§ Mr. Martenasked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the position of citizens of the United Kingdom who are now subject to Community legislation where such legislation has not been available to them between 1st and 25th January 1973.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThe operation of Community enactments in this country is a matter for the courts to decide and I cannot express a view on a hypothetical basis. If a provision of a Community instrument were to come in issue before a court and at the relevant time there had been available no English text, I have no doubt that that fact would be an important consideration for the court in determining whether the parties had incurred any rights or obligations under it.