1.Member States which intend to establish closer cooperationbetween themselves may be authorised, subject to Articles 43 and44 of the Treaty on European Union, to make use of the institutions, procedures and mechanisms laid down by this Treaty, provided that the cooperation proposed:
1.Na Ballstáit a bhfuil sé ar intinn acu comhar níos dlúithe abhunú eatarthu féin, féadfar a údarú dóibh, faoi réir Airteagail 43agus 44 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpach, leas a bhaint as nahinstitiúidí, na nósanna imeachta agus na sásraí atá leagtha síos sa Chonradh seo ar choinníoll: