Considerations on COM(2017)218 - Council decision for authorisation of the Commission to open negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal from the EU

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dossier COM(2017)218 - Council decision for authorisation of the Commission to open negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom setting ...
document COM(2017)218 EN
date May  3, 2017
 
(1) On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified to the European Council of its intention to withdraw from the European Union.

(2) On 29 April 2017, the European Council adopted guidelines that define the framework for negotiations under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and set out the overall principles that the Union will pursue throughout the negotiation.

(3) In the light of the guidelines of the European Council, the Union should negotiate and conclude an agreement with the United Kingdom setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union ('Withdrawal Agreement').

(4) The Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of entry into force of the Withdrawal Agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, unanimously decides to extend this period.

(5) The negotiations should thus be opened immediately with a view to concluding a withdrawal agreement.

(6) On 5 April 2017, the European Parliament adopted a resolution setting out its position on the withdrawal negotiations.

(7) The Commission should be authorised to open the negotiations for a Withdrawal Agreement and should be nominated as the Union negotiator.

(8) In accordance with Article 106(a) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union applies to the European Atomic Energy Community.