§ Mr. SpearingTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to act on the requirement of article K3(2) of the treaty on European Union in respect of designating the convention on a European police office (Europol) CM3050, as a Community treaty by statutory instrument in accordance with section (3) of the European Communities Act 1972. [8304]
§ Mr. Howard[holding answer 9 January 1996]: There is nothing in article K3(2) of the treaty on European Union which requires the designation of the Europol convention as a Community treaty.
Title VI of the treaty of European Union, pursuant to which the Europol convention was concluded, is not one of the Community treaties for the purposes of the 1972 Act. Accordingly, there is no proposal to make an Order in Council under section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972 declaring that the Europol convention is to be so regarded.