The European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Canada Trade Agreement) Order 2018
2018 No. 837
European Union
The European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Canada Trade Agreement) Order 2018
Made 11th July 2018
Coming into force in accordance with article 2
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of July 2018
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
In accordance with section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 19721, a draft of this Order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Canada Trade Agreement) Order 2018.
2. This Order comes into force on the date on which the agreement referred to in article 3 enters into force for the United Kingdom2.
3. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, signed on 30th October 20163in Brussels, Belgium, is to be regarded as an EU Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 19724.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order declares the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (“CETA”) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part, to be an EU Treaty as defined in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972. The principal effect of declaring CETA to be an EU Treaty is that the provisions of section 2 of that Act (which provide for the implementation of EU Treaties) apply to it.
The European Union and its Member States and Canada signed CETA in Brussels, Belgium on 30th October 2016.
Article 2 of this Order provides that the Order will come into force when CETA enters into force for the United Kingdom. CETA has been provisionally applied since 21st September 2017. The date on which CETA will enter into force for the UK is the date on which that agreement enters into force for all Parties to it. This is the first day of the second month following the date on which those Parties...
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