7.The Accession Treaty sets out the transitional provisions in relation to the free movement of workers that will apply to Croatian nationals. These provisions are as follows:
8.Section 4 of the Act provides a power to make regulations implementing these transitional arrangements concerning the free movement of Croatian workers. Regulations made under section 4 of the Act would, in effect, constitute the “national measures” anticipated in the Accession Treaty.
9.Section 5 requires the first set of Regulations made under section 4 to follow the affirmative parliamentary procedure. Any further Regulations will be subject to either the negative or affirmative procedure.
Background The Accession Treaty Freedom of movement for workers