European Union (Amendment) Bill
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
ON THIRD READING
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Instruction of 21st April 2008, as follows—
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
Amendment
No.
| 1 | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Consequences of non-ratification by other Member States |
| | For the avoidance of doubt, until the Treaty of Lisbon has been ratified by all Member States of the European Union, Her Majesty's Government shall continue to act in accordance with the provisions of the existing Treaties and within the institutional arrangements established by those Treaties." |
| 2* | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Parliamentary control of decisions consequent upon any EU member state's failure to ratify the Treaty |
| (1) | The Secretary of State shall report at least quarterly to Parliament on any negotiations in the Council of Ministers or the European Council, or with EU partners, designed to secure ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon by all EU member states in the event of any member state failing to ratify the Treaty. |
| (2) | A Minister of the Crown may not commit the United Kingdom to new obligations, or alter the obligations of the United Kingdom, or agree in the Council of Ministers or the European Council or informally to any non-Treaty proposal, undertaking or document designed to secure ratification of the Treaty by an EU member state that had previously failed to ratify the Treaty, unless Parliamentary approval has been given in accordance with this section. |
| (3) | Parliamentary approval is given if— |
| (a) | in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that the House approves of Her Majesty's government's intention to commit the United Kingdom to new obligations, or to alter the obligation of the United Kingdom, and |
| (b) | each House agrees to the motion without amendment." |
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