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  European Union (Amendment) Bill - Ratification by all states before coming into force - rejected
  
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  The majority of the Lords voted against inserting a new clause into the European Union (Amendment) Bill[1] which said:[2]
  
  : ''Consequences of non-ratification by other Member States''
  : For the avoidance of doubt, until the Treaty of Lisbon has been ratified by all Member States of the European Union, Her Majesty's Government shall continue to act in accordance with the provisions of the existing Treaties and within the institutional arrangements established by those Treaties.
  
  This amendment should have no effect, because this condition has already been stated elsewhere.[3]  However, it was probably submitted "for avoidance of doubt" to make it more difficult to fudge the issue in any way.
  
  This vote was the last that was cast on the Bill.  It finally passed the House of Lords at the end of this debate.
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/europeanunionamendment.html European Amendment Bill], House of Commons
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2008-06-18a.1030.6#g1073.0 Lord Campbell of Alloway], House of Lords, 18 June 2008
  * [3] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2008-06-18a.1030.6#g1079.4 Baroness Ashton of Upholland], House of Lords, 18 June 2008
  
  
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