HC Deb 05 December 1977 vol 940 c551W
Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the changes which will happen on 1st January as the result of the ending of the United Kingdom's transitional period in the Common Market.

Mr. Judd

The principal changes which take effect under the Treaty of Accession on 1st January 1978 are those referred to in Articles 52(4), 59, 66, 86, 87, 104, 105 and 131 of the Act of Accession (Cmnd. 5179). Discussions are in progress about the application of paragraph 1(c) of Article 124. Articles 135 and 136(1) cease to apply from 31st December 1977.