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House of Commons

Wednesday 6th February 2008

Committee of the whole House

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House

[28th January 2008].

Day 4

        Amendments to Clause 2 relating to the single market

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

230

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 4, replacement Article 2 TEU relating to the

aims of the European Union, in paragraph 3, the words “a highly

competitive social market economy”; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

237

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2B TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 1(b) providing for the establishing of competition

rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market to be an

area of exclusive competence of the European Union; and

(ii)
’.

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

231

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2B TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 1(e) providing for the common commercial policy to

be an area of exclusive competence of the European Union; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

232

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2C TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 2(a) providing for the internal market to be an area of

shared competence of the European Union and Member States;

and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

233

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2D TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 3 providing that the European Union may take

initiatives to ensure coordination of Member States’ social

policies; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

219

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 40 to to 45, inserted Title I and Articles 22a

and 22b, renumbered Title Ia, amended Article 23(1), inserted

Chapter Ia and Article 27a TEC (TFEU) relating to the internal

market; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

239

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 45. inserted Article 27a TEC (TFEU),

relating to customs co-operation; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 6th February 2008
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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

220

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 50 and 51, amendments to Articles

39(3)(d) and 42 TEC (TFEU) relating to the free movement of

workers; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

240

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 51(b) replacement paragraph in Article 42

TEC (TFEU), on the procedure for adopting measures in the field

of social security; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Bob Spink

221

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 52 to 55, amendments to Articles 44(2), 45

and 47, and inserted Article 48a TEC (TFEU) relating to freedom

of establishment; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

241

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 54(b), deleting paragraph 2 of Article 47

TEC (TFEU) on the procedure for deciding on directives that

require the amendment of national principles governing training

for, and conditions of access to, the professions; and

(ii)
’.

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

234

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 78, Article 88 TEC (TFEU), inserted

paragraph 4 enabling the Commission to adopt regulations

relating to the categories of State aid the Council has exempted

from the State aid authorisation procedure; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

238

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 83, amendment to Article 96 TEC (TFEU)

providing that directives to deal with distortions in competition

shall be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

140

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 84, new Article 97a TEC (TFEU) relating to

intellectual property; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

141

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 85, inserted Article 97b TEC (TFEU),

relating to the single currency, and paragraph 86, amendments to

Article 99 TEC (TFEU) relating to broad economic guidelines;

and

(ii)
’.

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

242

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 86(a), amending paragraph 4 of Article 99

TEC (TFEU), on warnings and recommendations addressed to a

Member State found to have economic policies inconsistent with

the broad economic guidelines of the European Union; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

143

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 88 to 110, amendments and new Articles

TEC (TFEU) relating to economic and monetary policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

144

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 112 and 113, relating to the moving of Title

IX TEC (TFEU) (Common Commercial Policy) and Title X

TEC (TFEU) (Customs Cooperation); and

(ii)
’.

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

145

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraphs 114 to 122, inserted Article 136a TEC

(TFEU) relating to social partners, and amendments to Articles

137 to 140, 143 and 148 TEC (TFEU) relating to social policy;

and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

235

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 158, inserted Article 188C TEC (TFEU),

relating to the common commercial policy; and

(ii)
’.

Colin Burgon

Jon Trickett

Jon Cruddas

224

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
the provision for a “special committee” to assist the Commission

in negotiating and concluding agreements under the Common

Commercial Policy contained in Article 2, paragraph 158,

inserted Article 188C TEC (TFEU), paragraph 3; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 6th February 2008
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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Bob Spink

195

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
the Protocol on the Internal Market and Competition; and

(ii)
’.

As an Amendment to Mr William Cash’s proposed Amendment (No. 195):—

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Edward Davey

Jo Swinson

Mr Jeremy Browne

(a)

Line  1,  after ‘Competition’, insert ‘, unless arrangements have been made for the

Secretary of State to report to Parliament each year on the operation and

application of European Union competition policy according to the principle set

out in the Protocol’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

215

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

‘(i)
Annexed Protocol No. 1 Amending the Protocols Annexed to the

Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the

European Community and/or to the Treaty establishing the

European Atomic Energy Community, Article 1, paragraph

20(h), relating to the application to the United Kingdom and

Ireland of measures relating to the free movement of persons,

services and capital; and

(ii)
’.