TY  - JOUR
AB  - In the period before Britain entered the European Community and again at the Labour Government's referendum, one factor which caused most concern in both those in favour and those against entry, was the possible loss of sovereignty by the Houses of Parliament to a supra‐national body. That there would be some loss was accepted but fears that it would be anything more than minimal were discounted, and not enough to affect the lives of ordinary people. Far‐reaching changes required by some of the EEC food directives and regulations, which even if held in abeyance for the usual transitional period will have to be implemented eventually, must be causing many to have second thoughts on this. If more were needed, the embarassing situation at the recent energy conference, at which Britain, as a major oil producer, demanded a separate seat, but had to submit to the overall authority of the Community, the other members of which, figuratively, do not produce a gallon of oil between them. A shift of power from Whitehall to Brussels may not be so evident at higher levels of government, however, as in secondary legislation; the language of the departments of government.
VL  - 78
IS  - 3
SN  - 0007-070X
DO  - 10.1108/eb011710
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb011710
PY  - 1976
Y1  - 1976/01/01
TI  - British Food Journal Volume 78 Issue 3 1976
T2  - British Food Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 65
EP  - 96
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -