First Enlargement Treaty

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The First Enlargement Treaty was the 1972 agreement by which the United Kingdom (along with Denmark and Ireland) joined the European Communities, marking the first expansion of what would become the European Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf accession treaty
treaty
alsoKnownAs 1972 Treaty of Accession
appliesTo European Communities legal order
cameIntoForce 1973-01-01
countryInvolved Ireland
linked to: Republic of Ireland

Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark

Kingdom of Norway
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
effectOnMembership increased number of European Communities member states from six to nine
followedBy Southern Enlargement accession treaties
language Danish
Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
legalStatus international treaty
locationSigned Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
note Norway did not become a member because the treaty was rejected in a Norwegian referendum
officialName Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland, the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the European Communities
organizationInvolved European Atomic Energy Community
European Coal and Steel Community
European Communities
European Economic Community
partOf enlargement of the European Union
history of European integration
precededBy Founding Treaties of the European Communities
linked to: EU Treaties
ratifiedBy Danish Parliament
linked to: Folketing

Oireachtas of Ireland
linked to: Oireachtas

United Kingdom Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
region Europe
relatedTo European Union enlargement policy
resultedIn accession of Denmark to the European Communities
accession of Ireland to the European Communities
accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities
expansion of the European Economic Community from six to nine member states
first enlargement of the European Communities
shortName 1972 Accession Treaty
First Enlargement Treaty
signed 1972
signedBy representatives of Denmark
representatives of Ireland
representatives of Norway
representatives of the United Kingdom
representatives of the six original member states of the European Communities
subjectMatter accession conditions for new member states
adaptation of the Treaties establishing the European Communities
institutional adjustments of the European Communities

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