European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill (HC Bill 76)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are
published separately as Bill 76—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary William Hague has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of
the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish
Protocol) Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.