Background The Accession Treaty Freedom of movement for workers
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.