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Notices of Amendments: 15th February 2008
948

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

106

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 33, inserted Article 15a TEU relating to

questions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

107

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 34, inserted Article 15b TEU relating to

decisions within the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

108

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 35, amendments to Article 16 TEU relating

to Member States informing and consulting one another within

the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

109

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 37, amendments to Article 18 TEU relating

to the role of the Presidency in the Common Foreign and

Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Notices of Amendments: 15th 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

110

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 38, amendments to Article 19 TEU relating

to Member States’ coordination of action within the Common

Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

1

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 38(b)(iii), relating to Member States which

sit on the United Nations Security Council and the presentation

of the European Union’s position; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

111

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 39, amendments to Article 20 TEU relating

to diplomatic and consular missions; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

112

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 44, amendments to Article 25 TEU relating

to the Political and Security Committee; and

(ii)
any other’.

Notices of Amendments: 15th 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

113

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 45, inserted Articles 25a TEU relating to

personal data and 25b TEU relating to a saving for the exercise

of European Union competences; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

114

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 47, amendments to Article 28 TEU relating

to financing of the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

53

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out from ‘provision’ to ‘the’ in line 13 and insert

‘which in any way applies’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

14

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to’, insert—

‘(i)
the Common Security and Defence Policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

15

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to’, insert—

‘(i)
the European Defence Agency; and

(ii)
’.

Notices of Amendments: 15th February 2008
951

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

16

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to’, insert—

‘(i)
permanent structured cooperation in defence; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

54

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  at end add ‘to the United Kingdom.’.

DAY 6

  Amendments to Clause 2 relating to international development

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

245

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

‘(i)
any provision that increases the influence of the Common

Foreign and Security Policy on international aid; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

246

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

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

paragraph 4 relating to competence on development cooperation

and humanitarian aid; and

(ii)
’.

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

247

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

‘(i)
in Article 2, paragraph 161(a), amendments to inserted Article

188D TEC (TFEU), the words “Union policy in the field of

development cooperation shall be conducted within the

framework of the principles and objectives of the Union’s

external action”;

(ii)
in Article 2, paragraph 166(a), amendment to inserted Article

188H TEC (TFEU), the words “Such measures shall be

consistent with the development policy of the Union and shall be

carried out within the framework of the principles and objectives

of its external action”;

(iii)
in Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 1, the words “The Union’s operations in the field of

humanitarian aid shall be conducted within the framework of the

principles and objectives of the external action of the Union”;

and

(iv)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

248

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 167, inserted Article 188I TEC (TFEU)

relating to the procedure for adopting decisions on urgent

financial assistance in respect of a situation in a third country;

and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

249

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 3 relating to the legislative procedure for the

framework for humanitarian aid operations; and

(ii)
’.

Notices of Amendments: 15th February 2008
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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

250

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 5 relating to a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid

Corps; and

(ii)
’.

Day 7

Amendments to Clause 2 relating to the effectiveness of the EU institutions

                      and EU decision-making

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

79

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 1(b) and (c) replacing the words “of this

Treaty” by the words “of this Treaty and of the Treaty on the

Functioning 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

80

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 2(b) on the definition of the Treaties; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

81

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

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

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

objectives 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

82

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 5, inserted Article 3a TEU relating to

relations between the Union and Member States; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

83

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 6, inserted Article 3b TEU relating to the

competences 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

86

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 11 relating to the incorporation of the

provisions of Title II; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

88

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraphs 13 and 14, replacement Title III and Article

9 TEU relating to provisions on the institutions; and

(ii)
’.