European Union (Amendment) Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 132,  page 1, line 12, after 'excluding', insert— ‘(i) Article 1, paragraph 51, replacement Article 35 TEU, relating to jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice over police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and (ii) ’. The First Deputy Chairman: With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 132, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 63, replacement Title IV TEC (TFEU) relating to an area of freedom, security and justice; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 133, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 64, replacement Chapter 1 and Articles 61 to 61I TEC (TFEU), general provisions relating to an area of freedom, security and justice; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 207, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61D TEC (TFEU), providing for a standing committee on internal security; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 208, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61G TEC (TFEU), providing for measures to ensure administrative cooperation between national departments and 29 Jan 2008 : Column 240 the Commission in the area of freedom, security and justice; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 136, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Chapter 4 and Articles 69A to 69E TEC (TFEU) relating to judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 8, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69A, TEC (TFEU), relating to judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 9, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69B TEC (TFEU), relating to the definition of criminal offences and sanctions; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 212, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69D TEC (TFEU), relating to Eurojust; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 10, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69E TEC (TFEU), relating to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 213, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69F TEC (TFEU), relating to police cooperation; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 137, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Chapter 5 and Articles 69F to 69H TEC (TFEU) relating to police cooperation; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 11, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69G TEC (TFEU), relating to Europol; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 216, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’, insert— ‘(i) Protocol on Transitional Provisions, Article 10, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, relating to Acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and (ii) ’. Amendment No. 26, page 1, line 13, after second ‘to,’ insert— ‘(i) the area of freedom, security and justice; and (ii) ’. New clause 4— Protection of existing police and criminal justice obligations — ‘(1) Before the expiry of the transitional provision included in Article 10 of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions, the United Kingdom shall notify the Council that it does not accept the powers of the European Union institutions described in Article 10(1) of that Protocol over acts adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. 29 Jan 2008 : Column 241 (2) In this section, ““the Council”” means that European Union institution founded on Article 16 of the Treaty on European Union.’. New clause 7— Disapplication of the legislative procedure in relation to justice and home affairs — ‘Notwithstanding any provision of the European Communities Act 1972, nothing in Articles 68 to 89 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shall be binding in any legal proceedings in the United Kingdom and shall not form part of the law applicable in any part of the United Kingdom.’