BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS LAW
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1973
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1981
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Detailed explanation-1: -Parliament’s European Communities Act 1972 was enacted on 17 October, and the UK’s instrument of ratification was deposited the next day (18 October), letting the United Kingdom’s membership of the EC come into effect on 1 January 1973.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 1973 enlargement of the European Communities was the first enlargement of the European Communities (EC), now the European Union (EU). Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) acceded to the EC on 1 January 1973.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, noted the rapid economic advances made by France and Germany in comparison to Britain’s sluggish economic performance. This concern, coupled with the desire to uphold Britain’s status and prestige as a world power, explain Macmillan’s decision to apply to join the EEC.