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EC (12) Enlargement

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Agreement name:	EC (12) Enlargement
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Customs Union
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	GATT Art. XXIV
Date of signature:	12-Jun-1985	Date of notification:	11-Dec-1985
Date of entry into force:	01-Jan-1986	End of implementation period:	1996
Remarks:	Official Journal of the European Union: L 302 of 15-Nov-1985. Accession of Portugal and Spain. The United Kingdom was a Member State of the European Union until 31 January 2020. The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed a Withdrawal Agreement pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, which provides for a time-limited transition period during which European Union law, with limited exceptions as provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement will apply to and in the United Kingdom. Further details are available in the communication from the United Kingdom (WT/GC/206) dated 1 February 2020 and the note verbal from the European Union (WT/LET/1462) dated 27 January 2020 notifying WTO members that the United Kingdom is treated as a member State of the European Union for the purposes of relevant international agreements for the duration of the transition period.
Accession	Yes
Current signatories:	Belgium; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain
Original signatories:	Belgium; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; United Kingdom
RTA Composition:	Plurilateral
Region:	Europe
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	No

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Official Web Address

European Commission

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E

Consideration status:	Report adopted

Related documents

Document series:

Document type	Symbol	Language
Notification	L/5936	E
Report	BISD 35S/293 (L/6405)	E

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