ABSTRACT
The acceptance of the Treaty of Rome by a new member country implies that the entrant, such as Britain, would have to bring its laws into line with the other member nations. Harmonisation of laws has gone on to some extent between western nations; some co-operate on bringing criminals to justice; in stopping drug smuggling; on patents and trade marks. While the Treaty of Rome provides for the harmonisation of law between member countries, the first and most difficult task before the harmonisers appears to be to discover: what the law is, how it is applied, if at all. This is particularly so in the case of labour law, where the breach may be committed by a large group, not by an individual, and the authorities are reluctant to imprison large numbers in an industrial dispute. Disputes about the interpretations of the agreements are usually referred to the labour courts of the Common Market countries.
