European Communities Act 1972

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Definitions relating to Communities

Part I U.K. The Pre-Accession Treaties

1 U.K. The “E.C.S.C. Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, signed at Paris on the 18th April 1951.

2 U.K. The “E.E.C. Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, signed at Rome on the 25th March 1957.

3 U.K. The “Euratom Treaty”, that is to say, the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed at Rome on the 25th March 1957.

4 U.K. The Convention on certain Institutions common to the European Communities, signed at Rome on the 25th March 1957.

5 U.K. The Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, signed at Brussels on the 8th April 1965.

6 U.K. The Treaty amending certain Budgetary Provisions of the Treaties establishing the European Communities and of the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, signed at Luxembourg on the 22nd April 1970.

7 U.K. Any treaty entered into before the 22nd January 1972 by any of the Communities (with or without any of the member States) or, as a treaty ancillary to any treaty included in this Part of this Schedule, by the member States (with or without any other country).

Part II U.K. Other Definitions

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Entry date: the United Kingdom became a member of the Communities on 1.1.1973

“Economic Community”, “Coal and Steel Community” and “Euratom” mean respectively the European Economic Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.

“Community customs duty” means, in relation to any goods, such duty of customs as may from time to time be fixed for those goods by directly applicable Community provision as the duty chargeable on importation into member States.

“Community institution” means any institution of any of the Communities or common to the Communities; and any reference to an institution of a particular Community shall include one common to the Communities when it acts for that Community, and similarly with references to a committee, officer or servant of a particular Community.

“Community instrument” means any instrument issued by a Community institution.

“Community obligation” means any obligation created or arising by or under the Treaties, whether an enforceable Community obligation or not.

“Enforceable Community right” and similar expressions shall be construed in accordance with section 2(1) of this Act.

“Entry date” means the date on which the United Kingdom becomes a member of the Communities.

“European Court” means the Court of Justice of the European Communities [F1 or the Court of First Instance, and any reference to a court attached to the European Court is a reference to a judicial panel attached to the Court of First Instance].

“Member”, in the expression “member State”, refers to membership of the Communities.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in definition of “European Court” in Sch. 1 Pt. II added (26.2.2002) by 2002 c. 3, s. 2