Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union

E812825

provision of EU primary law treaty article

Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union is the key provision establishing the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy, defining the framework, scope, and conditions for EU military and civilian missions.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union canonical	2
Article 42 TEU	1
Treaty on European Union provisions on Common Security and Defence Policy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9663489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union
Context triple: [EU missions, hasLegalBasis, Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union]

A. Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union
Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union is a provision that defines the role, powers, and responsibilities of the High Representative in conducting the European Union’s common foreign and security policy.
B. Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union
Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union is a key provision that establishes the EU’s system of judicial protection and requires member states to ensure effective legal remedies and independent courts to uphold EU law.
C. Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the provision that enables the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate and prosecute crimes affecting the EU’s financial interests.
D. Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the core EU treaty provision that sets out the rules and mechanisms for monitoring and correcting Member States’ budgetary discipline, including the framework for addressing excessive government deficits.
E. Article 20 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the core treaty provision that establishes and defines the status, rights, and fundamental nature of citizenship of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union
Target entity description: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union is the key provision establishing the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy, defining the framework, scope, and conditions for EU military and civilian missions.

A. Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union
Article 38 of the Treaty on European Union is a provision that defines the role, powers, and responsibilities of the High Representative in conducting the European Union’s common foreign and security policy.
B. Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union
Article 19 of the Treaty on European Union is a key provision that establishes the EU’s system of judicial protection and requires member states to ensure effective legal remedies and independent courts to uphold EU law.
C. Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the provision that enables the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office to investigate and prosecute crimes affecting the EU’s financial interests.
D. Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 126 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the core EU treaty provision that sets out the rules and mechanisms for monitoring and correcting Member States’ budgetary discipline, including the framework for addressing excessive government deficits.
E. Article 20 Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Article 20 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the core treaty provision that establishes and defines the status, rights, and fundamental nature of citizenship of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	provision of EU primary law ⓘ treaty article ⓘ
abbreviation	CFSP ⓘ CSDP ⓘ linked to: ESDP NATO ⓘ
basisFor	EU civilian missions under the CSDP ⓘ linked to: Civilian CSDP Compact EU military operations under the CSDP ⓘ
belongsToTitle	Provisions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
contains	mutual assistance clause in case of armed aggression ⓘ
dateOfEffect	1 December 2009 ⓘ
decisionMakingRule	unanimity in the Council for key CSDP decisions ⓘ
defines	conditions for EU civilian missions ⓘ conditions for EU military missions ⓘ framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ scope of the Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
enables	EU crisis management operations ⓘ conflict prevention missions ⓘ peace-keeping missions ⓘ strengthening international security ⓘ
enteredIntoForceWith	Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ
establishes	Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ
formsPartOfPolicy	Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
legalEffect	binding on EU institutions and Member States ⓘ
legalSystem	European Union law ⓘ linked to: European Union legal order
linkedTo	Article 43 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Article 46 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Protocol on Permanent Structured Cooperation ⓘ linked to: Protocol No 10 on Permanent Structured Cooperation
locatedInDocument	Chapter 2 of Title V of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ Title V of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ
mutualAssistanceClause	obligation of Member States to aid and assist by all means in their power ⓘ
mutualAssistanceScope	armed aggression on a Member State’s territory ⓘ
partOf	Treaty on European Union ⓘ
policyArea	defence policy ⓘ foreign and security policy ⓘ security policy ⓘ
providesFor	gradual definition of a common Union defence policy ⓘ possibility of Permanent Structured Cooperation in defence ⓘ possible common defence of the European Union ⓘ progressive framing of a common Union defence policy ⓘ use of civilian and military assets for CSDP missions ⓘ
recognises	obligations of certain Member States under the North Atlantic Treaty ⓘ specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States ⓘ
refersTo	North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ⓘ linked to: NATO
requires	Council decisions to launch CSDP missions ⓘ Member States to make civilian and military capabilities available to the Union ⓘ
shortName	Article 42 TEU ⓘ linked to: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union
states	that NATO remains the foundation of the collective defence of its members ⓘ
subjectTo	European Council unanimous decision for establishing common defence ⓘ commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty for NATO members ⓘ specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EU missions → hasLegalBasis → Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ

Protocol No 10 on Permanent Structured Cooperation → linkedTo → Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ

CPCC → legalBasis → Treaty on European Union provisions on Common Security and Defence Policy ⓘ

linked to: Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union

Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union → shortName → Article 42 TEU ⓘ