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Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 25th January 2008

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Committee of the whole House

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the table set out in the

Motion relating to Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty).

Day 1

Amendments to Clause 1; and fighting cross-border crime; justice; policing;

            human trafficking; and asylum and migration policy.

Mr William Cash

51

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  2,  leave out ‘Amending’ and insert ‘merging with

amendments’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

214


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

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‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 51, replacement Article 35 TEU, relating to

jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice over police and

judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

132

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 63, replacement Title IV TEC (TFEU)

relating to an area of freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

133

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, replacement Chapter 1 and Articles 61

to 61I TEC (TFEU), general provisions relating to an area of

freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

207


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61D TEC (TFEU),

providing for a standing committee on internal security; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

208


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61G TEC (TFEU),

providing for measures to ensure administrative cooperation

between national departments and the Commission in the area of

freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

209


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 62 TEC (TFEU),

relating to borders and visas; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

4

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63 TEC (TFEU),

relating to a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection

and temporary protection; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

5

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63a TEC (TFEU),

relating to a common immigration policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

6

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63a TEC (TFEU),

paragraphs 2(a) and (b) relating to the conditions of entry and

residence and the definition of the rights of third-country

nationals residing legally in a Member State; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

7

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, inserted Article 63b TEC (TFEU)

relating to the sharing of responsiblity between Member States

on policies on border checks, asylum and immigration; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

134

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Chapter 2 and Articles 62

to 63b TEC (TFEU) relating to policies on border checks,

asylum and immigration; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

135

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 66, replacement Chapter 3 and Article 65

TEC (TFEU) relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

210


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 66, replacement Article 65 TEC (TFEU),

paragraphs 1 and 2 relating to judicial cooperation in civil

matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

211


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, repeal of Article 68 TEC, relating to

jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice over visas, asylum,

immigration and other policies related to free movement of

persons; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Cash

136

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Chapter 4 and Articles 69A to

69E TEC (TFEU) relating to judicial cooperation in criminal

matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

8

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69A, TEC (TFEU),

relating to judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

9

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69B TEC (TFEU),

relating to the definition of criminal offences and sanctions; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

212


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69D TEC (TFEU),

relating to Eurojust; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

10

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69E TEC (TFEU),

relating to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

213


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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69F TEC (TFEU),

relating to police cooperation; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

137

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Chapter 5 and Articles 69F to

69H TEC (TFEU) relating to police cooperation; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

11

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69G TEC (TFEU),

relating to Europol; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

216


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

‘(i)
Protocol on Transitional Provisions, Article 10, paragraphs 3, 4

and 5, relating to Acts of the Union in the field of police

cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

201

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(20) relating to

the Protocol on the Position of the United Kingdom and Ireland

in Respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; and

(ii)
’.

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Mr William Cash

202

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(22) relating to

the Protocol on Asylum for Nationals of the Union; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

26

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

‘(i)
the area of freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Day 2

                           Energy

Mr William Cash

68

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  11,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr William Cash

77

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘protocols’, insert ‘and Declarations annexed to the

Final Act, save for Declaration 35 on Article 176A [194] of the Treaty on the Functioning

of the European Union (which relates to energy)’.

Mr William Hague

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Charles Hendry

Mr David Evennett

204


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

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

paragraph 2(i), providing for energy to be an area of shared

competence; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

142

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 87, amendment to Article 100 TEC (TFEU),

relating to difficulties in the supply of certain products (energy);

and

(ii)
’.