| Author (Corporate) | Cardiff EDC (Compiler) |
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Summary: The right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union was introduced for the first time with the Lisbon Treaty, partly addressing a longstanding controversial issue within the European Union. Further information: Article 50 TEU does not set down any substantive conditions for a Member State to be able to exercise its right to withdraw, rather it includes only procedural requirements. It provides for the negotiation of a withdrawal agreement between the EU and the withdrawing state, defining in particular the latter's future relationship with the Union. If no agreement is concluded within two years, that state's membership ends automatically, unless the European Council and the Member State concerned decide jointly to extend this period. The legal consequence of a withdrawal from the EU is the end of the application of the EU Treaties (and the Protocols thereto) in the state concerned from that point on. EU law ceases to apply in the withdrawing state, although any national acts adopted in implementation or transposition of EU law would remain valid until the national authorities decide to amend or repeal them. A withdrawal agreement would need to address the phasing-out of EU financial programmes and other EU norms. |
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| Subject Categories | Law |
| Keywords | Article 50 TEU |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
