HL Deb 08 February 1974 vol 349 c934WA
LORD O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether Article 36 of the Treaty of Rome prevents the United Kingdom from ratifying the I.U.C.N. Convention on Endangered Species independently.

BARONESS TWEEDSMUIR of BELHELVIE

Article 36 could be invoked by Her Majesty's Government in order to ratify the Convention independently.