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2013/14 HE Student Finance
Assessing Eligibility Guidance
Annex 2
MEMBER STATES OF THE EC AND THEIR DATES OF ACCESSION
The member states of the EC and their dates of accession are:
Belgium 1.1.58
France 1.1.58
Italy 1.1.58
Luxembourg 1.1.58
Netherlands 1.1.58
West Germany 1.1.58
Denmark 1.1.73
Ireland 1.1.73
United Kingdom 1.1.73
Greece 1.1.81
Portugal 1.1.86
Spain 1.1.86
Austria 1.1.95
Finland 1.1.95
Sweden 1.1.95
With effect from 1 May 2004 the following countries joined the EC:
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
With effect from 1 January 2007 the following countries joined the EC:
Bulgaria
Romania
Cyprus – The Sovereign bases on Cyprus are not part of the EC.
Denmark: On 1 February 1985, Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark,
ceased to be part of the EC. The Faroe Islands are not part of the EC.
Germany: From 3 October 1990, the former German Democratic Republic
became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The enlarged Germany remains
a member state and all nationals have full EC rights. Heligoland, although a taxfree
port, is part of the EC.
Finland: The Åland Islands are part of the EC.
France: The French Overseas Departments (DOMs) (Guadeloupe, Martinique,
French Guyana, Réunion) are part of Metropolitan France and the Treaties apply.
But French Overseas Territories (French Polynesia, etc.) (TOMs) are not part of
the EC.
Netherlands: The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not part of the EU.
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