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 Treaty of Accession 1985
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 Countries involved in the treaty, with newly joining countries in yellow and existing EU countries in blue. | |
| Signed | 12 June 1985 |
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| Effective | 1 January 1986 |
| Condition | Ratification by Spain and Portugal and all 10 Member States of the European Communities |
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| Ratifiers | 12 / 12 |
| Depositary | Government of the Italian Republic |
| Languages | All 8 officialLanguages of the European Communities,Spanish andPortuguese |
TheTreaty of Accession 1985 was the agreement between the member states of theEuropean Communities,Spain andPortugal, concerning these countries' accession into the EC. It entered into force on 1 January 1986. The Treaty arranged accession of Spain and Portugal to the EC and amended earliertreaties of the European Communities. As such it is an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union.[1]
The full official name of the treaty is:
Treaty between theKingdom of Belgium, theKingdom of Denmark, theFederal Republic of Germany, theHellenic Republic, theFrench Republic,Ireland, theItalian Republic, theGrand Duchy of Luxembourg, theKingdom of the Netherlands, theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Member States of the European Communities) and theKingdom of Spain, thePortuguese Republic,concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community.
