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Following the passing by Parliament of the European Communities Act in October 1972, Britain became a member of the European Economic Community on 1 January 1973, having signed the Treaty of Accession in January 1972. Together with Denmark and the Republic of Ireland she joined the original six countries — France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg — to form part of the Community of 250,000,000 people.
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M. Hodges (ed.), European Integration: Selected Readings ( Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1972 ).
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Richards, S.G. (1978). Britain and the European Economic Community. In: Introduction to British Government. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15877-5_16
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