The Protocols and Annexes to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (as amended) \u201cform an integral part thereof\u201d as set out in Article 51 of the TEU i.e. they have the same legal status as the Treaties.<\/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>
When Parliament approved the UK\u2019s 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 \u201cthe Treaties\u201d or \u201cthe EU Treaties\u201d set out in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.<\/p>
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No contracts have been entered into with Emerdata Limited in the last year.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4134", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Spelthorne"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kwasi Kwarteng"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-08T10:57:12.133Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "203"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Exiting the European Union "} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Exiting the European Union "} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-01", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Exiting the European Union: Emerdata"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether (a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) his Department's associated public bodies have entered into contracts with Emerdata Limited in the last year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4417", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Deidre Brock"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Edinburgh North and Leith"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Deidre Brock"} ], "uin" : "250042"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124408", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Exiting the European Union "} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1124408/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
It is not the Department\u2019s role to assess the sources of funding for those who choose to hold demonstrations, whether or not that funding originates in the United Kingdom.<\/p>
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The role of COREPER is stipulated in the EU Treaties (Article 16(7) TEU and in Article 240(1) TFEU) and in the publicly available Rules of Procedure of the Council.<\/p>
In accordance with Article 19(1) of the Council Rules of Procedure, COREPER prepares the work of the Council, carries out the tasks assigned to it by the Council and ensures consistency of the EU\u2019s policies and actions.<\/p>
COREPER meetings are not held in public but agendas and records of its meetings are published on the Council website.<\/p>
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