Brexit Information

TITLE II: EXCHANGES OF DNA, FINGERPRINTS AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION DATA Article LAW.PRUM.5: Objective The objective of this Title is to establish reciprocal cooperation between the competent law enforcement ...

Europol & Eurojust EU UK Agreement

TITLE V: COOPERATION WITH EUROPOL Article LAW.EUROPOL.46: Objective The objective of this Title is to establish cooperative relations between Europol and the competent authorities of the United Kingdom in order to ...

Arrest Warrant EU UK Agreement

TITLE VII: SURRENDER Article LAW.SURR.76: Objective The objective of this Title is to ensure that the extradition system between the Member States, on the one side, and the United Kingdom, on the other side, is based ...

Police Cooperation EU UK Agreement

TITLE IV: COOPERATION ON OPERATIONAL INFORMATION Article LAW.OPCO.1: Cooperation on Operational Information 1. The objective of this Title is for the Parties to ensure that the competent authorities of the United ...

Anti-Money Laundering EU UK Agreement

TITLE X: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER TERRORIST FINANCING Article LAW.AML.127: Objective The objective of this Title is to support and strengthen action by the Union and the United Kingdom to prevent and combat ...

Freeze & Confiscation EU UK Agreement

TITLE XI: FREEZING AND CONFISCATION Article LAW.CONFISC.1: Objective and principles of cooperation 1. The objective of this Title is to provide for cooperation between the United Kingdom, on the one side, and the ...

Criminal Misc Issues EU UK Agreement

TITLE XII: OTHER PROVISIONS Article LAW.OTHER.134: Notifications 1. By the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the Union and the United Kingdom shall make any of the notifications provided for in Article ...

Dispute Settlement EU UK Agreement

TITLE XIII: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT Article LAW.DS.1: Objective The objective of this Title is to establish a swift, effective and efficient mechanism for avoiding and settling disputes between the Parties concerning this ...

Institutions & General

PART ONE: COMMON AND INSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Article COMPROV.1: Purpose This Agreement establishes the basis for a broad relationship between the Parties, within an area of prosperity and ...

Scope & Application

PART SEVEN: FINAL PROVISIONS Article FINPROV.1: Territorial scope 1. This Agreement applies to: (a) the territories to which the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and ...

Dispute Resolution General

PART SIX: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND HORIZONTAL PROVISIONS TITLE I: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT Chapter 1: General provisions Article INST.9: Objective The objective of this Title is to establish an effective and efficient ...

Basis for Cooperation

TITLE II: BASIS FOR COOPERATION Article COMPROV.4: Democracy, rule of law and human rights 1. The Parties shall continue to uphold the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human ...

Cooperation & Safeguards

TITLE III: FULFILLMENT OF OBLIGATIONS AND SAFEGUARD MEASURES Article INST.35: Fulfilment of obligations described as essential elements 1. If either Party considers that there has been a serious and substantial ...

EU Q&A Introduction

Questions & Answers: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement Introduction The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement covers the following areas: trade in goods and in services, digital trade, intellectual property, ...

EU Q&A Trade in Goods

TRADE IN GOODS The European Union and the United Kingdom are major trading partners. In 2019, some 13% of the EU’s total trade with third countries in goods was with the UK, whereas the UK relied on the EU for ...

EU Q&A Services & Investment

SERVICES & INVESTMENT The EU and the UK are major partners when it comes to trade in services and investment. While the UK was an EU Member State, participating in the EU Single Market and benefitting from the ...

EU Q&A Digital Procurement IP & SMEs

DIGITAL TRADE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMES) Does the Agreement cover digital trade? The Agreement contains provisions aimed at facilitating digital trade, ...

EU Q&A Energy

ENERGY The EU’s internal energy market ensures the security of supply of electricity, gas and oil. It also enables the free flow of energy throughout the EU based on adequate infrastructure and without ...

EU Q&A Level Playing Field

LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR OPEN AND FREE COMPETITION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT What is a level playing field and why is it so important? Given their geographic proximity and economic interdependence, the EU and the ...

EU Q&A Transport

TRANSPORT Transport is an essential driver of economic benefits in EU-UK relations. Each year, some 210 million passengers and 230 million tonnes of cargo are transported between the EU and the UK, by air, sea, road ...

EU Q&A Social Security and Visas

SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION AND VISAS FOR SHORT-TERM VISITS What changes on 1 January 2021? By leaving the EU, the UK has chosen to put an end to the free movement of persons between the EU and the UK as of 1 ...

EU UK Q&A Fishing

FISHERIES The economic value of fisheries in UK waters for EU vessels represents 637m EUR[8]. This represents on average 12% of Member States’ overall total catches in value – although this varies ...

EU Q&A Law and Security

SECURITY, LAW ENFORCMENT AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN CRIMINAL MATTERS Ensuring the safety and security of both the EU’s and UK’s citizens against common and evolving threats such as cross-border ...

EU Q&A Cooperation and Participation

THEMATIC COOPERATION There are further topics on which the EU and the UK agreed that it was in their mutual interest to continue a close cooperation in the future, notably: health security, cybersecurity and ...

EU Q&A Governance