the EU can unilaterally refuse to accept notice of intention to withdraw at any time before the expiry of the notice period (or any possible extension). In the event of such refusal membership continues in the same terms as before.
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Yeah but we have to do our best lemming impression despite that because: democracy.
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Errrm which bit is that again?
Incidentally was this thing negotiated in English or are we looking at a translation? The drafting is pants.
1. Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
2. A Member State which decides to withdraw shall notify the European Council of its intention. In the light of the guidelines provided by the European Council, the Union shall negotiate and conclude an agreement with that State, setting out the arrangements for its withdrawal, taking account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union. That agreement shall be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. It shall be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament.
3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.
4. For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, the member of the European Council or of the Council representing the withdrawing Member State shall not participate in the discussions of the European Council or Council or in decisions concerning it.
A qualified majority shall be defined in accordance with Article 238(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
5. If a State which has withdrawn from the Union asks to rejoin, its request shall be subject to the procedure referred to in Article 49.
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Jolyon Maugham is quite annoying
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Ironically, it's bike man I don't understand. Can someone translate the OP into English?
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I don't get it either, Anna. And I do this stuff for a living.
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You can do anything you want - the Law is just words on paper
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The proposition in the OP is unsupportable given the basis of the CJEU's decision that a Member State cannot be forced to leave.Refusal to accept a revocation whilst membership continues would amount to forcing the state to leave.
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If international laws determined what happened in these situations then we would never have any wars.
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