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  Orders of the Day - Clause 3 - Changes of terminology
  
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  <p>The Aye-voters successfully carried the motion that <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=98">clause</a> 3 of the <a href="http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/europeanunionamendment.html">European Union (Amendment) Bill</a> stand as part of the <a href=" http://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=249">Bill</a>.</p>
  
  <p>This Clause was contentious as it was argued by the No-voters that it effectively confirmed the abolition of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Communities">European Community</a> and its replacement by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union">European Union</a>. The effect of this, it was argued, was to increase the powers of the European Union to include common foreign and security policy and parts of criminal justice and policing.</p>  
  
  <p>This was thus an important step along the road of ratifying the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_lisbon">Treaty of Lisbon</a> and promoting closer European integration.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.1550.6/2"><i> The Committee divided:</i> Ayes 326, Noes 148.</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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