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 ieviesa Nicas Līgums, lai novērstu to, ka nevienā līguma pantā nebija iekļauta ekonomiskā, finansiālā un tehniskā sadarbība ar trešām valstīm, kuras nav jaunattīstības valstis.