Category Archives: Sectoral Issues

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Road Transport (Goods)

in Transport
Authorisation There are common rules for access to the market in the international carriage of goods by road within the EU. International carriage is undertaken subject to possession of a Community licence. A ...

Road Transport Issues

in Transport
Vehicles There is an EU directive on the dimensions and maximum weight authorised for national and international traffic. Member states may not authorise normal use on roads of goods that are outside the ...

July 2018 White Paper

in Communications
Digital Digital is a fast evolving, innovative, sector that is driving economic transformation across the world. Digital sectors contributed £116.5 billion to the UK economy in 2016, representing 6.7 percent of GVA. ...

Broadcasting & Digital

in Communications
Broadcasting The Audio-Visual Media Services Directive underpins the single market in broadcasting. It covers both traditional broadcast and on-demand services. It sets minimum regulatory standards that states and ...

Postal Services

in Communications
Liberalisation The European Union Directive on postal service liberalizes access to the postal market. The directive established a timeframe for progressive liberalization in two stages: On 1st January 2003 letters ...

Privacy & Communications

in Communications
Data Protection Law The EU has been central in promoting data protection laws.  The EU data protection directive applies to data processed by an automated means such as a computer or contained in or intended to be ...

Electronic Communications Services

in Communications
Independent Regulation and Competition The EU has sought to introduce competition into the provision of electronic communications. The liberalisation also extends to directories, telephone enquiries, frequencies, TV, ...

Food Safety Controls

in Agriculture & Food
Overview The importation of food products from outside the EU requires compliance with EU and UK hygiene safety, labelling and food composition regulations.  The hazard analysis and critical control point after the ...

Food Safety Pre-Consumer

in Agriculture & Food
EU Food Hygiene Law The purpose of food legislation is to prevent or eliminate risks arising either directly or via the environment for humans and animals and reduce risks to an acceptable level. to guarantee fair ...

Importation and Movement

in Agriculture & Food
Import of live animals. There are a number of directives dealing with both the import and transit of animals.  One category of directives deals with imports from outside the EU whereas another category deal with ...

EU Food Labelling

in Agriculture & Food
Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs. EU directives deal with the labelling, packaging, and presentation of prepackaged foodstuffs. It applies to foodstuffs to be delivered to a final consumer or to ...

Energy (UK White Paper)

in Energy, UK Trade Proposals
Electricity and gas The UK remains committed to delivering cost-effective, clean and secure energy supplies. The UK has worked closely with European partners to liberalise and open energy markets, with wide-ranging ...

Transport (UK White Paper)

in Transport, UK Trade Proposals
Socio-economic cooperation There are many other areas where the UK and EU economies are closely linked, including transport, energy, civil judicial cooperation, intellectual property, and audit and accountancy. The ...

CAP Price Support

in Agriculture & Food
The Common Agricultural Policy The Common Agricultural Policy consumes a large part of the EU budget, through the  European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF). The Guarantee element finances the ...

CAP Income Supports

in Agriculture & Food
Cohesion Funds The Cohesion Funds (2007 to 2013) support measures under the convergence objectives. The aim is to accelerate convergence in EU states where development is lagging behind by improving conditions for ...

CAP Development and Reform

in Agriculture & Food
Background Agriculture has been at the heart of the European Union since its foundation. This reflects the post-war food security requirement and the strong political influence of France in the 1950s and 1960s with ...

Import & Export of Animals

in Agriculture & Food
General There are a number of directives dealing with both the import and transit of animals.  One category of directives deals with imports from outside the EU whereas another category deal with imports between EU ...

Intra-EU Trade

in Agriculture & Food
Bovine and Swine There exist intra-EU controls on trade in certain animals.  There is a directive on trade within the EU in bovine animals and swine for breeding, production, or slaughter. The transport of bovine ...

Animal Health

in Agriculture & Food
General EU laws on animal health and welfare are adopted by the Parliament and the EU Council, the latter acting by qualified majority voting. The rules usually reflect international standards including, in ...

Registration of Animals

in Agriculture & Food
Identification and registration There are a number of EU regulations dealing with the identification and registration of animals.  The purpose is to create a comprehensive tracing system to protect animal health and ...

Fisheries

in Agriculture & Food
Context When the UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973 it was agreed that the Member States would have exclusive national fishing rights to 12 nautical miles, unless other Member State could prove ...

Agricultural Goods Trade

in Agriculture & Food
The CAP There are import and export controls and duties designed to maintain the single market in various agricultural products under the Common Agricultural Policy. CAP  controls and duties apply when goods enter or ...

EU Withdrawal Note Substance Human Origin

in Health
Brussels, 23 January 2018 NOTICE TO STAKEHOLDERS WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND EU RULES IN THE FIELD OF SUBSTANCES OF HUMAN ORIGIN (BLOOD, TISSUES AND CELLS, AND ORGANS) The United Kingdom submitted on 29 ...
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