Written statement on the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement

Thursday, 20 July 2017 12:53

Sir Alan Duncan (Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ): The Government wishes to inform the House of its decision to opt in to the Council Decision on Conclusion of the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), in respect of Article 18(2) of the Agreement, which relates to judicial cooperation in the field of civil and commercial matters. This article falls within Title V of Part III of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union. The...Request free trial