Article 50 TEU

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Article 50 TEU is the provision of European Union primary law that sets out the legal process by which a member state may withdraw from the EU.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of European Union law
treaty article
allows revocation of withdrawal notification before withdrawal takes effect
appliesTo any EU Member State
appliesWhen Member State notifies intention to withdraw to the European Council
basisInLawFor Brexit withdrawal process
category European Union primary law
ceasesToApplyToState on date of entry into force of withdrawal agreement or expiry of two-year period
citedAs Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union
codifies unilateral right of withdrawal from the EU
consequenceOfExpiry EU Treaties cease to apply to the withdrawing State
decisionToWithdraw must be taken in accordance with the Member State’s own constitutional requirements
definesProcedureFor Member State withdrawal from the European Union
doesNotRegulate internal constitutional process leading to decision to withdraw
effectiveFrom 1 December 2009
firstInvocationDate 29 March 2017
firstInvokedBy United Kingdom
governs formal exit process from the European Union
influencedDebateOn Brexit legal process
interpretedInCase C-621/18 Wightman and Others v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
introducedBy Treaty of Lisbon
language all official languages of the European Union
legalArea European Union law
legalNature treaty-based procedural provision
locatedInDocument Treaty on European Union
negotiationMandateGivenTo European Commission
partOf Treaty on European Union
providesFor framework for future relationship with the Union
negotiation of a withdrawal agreement
setting out arrangements for withdrawal
regulates withdrawal of a Member State from the European Union
relatedConcept European Union membership
European integration
sovereignty of Member States
relatedTo Treaty of Lisbon
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
requires notification of the European Council by the withdrawing Member State
revocationConditions must be unequivocal and unconditional
must follow Member State’s constitutional requirements
revocationEffect Member State remains in the EU under unchanged terms
setsOut right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union
setsTimeLimit two-year period after notification
subjectToInterpretationBy Court of Justice of the European Union
timeLimitExtension possible extension by unanimous decision of the European Council
typeOfRight unilateral right of withdrawal
votingRuleForAgreement qualified majority in the Council
withdrawalAgreementConcludedBy Council of the European Union
withdrawalAgreementRequires consent of the European Parliament

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Treaty on European Union hasArticle Article 50 TEU
Treaty of Lisbon createdArticle Article 50 TEU