§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Stafford (Mr. Cash) of 2 July,Official Report, column 696, if he will make a statement on the principal duties of citizens which flow from the direct effect of EC law.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesMostly EC laws concern Governments, public bodies and companies. However, some do affect individuals directly, especially if they are traders, eg the Directive on Toy Safety. Another example, binding on all, is the duty to inform the authorities of the transfer of a firearm under the Weapons Directive. Nowhere is there any duty of the kind normally regarded as deriving from national citizenship, eg military service.