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Written question asked by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 May 2009. It was answered by Caroline Flint (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 June 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


European Commission

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2009, Official Report, column 1196W, on the European Union, for which international bodies his Department recognises the European Commission as having an active treaty competence interest.
Answer

The European Commission's Treaties Office keeps track of all the treaties to which the European Community is a party. It is publicly available at:"http://ec.europa.eu/world/agreements/default.home.do"Where the European Community is a member of an international organisation the European Commission will attend meetings of the organisation and may speak on matters falling within the European Community's competence.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
277115; 493 c513-4W
Session
2008-09
Related items
European Union
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
European Union International organisations
Link
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