Member States which intend to establish closer cooperation between themselves may make use of the institutions, procedures and mechanisms laid down by this Treaty and the Treaty establishing the European Community provided that the cooperation:
Na Ballstáit a bhfuil sé ar intinn acu comhar níos dlúithe a bhunú eatarthu féin, féadfaidh siad leas a bhaint as na hinstitiúidí, na nósanna imeachta agus na sásraí atá leagtha síos sa Chonradh seo agus sa Chonradh ag bunú an Chomhphobail Eorpaigh ar choinníoll: