t of the powers conferred upon it by this Treaty and the
Statute annexed thereto."
8) Article 6 shall be deleted and Article 7 shall become Article
6. Its second paragraph shall be replaced by the following:
"The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 189c, may adopt rules designed to prohibit such
discrimination."
9) Articles 8, 8a, 8b and 8c shall become respectively Article 7, 7a, 7b
and 7c.
C. The following Part shall be inserted:
"PART TWO
CITIZENSHIP OF THE UNION
ARTICLE 8
1. Citizenship of the Union is hereby established.
Every person holding the nationality of a Member State shall be a
citizen of the Union.
2. Citizens of the Union shall enjoy the rights conferred by this Treaty
and shall be subject to the duties imposed thereby.
ARTICLE 8a
1. Every citizen of the Union shall have the right to move and reside
freely within the territory of the Member States, subject to the
limitations and conditions laid down in this Treaty and by the
measures adopted to give it effect.
2. The Council may adopt provisions with a view to facilitating the
exercise of the rights referred to in paragraph 1; save as otherwise
provided in this Treaty, the Council shall act unanimously on a
proposal from the Commission after obtaining the assent of the
European Parliament.
ARTICLE 8b
1. Every citizen of the Union residing in a Member State of which he is
not a national shall have the right to vote and to stand as a candidate
at municipal elections in the Member State in which he resides, under
the same conditions as nationals of that State. This right shall be
exercised subject to detailed arrangements to be adopted before 31
December 1994 by the Council, acting unanimously, on a proposal
from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament;
these arrangements may provide for derogations where warranted by
problems specific to a Member State.
2. Without prejudice to Article 1 38(3) and to the provisions adopted for
its implementation, every citizen of the Union residing in a Member
State of which he is not a national shall have the right to vote and to
stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament in the
Member State in which he resides, under the same conditions as
nationals of that State. This right shall be exercised subject to detailed
arrangements to be adopted before 31 December 1993 by the Council,
acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after
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