As with any other treaty, the WHO FCTC confers legal obligations on its Parties - that is, on the countries (and the European Union) that have formally acceded to it.

如同其它任何条约一样，《世界卫生组织烟草控制框架公约》规定了其缔约方，也即正式加入该公约的各国(以及欧洲联盟)的法律义务。

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Yet Ireland's vote on October 2nd in favour of the Lisbon treaty marks a milestone for the European Union.

尽管如此，爱尔兰10月2日公投通过里斯本条约仍是欧盟建设的里程碑。

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At the European Union summit on June 18th and 19th the other EU countries gave him enough guarantees over how the treaty will affect Ireland.

在6月18日和19日举行的欧盟峰会上，众欧盟国家纷纷向他做出充分保证——条约会对爱尔兰起作用的。

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Although permitted under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), no state has ever left the Union.

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One complication is that Ireland's voters will also be voting on whether to approve the European Union's Amsterdam Treaty on the same day and there are some fears that the two issues may get confused.

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