Page:European Council conclusions, 18-19th February 2016.pdf/3

Conclusions – 18 and 19 February 2016   1. a Declaration of the European Council on competitiveness (Annex 3);

2. a Declaration of the Commission on a subsidiarity implementation mechanism and a burden reduction implementation mechanism (Annex 4);

3. a Declaration of the European Commission on the indexation of child benefits exported to a Member State other than that where the worker resides (Annex 5);

4. a Declaration of the Commission on the safeguard mechanism referred to in paragraph 2(b) of Section D of the Decision of the Heads of State or Government (Annex 6);

5. a Declaration of the Commission on issues related to the abuse of the right of free movement of persons (Annex 7). 

1. Regarding the Decision in Annex 1, the Heads of State or Government have declared that: 1. this Decision gives legal guarantee that the matters of concern to the United Kingdom as expressed in the letter of 10 November 2015 have been addressed;

2. the content of the Decision is fully compatible with the Treaties;

3. this Decision is legally binding, and may be amended or repealed only by common accord of the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the European Union;

4. this Decision will take effect on the date the Government of the United Kingdom informs the Secretary-General of the Council that the United Kingdom has decided to remain a member of the European Union.

2. It is understood that, should the result of the referendum in the United Kingdom be for it to leave the European Union, the set of arrangements referred to in paragraph 2 above will cease to exist. 2