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16 June 2016 / Cathrine Grubb
Issue: 7703 / Categories: Opinion , Brexit , EU
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​Brexit: implications for Wales

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Brexit will require bargains to be reached not only between the UK & EU, but Westminster & Cardiff, as Cathrine Grubb explains

A decision by the UK to withdraw from the EU, would trigger the provisions of Art 50 of the Treaty of the European Union. This provides for a transitional period for the UK to negotiate and conclude an agreement for its withdrawal in accordance with Art 218(3) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. As a matter of EU law, the provisions of the EU treaties and associate EU legislation will continue to apply until the withdrawal agreement enters into force or, in any event, two years after the UK has notified the EU Council of its intention to withdraw. The European Council and UK can extend the period that EU law has force in the UK if they unanimously agree to do so.

EU treaties and associate legislation are given force in domestic law by the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA 1972). As a matter of UK law, EU law will

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