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Legal Terms - European Community (EC)
A political and economic alliance of European nations that began as the European Economic Community (EEC). The Treaty of Rome, established in 1957, aimed to promote economic development within the Community through the creation of a Common Market and the alignment of member states' economic policies. The more specific objectives encompassed the abolition of internal customs duties and the implementation of a unified external customs tariff, the establishment of common agricultural and transport policies by member states, the facilitation of free movement of labor and capital among member states, and the prohibition of all practices that distort competition within the Community (refer to Article 101).
Two of its institutions, the *European Parliament and the *European Court of Justice, were jointly utilized by the *European Coal and Steel Community (established in 1951) and the *European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom; established in 1957); the distinct executive and legislative bodies of these three European Communities were consolidated in 1967 (refer to European Commission; Council of the European Union). The Single European Act 1986, implemented in the UK by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986, includes provisions aimed at achieving "concrete progress" towards European unity, such as measures to create a Single Market facilitating the free movement of goods, services, capital, and individuals within the Community; the Single Market commenced on 1 January 1993. In February 1992, the member states ratified the Treaty on European Union (refer to the Maastricht Treaty). This revised the foundational treaties of the Communities by instituting a European Union (EU) grounded in the three Communities; rebranded the EEC as the European Community; and introduced new policy domains to foster enhanced economic, political, and monetary integration among member states. The Treaty became effective on 1 November 1993 and was modified by the Amsterdam Treaty.
The European Community was ultimately disbanded as a separate entity from the European Union with the passage of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. The amendments to UK legislation required due to accession to the EEC were enacted by the European Communities Act 1972. This Act was repealed on 31 January 2020 as part of the Brexit process by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, however its effects were preserved for a specified implementation period under the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. Be aware that not all EU legislation that has influenced the UK was enacted via the European Communities Act. The European Arrest Warrant would remain unaffected by the repeal of the 1972 Act, as it is implemented through a separate statute, the Extradition Act 2003. The pertinent section of the 2003 Act was modified by the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
A political and economic alliance of European nations that began as the European Economic Community (EEC). The Treaty of Rome, established in 1957, aimed to promote economic development within the Community through the creation of a Common Market and the alignment of member states' economic policies. The more specific objectives encompassed the abolition of internal customs duties and the implementation of a unified external customs tariff, the establishment of common agricultural and transport policies by member states, the facilitation of free movement of labor and capital among member states, and the prohibition of all practices that distort competition within the Community (refer to Article 101).
Two of its institutions, the *European Parliament and the *European Court of Justice, were jointly utilized by the *European Coal and Steel Community (established in 1951) and the *European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom; established in 1957); the distinct executive and legislative bodies of these three European Communities were consolidated in 1967 (refer to European Commission; Council of the European Union). The Single European Act 1986, implemented in the UK by the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1986, includes provisions aimed at achieving "concrete progress" towards European unity, such as measures to create a Single Market facilitating the free movement of goods, services, capital, and individuals within the Community; the Single Market commenced on 1 January 1993. In February 1992, the member states ratified the Treaty on European Union (refer to the Maastricht Treaty). This revised the foundational treaties of the Communities by instituting a European Union (EU) grounded in the three Communities; rebranded the EEC as the European Community; and introduced new policy domains to foster enhanced economic, political, and monetary integration among member states. The Treaty became effective on 1 November 1993 and was modified by the Amsterdam Treaty.
The European Community was ultimately disbanded as a separate entity from the European Union with the passage of the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. The amendments to UK legislation required due to accession to the EEC were enacted by the European Communities Act 1972. This Act was repealed on 31 January 2020 as part of the Brexit process by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, however its effects were preserved for a specified implementation period under the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. Be aware that not all EU legislation that has influenced the UK was enacted via the European Communities Act. The European Arrest Warrant would remain unaffected by the repeal of the 1972 Act, as it is implemented through a separate statute, the Extradition Act 2003. The pertinent section of the 2003 Act was modified by the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
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