An overview of how business interruption insurance policies have been interpreted in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Documents to download
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European Union (Approvals) Bill 2017-19 (325 KB, PDF)
The Bill
The European Union (Approvals) Bill (HC Bill 2) has two clauses. The first is on the approval of draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and the second sets out the extent, commencement and short title of the Bill.
What does the Bill do?
The Bill deals with the parliamentary approval of:
- Draft decisions on the participation of the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Serbia as observers in the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
- Draft decisions on the signing and conclusion of an agreement between the European Union and the Government of Canada regarding the application of their competition laws
Why is the Bill needed?
The purpose of the Bill is to fulfil a requirement in section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 which requires that EU legislative proposals made on the basis of the catch-all Article 352 TFEU are approved by an Act of Parliament before the UK Government can support them in the Council of the European Union (composed of government ministers from the EU Member States).
The Bill, if passed, will be the European Union (Approvals) Act 2017, and it will authorise the Government to agree to the adoption of the proposals in the Council.
Documents to download
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European Union (Approvals) Bill 2017-19 (325 KB, PDF)
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