§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs for the purposes of article 3b of the Maastricht treaty, which areas of responsibility fall within the exclusive competence of the European Community.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesI refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Newham, South (Mr. Spearing) on 23 October, at column409.
The European Community has exclusive competence where that is conferred upon it by treaty provision or measures taken under the treaty. It is not possible to draw up an exhaustive theoretical list. Current examples include the common agricultural policy, the common commercial policy and the external tariff.