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European Union Bill

This is the text of the European Union Bill, as introduced in the House of Commons on 24th May 2005.

 
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory Notes to the Bill, prepared by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of Constitutional Affairs, are published separately as Bill 5- EN.
 
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Secretary Straw 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 Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.
  
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