Article 181a of the EC Treaty was introduced by the Treaty of Nice in order to get around the problem that no treaty article covered economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries which were not developing countries.
EK līguma 181.a pantu pievienoja ar Nicas Līgumu, lai atrisinātu problēmu, ka neviens Līguma pants nenosaka sadarbību ekonomikas, finanšu un tehnikas jomā ar trešām valstīm, kas nav jaunattīstības valstis.