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to leave the Brexit European Union (EU), but under certain conditions, said Monday the Court of Justice of the European Union on the eve of a crucial vote of the British Parliament on the agreement on Brexit.
"When a State A Member State informs the European Council of its intention to leave the EU, as the United Kingdom has done, it is free to unilaterally revoke such notification" said the ECJ, whose seat is in Luxembourg.
The High Court explains, however, that the possibility of stopping the process exists until the entry into force of the London-Brussels agreement, which will be put to the first vote Tuesday as part of its complex ratification process.
In the absence of agreement, the judges believe that the United Kingdom could revoke the closing procedure before the expiry of the two-year period, that is to say until the date of the Brexit of March 29th, or until a possible extension of time,
"The revocation must be decided at the end of a democratic process in accordance with the requirements national constitutional provisions and must be communicated in writing to the European Council ", explains the CJEU in a statement. withdrawal. Environment Minister Michael Gove told the BBC that the court's decision "does not change either the outcome of the referendum (of June 23, 2016) or the government's clear intention to leave. "
responded the magistrates of the CJEU. to a doubt expressed by a British court which must decide whether the United Kingdom can withdraw from the proceedings under Article 50, as well as defended the Scottish decision-makers at the origin of the trial.
The court decision was announced in a crucial context for the ratification of the UK-EU divorce agreement, which is to be the subject of a vote in the hostile British parliament some month earlier on the Brexit, scheduled for March 29th.
The Luxembourg court has decided to give priority so that the deputies, the British Parliament and the Chamber of Deputies are aware of all the implications of a decision on the divorce agreement.
support for the UK's position in the European Union, especially when the possibility of organizing a second Brexit referendum in the UK has gained momentum in recent weeks
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