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Retweeted with the note that the U.K. is, has been and remains a WTO Member. It does not need to join the GPA/have a certified schedule to become an independent Member.
The other comment is that as to the goods schedule to the best of my knowledge the UK argued rectification, the EU filed its own as a modification and other Members refused to take it as a rectification. Right, @CoppetainPU ?
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This has impressively strange statements from all three speakers. So some simple facts (thread)
1) No unilateral extension of Art. 50. Extension requires all Member States and the UK to agree. That’s Art. 50(3) of the TEU
2) The other two speakers speculated about what it would take for other member states to agree. Yes, a game changer. But that’s certainly not a new government with a new negotiation plan from scratch. “We don’t like it, let’s start over” is not a likely option.
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I do not have the time for a full analysis - but allow me to point out some obvious shortcomings. As one of the authors can and does claim particular WTO expertise, I will not be as forgiving as I am with people who have no prior experience. (Thread)
The document claims to give us 30 truths about leaving on WTO terms. Allow me to link it again here for your convenience: globalbritain.co.uk/wp-content/upl…
Let’s start easy: the introduction suggests that the backstop can be replaced by a full FTA. Easy. Tusk is willing to do it. This is wrong. 1) we cannot negotiate a full future relationship in 3 months 2) remember the sequencing we agreed to?
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My new explanation of this is, if you want, a version of path-dependency. Let me explain (short thread)
I had an aha moment at a recent conference, where a very experienced politician said that the current deadlock could only be resolved by a referendum or a general election.
What I found surprising was the mention of a general election. When the audience pointed out that both major parties have the same problem that they are split by Brexit, he conceded rapidly that a GE does not hold out the prospect of help.
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In three months the UK plans to exit the EU.
Absent any transition agreement, the UK will become an independent member of the @wto and must ensure its joint WTO commitments are disentangled from the EU.
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@wto In order to become an independent @wto member the UK must do 3 things:
I) Re-join the Government Procurement Agreement
II) Submit an independent WTO goods schedule
III) Submit an independent WTO services schedule
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@wto I) GPA:
The UK has already taken steps to rejoin the @wto GPA - a $1.7 trillion plurilateral accord that governs public procurement rules among 46 nations.
Details here: bit.ly/2yA8IPk
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SCOOP: U.K. Wins Provisional Support to Join $1.7 Trillion @wto Deal:

bloom.bg/2BBzJ5e
@wto Today's GPA 'agreement in principle' is a huge improvement from a month ago & indicates that the UK was successful in its bilateral efforts to address concerns of GPA members -- such as Moldova (bloom.bg/2EENKTp) -- who objected to the U.K.'s market access offer in October
@wto Government Procurement Agreement members said their previous concerns have been addressed and they could now support an 'agreement in principle' on the U.K.'s market access offer to rejoin the GPA.
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SCOOP: U.S. Weighs Blocking U.K. From Global Procurement Pact: bloom.bg/2PlonGV
This is an important development that could have serious ramifications for U.K. public procurement providers.
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The U.K. needs the U.S. and others to approve its offer to rejoin the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) -- a $1.7 trillion plurilateral accord that governs public procurement rules among 19 parties.
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Thread: Here’s how the U.S led strikes on #Syria developed from here in the Capital #Damascus in the early hours of this morning
1. At around 4.30 Damascus time I awoke to initial large sounds of over 10 rocket attacks, it immediately was clear from the types of missile being heard that it was a Western Attack conducted by the #U.S #France & #U.K
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1/ Welcome to the early weekend Brexitlandia edition
2/ In Gamer terms the UK and EU have completed level 1 👾👾👾👏
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