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Sam Lowe
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For the nerds:

The replicated UK-Chile FTA will allow for EU inputs to continue to be accounted for as being from the UK for the purpose of meeting the local content requirements (rules of origin) necessary to qualify for the zero tariff treatment.

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They get a lot of stick on here, but seriously, nice work @tradegovuk.
There is also a clause allowing for future trilateral cumulation in the event of UK and EU reaching an agreement, and EU deciding it wants to go for it.
Also agri tariff-rate-quota fans might be interested in how they've been carved up. cc @CoppetainPU

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