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House of Commons

Tuesday 5th February 2008

Committee of the whole House

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Note

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

[28th January 2008].

Day 3

        Amendments to Clause 2 relating to human rights

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

84

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 8, replacement Article 6 TEU relating to

rights, freedoms and principles; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

217

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 8, replacement Article 6 TEU, paragraph 1,

concerning the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
692

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

85

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 9, amendments to Article 7 TEU relating to

breach of principles; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

87

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 12, replacement Title II and Article 8 TEU

relating to provisions on democratic principles; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

125

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 18, inserted Article 5b TEC (TFEU) relating

to the combating of discrimination; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

128

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 29, replacement Article 16B TEC (TFEU)

relating to the protection of personal data; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
693

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evenett

226

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 29, inserted Article 16B, TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 2, relating to the legislative procedure for rules on data

protection and the free movement of data; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

129

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 34(b) to (d), amendments to Article 17 TEC

(TFEU) relating to the rights and duties of citizens 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

194

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

‘(i)
the Protocol relating to Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European

Union on the Accession of the Union to the European

Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental

Freedoms; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

196

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

‘(i)
the Protocol on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental

Rights of the European Union to Poland and to the United

Kingdom; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
694

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evenett

228

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

‘(i)
the Protocol on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental

Rights of the European Union to Poland and the United

Kingdom—

(a)
Preamble, tenth paragraph stating that references in the

Protocol to the operation of specific provisions of the

Charter are strictly without prejudice to the operation of

other provisions of the Charter; and

(b)
Preamble, twelfth paragraph stating that the Protocol is

without prejudice to other obligations devolving upon

Poland and the United Kingdom under the Treaty on

European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the

European Union, and Union law generally; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evenett

229

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

‘(i)
the Protocol on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental

Rights of the European Union to Poland and the United

Kingdom, Preamble, eleventh paragraph stating that the Protocol

is without prejudice to the application of the Charter to other

Member States; and

(ii)
’.

Jon Trickett

Jon Cruddas

Colin Burgon

Frank Dobson

Ms Katy Clark

Mr Paul Truswell

Michael Connarty

Mr David Crausby

Clive Efford

Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody

Andrew Mackinlay

Kate Hoey

Mr Frank Field

John Austin

David Lepper

Mr Bill Olner

Anne Moffat

Jim Sheriden

Lynne Jones

Jim Cousins

203

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

‘(i)
the words “Title IV of” in paragraph 2, Article 1 of the Protocol

on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the

European Union to Poland and to the United Kingdom; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
695

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

27

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

‘(i)
the Charter of Fundamental Rights; and

(ii)
’.

Day 4

        Amendments to Clause 2 relating to the single market

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

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)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
696

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

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

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

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

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)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 5th February 2008
697

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Philip Hammond

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Gauke

Mr David Evennett

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

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

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)
’.

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)
’.