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Amsterdam Treaty Referendum 1998

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Last updated 27 April 1998

The following amendments to Article 29.4 are proposed:

Article 29.4.5.
The State may ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts signed at Amsterdam on the second day of October 1997.

Article 29.4.6.
The State may exercise the options or discretions provided by or under Articles 1.11, 2.5 and 2.15 of the said Treaty and the second and fourth Protocols set out in the said Treaty but any such exercise shall be subject to the prior approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas.

Note this is a revised version of the wording.
Previous wording is available here

Full text of Amsterdam Treaty
- Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)
- European Union site

Full text of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the Irish Constitution:
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- Würzburg version

Links

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(The Referendum Commission is contactable at refcom@ombudsman.irlgov.ie and its telephone number within Ireland is (1850) 77 44 33.)
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