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<p>The Protocols and Annexes to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty
on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (as amended) “form an integral part
thereof” as set out in Article 51 of the TEU i.e. they have the same legal status
as the Treaties.</p><p>Joint or unilateral interpretative statements annexed to treaties
are relevant to the interpretation of those treaties in accordance with article 31
of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and have binding legal force where
they are accepted by the parties.</p><p>When Parliament approved the UK’s accession
to the EU it approved accession to all existing EU Treaties as described in part 1
of Schedule 1 to the European Communities Act 1972. Thereafter, Parliament also approved
all subsequent Treaties (including protocols or annexes thereto) amending the TEU
or the TFEU as described in the definition of “the Treaties” or “the EU Treaties”
set out in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.</p><p> </p>
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