# Council Directive (EU) 2015/637 of 20 April 2015 on the coordination and cooperation measures to facilitate consular protection for unrepresented citizens of the Union in third countries and repealing Decision 95/553/EC, Article 1: Subject matter

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. This Directive lays down the coordination and cooperation measures necessary to facilitate the exercise of the right set out in point (c) of Article 20(2) TFEU, of citizens of the Union to enjoy, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which they are nationals is not represented, the protection of the diplomatic and consular authorities of any Member State on the same conditions as the nationals of that Member State, also taking into account the role of Union delegations in contributing to the implementation of that right.
2. This Directive does not concern consular relations between Member States and third countries.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2015/637/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2015-637/article-1
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