Article 18: Treaties made among groups of member states

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Member States may make treaties among themselves to which some but not all Member States are signatory. Parties to any such treaty may choose to make the treaty justiciable before the Court of Justice, provided that:

i) Nothing in the policy content of the treaty contradicts anything in the main policy content of this Constitution or any existing treaty of the Union;

ii) The parties include at least half the Member States of the Union at the time of signature, and no other party at any time;

iii) Any other Member State may accede to the treaty at any time, subject only to reasonable, objective and non-discriminatory criteria.

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