HC Deb 01 November 1999 vol 337 cc30-1W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those occasions when the Treaty of Rome has been(a) renegotiated and (b) amended. [95500]

Mr. Vaz

Renegotiation is necessary before any treaty amendment can be made. The Treaty of Rome has been amended on the following occasions:

  • Merger Treaty 1967
  • Treaty amending Certain Budgetary Provisions 1971
  • Treaty amending Certain Financial Provisions 1977
  • Greenland Treaty 1985
  • Single European Act 1986
  • Treaty on European Union 1992
  • Treaty of Amsterdam 1997

The Treaty has also been amended as a result of the accession of new member states. This happened in 1973, 1981, 1986 and 1995.