Treaty of Accession 1972
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The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement which provided for the accession of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the European Communities. Norway did not ratify the treaty after it was rejected in a referendum held in September 1972. The treaty was ratified by Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom who became EC member states on 1 January 1973 when the treaty entered into force. The treaty remains an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Treaty of Accession 1972
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Signed | 22 January 1972 |
Location | Brussels, Belgium |
Effective | 1 January 1973 |
Condition | Ratification by Denmark, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom and all 6 Member States of the European Communities |
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Ratifiers | 9 / 10
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Depositary | Government of the Italian Republic |
Languages | All 4 official Languages of the European Communities, Danish, English, Irish and Norwegian |
On the 31 January 2020 the United Kingdom left the European Union after 47 years of membership after a referendum was held in 2016 which saw 51.9% of voters wish to leave the bloc, and is now no longer legally bound by the treaty.