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
consulting the European Parliament; these arrangements may provide
for derogations where warranted by problems specific to a Member
State.
ARTICLE 8c
Every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in
which the Member State of which he is a national is not represented,
be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of
any Member State, on the same conditions as the nationals of that
State. Before 31 December 1993, Member States shall establish the