and post-Amsterdam numberings.

>> Table B Treaty Establishing the European Community

Tables of Equivalences referred to in Article 12 of the Treaty of Amsterdam

Table A Treaty on European Union

Previous numbering	New numbering	Previous numbering	New numbering
TITLE I:	TITLE I	Article J.16	Article 26
Article A	Article 1	Article J.17	Article 27
Article B	Article 2	Article J.18	Article 28
Article C	Article 3	TITLE VI(***)	TITLE VI
Article D	Article 4	Article K.1	Article 29
Article E	Article 5	Article K.2	Article 30
Article F	Article 6	Article K.3	Article 31
Article F.1(*)	Article 7	Article K.4	Article 32
TITLE II	TITLE II	Article K.5	Article 33
Article G	Article 8	Article K.6	Article 34
TITLE III	TITLE III	Article K.7	Article 35
Article H	Article 9	Article K.8	Article 36
TITLE IV	TITLE IV	Article K.9	Article 37
Article I	Article 10	Article K.10	Article 38
TITLE V(***)	TITLE V	Article K.1 I	Article 39
Article J.1	Article 11	Article K.12	Article 40
Article J.2	Article 12	Article K.13	Article 41
Article J.3	Article 13	Article K.14	Article 42
Article J.4	Article 14	TITLE VIa(**)	TITLE VII
Article J.5	Article 15	Article K.15(*)	Article 43
Article J.6	Article 16	Article K.16(*)	Article 44
Article J.7	Article 17	Article K.17(*)	Article 45
Article J.8	Article 18	TITLE VII	TITLE VIII
Article J.9	Article 19	Article L	Article 46
Article J.10	Article 20	Article M	Article 47
Article J.11	Article 21	Article N	Article 48
Article J.12	Article 22	Article O	Article 49
Article J.13	Article 23	Article P	Article 50
Article J.14	Article 24	Article Q	Article 51
Article J.15	Article 25	Article R	Article 52
		Article S	Article 53

(*) New Article introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam

(**) New Title introduced by the Treaty of Amsterdam.

(***) Title restructured by the Treaty of Amsterdam.

>> Table B Treaty Establishing the European Community

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