HL Deb 22 October 1981 vol 424 c892WA
Lord O'Hagan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list all the institutions which they recognise as "Community institutions".

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Lord Carrington)

The term "Community institution" is defined in the European Communities Act 1972 and the Interpretation Act 1978.

For the purposes of the British Nationality Bill, Her Majesty's Government will consider service under a Community institution to include:

  1. (a) Members of the Assembly; Members of the Commission; Judges, Advocates General, the Registrar and Assistant Rapporteurs of the Court of Justice; Members of the organs and staff of the European Investment Bank; Members of the Court of Auditors.
  2. (b) Officials and other servants of the Communities, including those working for Community bodies such as the Commission, the Council, the Assembly, the Court of Justice, the ECSC Consultative Committee, the Economic and Social Committee, the Court of Auditors, the European Monetary Co-operation Fund, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, the Joint Research Centre, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the Scientific and Technical Committee, the Monetary Committee, the Euratom Supply Agency, the Joint European Torus.

This list may need to be modified from time to time in order to ensure that it covers all those in service under a Community institution.