It's January 1, 2021. The transition is over. Britain has left the EU Single Market and customs union.
How many of the EU’s free trade agreements have been “rolled over” into continuity agreements with the UK? How many have not been done?
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How many of the EU’s free trade agreements have been “rolled over” into continuity agreements with the UK? How many have not been done?
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Bearing in mind that
(1) some continuity agreements do not replicate the EU’s free trade agreements in full (rules of origin; sectors, regulations, mutual recognition not covered)
(2) trade figures cited are for TOTAL trade, not trade affected by the continuity deals
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(1) some continuity agreements do not replicate the EU’s free trade agreements in full (rules of origin; sectors, regulations, mutual recognition not covered)
(2) trade figures cited are for TOTAL trade, not trade affected by the continuity deals
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All the deals are listed on this page: gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
SUMMARY
DONE DEALS
Number of countries: 60
Number of agreements: 30
Total trade with those countries: £174 billion
Full ratification: 31 countries
Provisional application: 21
Bridging mechanism: 8 countries
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SUMMARY
DONE DEALS
Number of countries: 60
Number of agreements: 30
Total trade with those countries: £174 billion
Full ratification: 31 countries
Provisional application: 21
Bridging mechanism: 8 countries
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STILL TALKING
3 WTO members—Albania, Ghana, Montenegro
3 countries not WTO members—Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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3 WTO members—Albania, Ghana, Montenegro
3 countries not WTO members—Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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EU CUSTOMS UNIONS
Trading with countries in Customs Unions with the EU (except Turkey, which has a continuity agreement with provisional application)—Andorra (all non-agricultural products), San Marino (all products), provided reciprocate for the UK
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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Trading with countries in Customs Unions with the EU (except Turkey, which has a continuity agreement with provisional application)—Andorra (all non-agricultural products), San Marino (all products), provided reciprocate for the UK
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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MUTUAL RECOGNITION AGREEMENTS
Signed stand-alone MRAs—Australia, New Zealand, US
Covered in trade agreements—Switzerland, Israel, Japan
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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Signed stand-alone MRAs—Australia, New Zealand, US
Covered in trade agreements—Switzerland, Israel, Japan
gov.uk/guidance/uk-tr…
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Now blogged tradebetablog.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/the…
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