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  Treaty of Lisbon - Fisheries policy
  
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  The Treaty of Lisbon asserts that the European Union shall have "exclusive competence" in the areas of:[1]
  
  * customs union;
  * the establishing of the competition rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market;
  * monetary policy for the Member States whose currency is the euro;
  * the conservation of marine biological resources under the common fisheries policy;
  * common commercial policy.
  
  This claim will become part of UK law by virtue of the passage of the European Union Amendment Bill[2] which will include it it into the list of treaties included in the European Communities Act 1972.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against a proposal that would have stated that claim of exclusive competence in the area of marine biological resources would not apply.[3]
  
  *[1] [http://www.fco.gov.uk/resources/en/pdf/pdf20/fco_ref_cm7294_eureformtreaty" Lisbon Treaty], Page 53, new Article 2B
  *[2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmbills/048/08048.1-4.html European Union Amendment Bill], Clause 2
  *[3] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2008-02-26a.986.6#g1032.3 Amendment No. 222], House of Commons, 26 February 2008
  
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