Withdrawal extended to 31/10/2019
EUCO XT 20015/19 EN European Council Brussels, 10 April 2019 From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Delegations Subject: Special meeting of the European Council (Art. 50) (10 April 2019) Conclusions ...
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Food
Brussels, 20 March 2019 REV2 – Replaces the notice REV1 published on 1 February 2018 NOTICE TO STAKEHOLDERS BREXIT AND EU FOOD LAW AND EU RULES ON QUALITY SCHEMES The United Kingdom submitted on 29 March 2017 the ...
Industrial Products Q&A
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH REGARD TO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS On 22 January 2018, the European Commission services published a “Notice to stakeholders – withdrawal of the United Kingdom and EU rules in the field of ...
Note on Common Travel Area
Information Note from Ireland to the Article 50 Working Group Introduction 1.1 The Common Travel Area (CTA) is a long-standing arrangement between Ireland and the United Kingdom which enables Irish and UK citizens to ...
Construction Products Regulation
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Extending Article 50 [March 2019]
PARAMETERS OF EXTENDING ARTICLE 50 1. Given that the House of Commons has rejected leaving the European Union (EU) without a Withdrawal Agreement and framework for the future relationship, the Government motion ...
UK AG Opinion re Mar 2019 Documents
Rt Hon Geoffrey Cox QC MP Attorney General Attorney General’s Office 5-8 The Sanctuary London SW1P 3JS Rt Hon Theresa May MP Prime Minister 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA Tel: 0207 271 2492 www.gov.uk/ago 12 March ...
Joint Statement Re Future Relationship [Mar 2019]
JOINT STATEMENT SUPPLEMENTING THE POLITICAL DECLARATION SETTING OUT THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ...
UK Declaration on Withdrawal Agreement [Mar 2019]
Unilateral Declaration bu the UK Declaration by Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland Protocol The United Kingdom reiterates its ...
Instrument on Withdrawal Agreement [Mar 2019]
INSTRUMENT RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL The Union and the United Kingdom: Reiterate the parties’ wish to establish a future partnership that is as close and strong as ...
Various Services
Tourism, education and health-related travel services UK trade in tourism, education and health-related travel services 241.Of the sectors covered by this inquiry, only trade in travel services falls under WTO (GATS) ...
Professional Business Services
Professional business services Business services are the UK’s largest services export, accounting for 44% of all the UK’s trade in non-financial services. After financial services, they also provide the UK with its ...
Non-Financial Services II
Frameworks for trading non-financial services 38.Unlike trade in goods, trade in services is rarely directly affected by tariffs (the duties imposed on goods entering a country), but can be significantly affected by ...
Non-Financial Services
UK trade in non-financial services 15.The UK is a leading exporter of services globally, second only to the US.11 Services account for 44% of the UK’s total global exports, and the majority of services exports are in ...
Air Services
Air services Air services in the UK 202.Air services are a key part of what the ONS defines as ‘transportation services’, namely services associated with the international movement of goods (forexample, freight ...
Digital Services
Digital services Digital services in the UK 126.The ONS measures trade in telecommunication, computer and information services, which includes trade in “computer, news agency and other information provision related ...
Creative
Creative services in the UK 164.The ONS collects data on two categories of creative services trade. The first is ‘intellectual property’—payments received for the use of trademarks, design rights, and copyrighted ...
Broadcasting
Description of sector The broadcasting sector covers the production of audiovisual or audio (radio) content and its distribution, which is subject to the framework of regulation overseen by Ofcom (or, for TV stations ...
Automotive
Description of Sector All major global vehicle manufacturers with plants in the UK are foreign owned. In general, the business model for volume vehicle producers is to use UK sites to supply the European market (with ...
Agriculture and Food
Manufacturing (including Catering, Retail and Wholesale) Sector Coverage 4. This paper covers market access and trade issues around forestry, retail, agricultural, animal and plant health, food and drink ...
Environmental Services
Description of sector The water and waste sectors provide essential infrastructure and services to homes and businesses in the UK. The Current EU Regulatory Regime Summary European legislation plays a greater role in ...
Aviation
The current EU regulatory regime The EU aviation acquis establishes the rules which the UK has signed up to as a member of the EU internal aviation market. EU aviation rules govern three key areasand detail on these ...
Electricity and Renewables
The current EU regulatory regime Main Sector-Specific Rules Governing the Provision of this Activity in the EU The IEM provides a technical framework for the transmission, distribution and efficient trading of ...
Fisheries
The Common Fisheries Policy UK fisheries are managed under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This provides for: – Shared access for EU vessels to all Member States’ waters, meaning other Member State ...
Gas
Description of sector This paper covers the wholesale gas market, the gas transmission and distribution networks and the retail market. The current EU regulatory regime Main sector-specific rules governing the ...
Insurance and Pensions
Description of sector Insurance business operates by firms writing insurance policies for clients,intermediated by brokers (which may include retail brokers and wholesale brokers and London Market brokers). Insurance ...
Higher Education
The current EU regulatory regime The EU has very limited competence in the area of education policy; in particular, the provision and regulation of the HE sector (including access to student finance) is a matter for ...
Fintech
Description of the sector Financial Technology, or “FinTech” is not a sub-sector of financial services in the traditional sense of describing a particular activity or business model within the wider financial ...
Parts and Machinery
Electronics and Machinery Sector Report This report covers both the Parts and Machinery sector and the Electronics and Electrical Sector. As defined these sectors combined contribute c. £28bn to UK GVA Parts and ...
Gambling
Description of sector In the Gambling Act 2005, gambling is defined as betting, gaming or participating in a lottery. The commercial gambling sector includes betting, arcades, casinos and bingo both land-based and ...