Legal provisions of COM(2017)218 - Council decision for authorisation of the Commission to open negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal from the EU

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dossier COM(2017)218 - Council decision for authorisation of the Commission to open negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom setting ...
document COM(2017)218 EN
date May  3, 2017

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Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union, for an agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal from the European Union and from the European Atomic Energy Community, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union, and is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.

Article 2

The negotiations shall be conducted in the light of the guidelines adopted by the European Council and in line with the negotiating directives set out in the Annex.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.