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Rijkswet of 10 July 2008, approving the Treaty of Lisbon, adopted in Lisbon on 13 December 2007, amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, with Protocols and Attachments (Trb. 2008, 11)
We Beatrix, at the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc.
All of them, who will see or hear these, saluut! do know:
In this regard, we have taken into account that the Treaty of Lisbon, adopted on 13 December 2007, amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, with Protocols and Annexes, following: Article 91, first paragraph, of the Constitution the approval of the States-General may be required before the Kingdom can be bound by it;
It is true that we, the Council of State of the Kingdom, and with the common accord of the States-General, have taken into account the provisions of the Statute for the Kingdom, have been deemed to have been approved and understood to be the same as This:
The Treaty of Lisbon, adopted on 13 December 2007, amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, with Protocols and Annexes, the text of which is the Netherlands ' text, posted in Tractatenblad 2008, 11, is approved for the whole of the Kingdom.
1 Article 3 of the Law on State Law of 17 December 1992, approving the Treaty on European Union adopted in Maastricht on 7 February 1992 (Stb. 692), is hereby repealed.
2 The Articles 3 , 4 and -Act of 24 December 1998 approving the Amsterdam Treaty of 2 October 1997 amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Union and the Treaties establishing the European Union, Communities and certain related acts (Stb. 737), are hereby repealed.
3 The Articles 3 and -Act of 19 December 2001, approving the Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities, adopted in Nice on 26 February 2001. and some associated acts (Stb. 677), be repealed.
1 A draft decision to bind the Kingdom shall before any decision be taken by the Council in accordance with Articles 77, third paragraph, 87, third paragraph, and 89 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. as established at the time of Article 1 The Treaty of Lisbon shall be carried out immediately after the text of that draft has been submitted to the States-General.
2 Assent of the States-General shall be required before the representative of the Kingdom may cooperate in the establishment of a decision as referred to in paragraph 1.
3 Tacking consent has been granted if not within 15 days of the presentation of the draft decision to the States-General, by or on behalf of one of the Chambers, that the draft decision is given to the express consent of need.
4 The preceding paragraphs shall apply to a draft of a decision pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 81 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as established at the time of the entry into force of this Decision. Article 1 The Treaty of Lisbon, in so far as and for as long as the provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 of that Article do not apply.
1 Each of the two Chambers of the States-General may, within two months of the receipt of a proposal for a legislative act as referred to in Article 2 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, decide that it considers the proposal of such political importance that it wishes to be informed of its treatment in a particular way. The Chamber shall inform the Government thereof in writing.
2 The Government will, without delay after the communication referred to in the first paragraph, make a parliamentary reservation within the framework of the legislative procedure to be followed for the examination of the proposal.
3 Within four weeks of the communication referred to in paragraph 1, consultations shall be held with the Government on the particular political importance of the proposal, which shall also include arrangements for the provision of information by the Member States. government, on the conduct of the negotiations and of the legislative procedure and on possible follow-up consultations.
4 The preceding paragraphs shall not apply to proposals for which the assent procedure, referred to in Article 3 -That's true.
This Law of Law shall enter into force from the day following the date of issuance of the Official Gazette, in which it is placed.
Charges and orders that it will be placed in the Official Journal of the Netherlands Antilles and in the Gazette of Aruba, and that all ministries, authorities, colleges and officials, who so concern, to the accurate Carry out the hand.
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Tavarnelle, 10 July 2008
Beatrix
President of the EC, Ministerial of General Affairs,
J. P. Balkenende
The Minister for Foreign Affairs,
M. J. M. Verhagen
The State Secretary for European Affairs,
F. C. G. M. Timmermans
Published the 24th of July 2008The Minister of Justice,
E. M. H. Hirsch Ballin
