Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
I agree with the hon. and learned Gentleman's point about textual analysis because the debate is about what the words mean. However, the tense in the French text is that used to establish roles and is neither mandatory nor permissive. It simply describes a new arrangement. There is no easy way to translate that into English.
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- Constitutions EU law European Union European communities EU integration Referendums Sovereignty Treaties Treaty on European Union UK membership of EU
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- European Communities Act 1972
- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
- Bill of Rights 1689
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