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Big positive to my mind that UK now accepts that there will be new administrative requirements placed on businesses sending goods from Great Britain to Norther Ireland.

Pretending otherwise helps no one.
A reminder of how it is determined whether a product going from NI to GB is subject to EU tariffs, according to the protocol:

Snap assessment: much more detail needed, some things EU will disagree with and quite a bit of domestic-focused spin BUT it demonstrates UK taking obligations seriously and hopefully paves way for UK and EU to move forward on implementing the Protocol.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
UK accepts:

- need for checks on products of animal origin entering NI from GB
- need for customs declarations accompanying goods entering NI from GB
- that tariffs will be due on goods entering NI from GB if at risk of being moved onto EU
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Some areas of UK-EU disagreement that people might be less aware of (so not LPF, ECJ, fish etc):

1. EU wants FTA to cover procurement, UK doesn’t.
2. UK wants FTA to cover audiovisual services, EU doesn’t.
3. EU wants to use an off the shelf approach to rules of origin (so PEM), UK wants bespoke.
4. UK wants broad mutual recognition recognition of conformity assessment (allows UK-based notified bodies to certify products to EU standards), EU doesn’t .
5. EU wants climate change to be covered by broad level playing field commitments, UK wants it relegated solely to energy chapter.
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‘A Canada-style free trade agreement’ should not be taken to literally mean the UK and EU will copy and paste the EU’s free trade agreement with Canada. It is just an example of an accepted balance of access and obligations.
A more recent example of the sort of relationship the UK is looking to negotiate would be the EU’s trade agreement with Japan.

Or if we’re going hipster, could look at negotiations that haven’t concluded yet, and mandate for EU-Australia FTA.

data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/S…
But another thing to understand, is that the trade agreement is just one pillar of future EU-UK cooperation, that will sit alongside cooperation in other areas such as security, defense, social security.
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Nearly time for the business no deal prep to start ramping up again.
Everyone knows that, for example, if the desired free trade agreement does come into effect next January operation Brock would be needed. Right?
Brexit is happening, so now let’s have a proper discussion about what comes next.
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