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European Union (Amendment) Bill

May I draw my hon. Friend's attention to article 69B, which reinforces his point? It would give the EU the power to define criminal offences and sanctions—in other words, punishments—in new spheres, including organised crime. At the time, the Government rightly opposed that through an unsuccessful amendment because British law does not recognise a category of ““organised crime””. It is not defined in our jurisprudence and we are therefore incorporating an alien definition into our judicial system through the treaty.